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    Football Vocabulary in Brazil

    June 11, 2015

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    Camélia Docquin

     

    The World Cup is over, but football did not stop in Brazil just because the country lost 7-1 in the semies.

     

    In Brazil there are many local competitions, from the National league, to the cup and the state's local championship and cups.

    That’s okay; Speak Portuguese Brazil loves football and has made a list of Portuguese football (soccer) vocabulary.

     

    How to describe the football (soccer) field in Portuguese 

     

    Estádio : stadium

    Bancada : stand

    Campo de futebol : field

    Vestiário : change room

    Linha do meio campo : halfway line

    Lateral : touch line

    Escanteio : corner flag

    Linha de fundo : end line

    Gol : goal

    Grande area : penalty area

    Marca do penalty : penalty mark

     

    How to name the stakeholders:

     

    Árbitro/juiz : referee

    Goleiro : goalie

    Treinador : coach

    Jogador de futebol : player

    Supleente : substitute

    Atacante : striker

    Bola : ball

     

    How to describe an action on the football  field in Portuguese

     

    Bater, ganhar : win

    Chutar : kick

    Cartão vermelho : red card

    Cartão amarelo : yellow card

    Expulsar : expelled

    Infração, falta : fault

    Impedimento : offside

    Jogar : play

    Jogo, partida : game

    Jogada : move

    Passe : pass

    Pênalti : penalty

    Time de futebol : football (soccer) team

    Torcer : cheer

    Torcedor : support

    Tiro livre : free kick

     

    Football slang in Portuguese

     

    Now that you know the basics, here’s a bit of gíria (slang) in Portuguese…

     

    Cartola : club director

    Finta : feint

    Frango : a goal that was easily scored that could have been stopped

    Franguiero : a goalie that let’s frangos in

    Golaço : an incredible goal

    Gol de peixinho : head but

    Gol do meio da rua : goal scored from very far away

    Gol olímplico : goal scored off a corner kick

    Mala preta : overtime

    Maria chuteira : the team supporter that wants to sleep with all the players

    Mão furada : a goalie that lets all goals in

    Vendido : corrupt person

     

    Do you know more? Help us complete this article!

     

    Did this make you want to come to Brazil? Get ready for the World Cup with our Portuguese courses on line via Skype.

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