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French vocabulary B2: Sport, games and pastimes
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Words for matches, competitions and training, from football and tennis to boxing, rowing and skiing, such as “le coup franc”, “les prolongations”, “le hors-piste”, “le vestiaire” and “le semi-marathon”.
75 French words at level B2, with their translation.
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la collection (passe-temps)
collecting (as a hobby)
la traversée (d'une pente ou d'un glacier)
traversealso: crossing
l'avertissement (au football)
booking (in football)also: caution
l'expulsion (d'un joueur)
sending-off (of a player)also: dismissal
les prolongations
extra time (in a match)also: overtime
engager (un joueur)also: recruter
to sign (a player)
le poteau (de but)
goalpostalso: post, upright
faire entrer (un remplaçant)
to bring on (a substitute)also: to send on
le volant (de badminton)
shuttlecockalso: birdie
l'aviron
rowing (sport)
le patinage artistique
figure skating
la pompe (exercice)
press-upalso: push-up
la palme
flipper (for swimming)also: fin, swim fin, flippers
le deuxième (d'une compétition)also: la deuxième, le second, le vice-champion, la vice-championne
runner-up
la revanche (au sport)
rematch
le round
round (in boxing)
la relégation
relegation (in sport)
le K.-O.also: le KO, le K.O.
knockout (in boxing)also: KO
le classement (d'un championnat)also: le classement du championnat
league tablealso: league standings, standings
le quart de finale
quarter-finalalso: quarterfinal, quarter final
le vestiaire (au sport)
changing room (for sport)also: locker room, dressing room, changing rooms
la différence de buts
goal difference
le double (au tennis)
doubles (in tennis)also: doubles match
gagnant (adjectif)also: gagnante
winning (adjective)
le chronomètre
stopwatch
le grand chelem
grand slam
le quarterback
quarterback (in American football)
la prise (d'escalade)
hold (for climbing)also: handhold
la corbeille
basket (wide and open)
le rodéo
rodeo
la corrida
bullfightalso: bullfighting
l'archeralso: l'archère
archer
le coup franc
free kick
le coup d'envoi
kick-off (in football)
la tête (au football)
header (in football)
frapper de la tête
to head (the ball)also: to head the ball
hors-jeu
offside
le match aller
first leg (of a two-match tie)
le match retour
second leg (of a two-match tie)
le match à domicile
home gamealso: home match
le match amical
friendly (match)also: friendly match
le match à l'extérieur
away gamealso: away match
les arrêts de jeualso: le temps additionnel
injury timealso: stoppage time, added time, additional time
le coup de sifflet final
final whistlealso: full-time whistle
la séance de tirs au but
penalty shoot-outalso: penalty shootout, shoot-out, shootout
éliminatoire
qualifying (in a competition)
la série éliminatoire
heat (in a race)
faire de l'escrime
to fence (as a sport)
le snooker
snooker
le ski de fond
cross-country skiingalso: cross country skiing
le hors-piste
off-piste skiingalso: off-piste
le semi-marathon
half marathonalso: half-marathon
la queue de billard
cue (in snooker)also: billiard cue, pool cue, snooker cue
le tuba (de plongée)
snorkel
la tricherie
cheating
le tir réussialso: le coup réussi, le coup au but
hit (shot that reaches its target)
le temps mort
time-outalso: timeout
revenir au score
to draw levelalso: to pull level, to pull back, to come from behind
le carton rouge
red card
la passe décisive
assist (in sport)
le but contre son camp
own goal
la ligne de départ
starting linealso: start line
paralympique
Paralympic
les Jeux paralympiques
the Paralympicsalso: Paralympic Games, the Paralympic Games, Paralympics
le marathonienalso: la marathonienne
marathon runneralso: marathoner
le meilleur buteuralso: la meilleure buteuse
top scoreralso: top goalscorer, leading scorer, leading goalscorer
le protège-tibia
shin padalso: shin guard
le tableau des scores
scoreboard
le calendrier des rencontresalso: le calendrier des matchs
fixture listalso: fixtures, fixture schedule
le squat (exercice)
squat (exercise)
le préparateur physiquealso: la préparatrice physique
fitness coachalso: physical trainer
le scudetto
the Scudettoalso: Scudetto
le vélo d'appartement
exercise bikealso: stationary bike, exercise cycle
le tapis de course
treadmillalso: running machine
le coach sportifalso: la coach sportive
personal traineralso: sports coach
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