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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
football
/ˈfʊtbɑl/
noun
sport where 2 teams try to kick a ball in a goal; soccer
- “Football matches are complicated by the presence of the opposition.”Tatoeba
- “An entire football field could probably fit in that room.”Tatoeba
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