football

[US]/'fʊtbɔːl/
[UK]/'fʊtbɔl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. mpira, rugby

vi. kumpira mpira; kumpira rugby.
Word Forms
Pluralfootballs

Phrases & Collocations

play football

kucheza mpira wa miguu

football match

mchezo wa mpira

football team

timu ya mpira wa miguu

football club

masharika ya mpira

football game

michezo ya mpira

football player

mchezaji wa mpira wa miguu

football field

mchanganyika wa mpira

american football

Futbol ya Amerika

the football league

ligi ya mpira wa miguu

football season

mipira ya mpira

football manager

mguu wa mpira

football shoes

mipira ya mpira

football pitch

mchanganyika wa mpira

national football league

liga ya kitaifa ya mpira wa miguu

football boots

viatu vya mpira

rugby football

mipangi ya rugby

australian football

Futbol ya Australia

political football

mpira ya kimataifa

football hooligan

mshirika wa mpira

Example Sentences

Football is a manly sport.

Mpira ni michezo ya mwanamke.

a crack football team

Timu ya mpira wa miguu iliyo na vipaji.

Football is a popular game.

Mpira wa miguu ni mchezo maarufu.

a rabid football fan.

mwanampira mwenye uovu.

an unbeaten football team.

timu ya mpira miguu ambayo haijapoteza

Football is a team game.

Mpira wa miguu ni mchezo wa timu.

The football match was a classic.

Mchezo wa mpira ulikuwa mchezo wa historia.

He is a football coach.

Ani mwalimu wa mpira.

The football game is yours.

Mchezo wa mpira huu ni yako.

Their football team was relegated.

Timu yao ya mpira wa miguu ilioshushwa.

Football is a rough sport.

Mpira ni michezo ya mafupi.

the football team's elite.

vyelele vya timu ya mpira wa miguu.

Football is a bastion of masculinity in this area.

Mpira ni miongo ya mwanamke katika enya hii.

Real-world Examples

Children kick a football around for fun.

Wanyama wanaondoka mpira mpira kwa mafunzo.

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There are few parallels between the American football and European football.

Hakuna mafupi ya mpira mpira ya Amerika na mpira mpira ya Ulaya.

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This is how I would hold a football.

Hili ni jinsi ya nishauri kusafiri mpira mpira.

Source: Friends Season 2

Urschel played pro football for the Baltimore Ravens.

Urschel alipiga mpira mpira ya kisayansi kwa Baltimore Ravens.

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The company that`s provided Super Bowl footballs since 1941.

Firman yafuata yaliyekuwa na mpira mpira ya Super Bowl kwa mizigo ya 1941.

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All these men here gave up their football today.

Wote wanaoishi hapa wakaribua mpira mpira wao leo.

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

I play 5-a-side football with some friends every Sunday.

Napiga mpira mpira ya 5-a-side na mshindi wangu kila Jumapili.

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Well just hold him like you'd hold a football.

Kwa makosa, usafiri mwenyewe kama unasafiri mpira mpira.

Source: Friends Season 2

He started playing professional football when he was just 17.

Alikuwa akipiga mpira mpira ya kisayansi wakati alikuwa mwa miaka 17 tu.

Source: Fluent Speaking

Well, first of all, a quarterback is a football player — an American football player.

Kwa makosa, kwanza, mpira mpira ni mpira mpira — mpira mpira wa Amerika.

Source: Grandpa and Grandma's English and American Pronunciation Class

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