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Things to shout out in French and in English at football matches...
French Football terms
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In French |
In English
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le football, le foot
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football
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la Coupe du monde
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The World Cup
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le match
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game, match
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la mi-temps
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half time
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les arrêts de jeu
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stoppage time
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les prolongations
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overtime
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une équipe
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team
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les Bleus
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"the Blues" - French team
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un footballeur
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football player
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un joueur
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player
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un gardien de but, goal
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goalie
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un défenseur
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defender
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un libero
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sweeper
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un ailier
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winger
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un avant, attaquant
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forward
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un buteur
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striker
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un remplaçant
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substitute
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un entraineur
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coach
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un arbitre
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referee
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Plays and Penalties
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une remise en jeu, une touche
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throw in
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une passe
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pass
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un caviar
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perfect pass
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un corner
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corner kick
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un coup franc
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free kick
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six mètres
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goal kick
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une tête
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header
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un but
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goal
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un but contre son camp
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own goal
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une faute de main
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hand ball
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hors-jeu
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offside
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une simulation
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dive (fake fall)
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un pénalty
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penalty kick
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le point de pénalty
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penalty spot
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le carton jaune
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yellow card
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le carton rouge
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red card
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And here are the slightly less technical sentences you’ll be shouting :
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Ça, c'est ce que j'appelle un but !
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That was a great goal!
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C'est un coup de chance !
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That goal was pure luck!
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Alors là, il y avait but !
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That should have been a goal.
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L'arbitre est un charlot.
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The referee is an idiot.
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L'arbitre assure à mort.
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The referee is spot on.
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C'est de la triche !
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You cheated!
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Il y a hors-jeu !
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He was offside!
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Hors-jeu ? N'importe quoi !
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There was no way was that offside!
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Là, il y avait carton rouge !
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That should have be a red card.
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Carton rouge ? N'importe quoi !
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There was no way was that a red card.
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Là, il y avait carton jaune !
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That should be a yellow card.
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Carton jaune ? N'importe quoi !
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There was no way was that a yellow card.
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Il y a faute !.
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That was a blatant foul
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Comment ça faute ?
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No way was that a foul!
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Il y a main !
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That was a handball.
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Il faut le sortir !
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Send him off!
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Ils n'auraient jamais dû le sortir.
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They should not have sent him off.
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Faites rentrer le remplaçant !
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Substitute him now!
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Mais pourquoi ils le remplacent ?
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Why are they substituting him?
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C'est la mi-temps.
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It is half time.
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C'est parti pour les prolongations.
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We are going into extra time.
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Il y a penalty !
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That was a penatly!
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Penalty ? N'importe quoi !
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There is no way that is a penalty!
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Pourvu qu'on n'aille pas au but en or.
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I hope it doesn't go to sudden death.
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Pourvu qu'on aille au but en or.
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I hope it goes to sudden death
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On aurait dû gagner !
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We should have won!
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C'était un match pourri !
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That was a lousy match!
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Beau match !
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That was well played!
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Ils ont joué à la passe à dix pendant tout le match.
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That game was like watching paint dry
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Bande d'amateurs !
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Jumpers for goal posts.
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Coup franc ? N'importe quoi !
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There was no way that was a free kick!
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Il y a coup franc !
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That should have been a free kick!
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On a gagné !
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We won!
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On a perdu !
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We lost!
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Match nul !
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We drew!
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Il est tombé tout seul !
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He dived!
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Coupe du monde.
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World cup.
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Coup d'envoi.
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Kick off.
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Mais que fabrique le gardien ?
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What is the goalkeeper thinking?!
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Superbe sauvetage du gardien !
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Great save by the goalkeeper!
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La défense est lamentable !
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The defense is appalling!
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Incroyable défense !
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Great defense!
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Mais à quoi ils jouent ?
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What are they playing at?
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Quel vilain tacle !
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Dirty tackle!
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Superbe tacle !
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Great tackle!
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Allez, on se bouge !
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Get in there!
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L'arbitre est un vendu !
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The referee is bias
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Nous allons gagner la Coupe du monde !
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We’re going to win the WorldCup!
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Il tire... et c'est le but !
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He shoots, he scores!
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Buuuuut!
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Goal
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Houu !
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Boo!
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Il faut le sortir !
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Send him off!
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