Football Language Around the World - Learn English Through Football Forum https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-around-the-world/ Learn English Through Football Discussion Board en-GB Fri, 12 Jun 2026 04:51:01 +0000 wpForo 60 How do you say 'Goalkeeper gaffe' in French? https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-around-the-world/goalkeeper-gaffe-in-french/ Sat, 21 Sep 2024 19:10:48 +0000 After PSG's late winner in the Champions League against Girona thanks to a goalkeeping gaffe, I was wondering how to say 'gaffe' in French? Is it 'Bourde'?

How about in other languages?

]]> Football Language Around the World Learn English through Football https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-around-the-world/goalkeeper-gaffe-in-french/ How do we say 'Learn English through football' in other languages? https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-around-the-world/how-do-we-say-learn-english-through-football-in-other-languages/ Mon, 20 Mar 2023 11:46:40 +0000 Hello everyone,

We were wondering how we might be able to translate the phrase 'Learn English through football' into other languages? We used ChatGPT to help us with some translations but we were not sure how correct these are. So, a couple of questions for football fans who use other languages:

  1. Are the translations below correct?
  2. Do you know any more? If so, we'd love to hear from you (maybe post them below)
  • Spanish: Aprende ingles a traves del futbol
  • French: Apprenez l'anglais  travers le football
  • German: Lerne Englisch durch Fussball
  • Italian: Impara l'inglese attraverso il calcio
]]> Football Language Around the World Learn English through Football https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-around-the-world/how-do-we-say-learn-english-through-football-in-other-languages/ desmarque de ruptura" y "desmarque de apoyo https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-around-the-world/desmarque-de-ruptura-y-desmarque-de-apoyo/ Sat, 29 Oct 2022 19:38:36 +0000 We have had a question about two Spanish terms 'desmarque de ruptura' y 'desmarque de apoyo' which we think are connected to losing your marker but we are not 100% sure. Are there any Spanish speakers out there who might help?

]]> Football Language Around the World Learn English through Football https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-around-the-world/desmarque-de-ruptura-y-desmarque-de-apoyo/ Pareggiare - The teams are level https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-around-the-world/pareggiare-the-teams-are-level/ Thu, 18 Aug 2022 22:24:42 +0000 We recently had a question about the phrase 'pareggiare' in Italian which means to draw/tie a match and it can also be used both at the end of a match (hanno pareggiato - they drew the game) and during the match (stanno pareggiando sort of 'they're drawing'). They asked what we might say when the game is still going on?  

]]> Football Language Around the World Learn English through Football https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-around-the-world/pareggiare-the-teams-are-level/ Back heel https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-around-the-world/back-heel/ Sat, 19 Feb 2022 11:33:03 +0000 Hi everyone

We are asking people about the phrase 'back heel' and want to know how this is said in different languages. Please add them below :)

]]> Football Language Around the World Learn English through Football https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-around-the-world/back-heel/ Burek https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-around-the-world/burek/ Wed, 06 May 2020 22:49:53 +0000 Burek' which is a meat pie in Serbia and other countries in the region and which is used like this: (to) "send the opponent to buy a burek (a piece of meat pie)" and this is used when a player uses some dribbling techniques to beat the opponent and make them look foolish. BurekWell, we use almost the same phrase but substitute 'burek' or meat pie, for 'bottle of milk' or the local newspaper. So, you might say that 'Messi sent his opponent to buy a bottle of milk from the corner shop' or 'sent them to buy a copy of the Evening Standard (the local newspaper in London)'. Any other suggestions? Here's Damian actually eating a burek in Croatia.]]> Football Language Around the World Learn English through Football https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-around-the-world/burek/ The meaning of 'Dar Bola' in English? https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-around-the-world/the-meaning-of-dar-bola-in-english/ Wed, 06 May 2020 21:23:35 +0000 dar bola' in Portuguese and the writer suggested that it means a player 'flirts with the ball', while players such as Quaresma and Riquelme spring to mind when this expression is used. So, we want to know if there is something like this expression in English - maybe 'caress the ball' or 'take care of the ball'? Drop us a line below and let us know. Damian]]> Football Language Around the World Learn English through Football https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-around-the-world/the-meaning-of-dar-bola-in-english/