Portugal and Football

 GENERAL TERMS

  • Soccer / Football – Futebol
  • Portuguese Football Confederation (CPF) – Confederação Portuguesa de Futebol
  • The Portuguese National Team – Seleção
  • Ball – Bola
  • Game – Jogo
  • A big or importanat game – J“jogaço,” 
  • To play soccer – Jogar futebol / jogar à bola
  • Field – Campo
  • Foot/feet – Pé(s)
  • Hand(s) – mão(s)
  • Slow – Devagar
  • Fast – Rápido
  • A really good soccer player – Craque
  • Let’s go! Come on! – Bora! (with enthusiasm!)
  • Goal – gol
  • Shot / kick – Chute
  • Beating the opposing team by many goals (ex. 3-0, 4-0, etc.) – Goleada
  • A “beat down” or “severe beating” –  Porrada (it technically means a physical beating, but it also means to beat a team really badly)
  • To pass the ball – Passar a bola
  • To run – Correr 
  • To lose – Perder
  • To win – Vencer
  • To miss – Errar
  • Yellow card – Cartão amarelo
  • Red card – Cartão vermelho
  • Header – Cabeçada
  • To knock down, take down, push over, topple, etc. – Derrubar
  • To mark/guard – Marcar
  • Penalty box – Área
  • Foul – Falta
  • Penalty kick – Penálti
  • Half time – Intervalo / Meio-tempo
  • Extra time- tempo extra

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