Futebol

( Football or Soccer)

   Portugal's most popular sport or game, for decades the national sport. There are at least two different theories about how soccer was introduced to Portugal and both are set in the late 1880s. One story is that soccer was introduced when Portuguese students with a soccer ball returned from England.

   Another version is that the sport was brought to Portugal by resident or visiting Britons. The game was first played only by foreigners, but soon became popular among Portuguese. Some of the earliest soccer games were played on fields in the property of the Eastern Telegraph Company in Carcavelos, outside Lisbon. The word in Portuguese, futebol, derives from the English word football. Organized by the entrepreneur Guilherme Pinto Basto, the first exhibition game between Portuguese and Britons was in 1888, and the first match, between Oporto and Lisbon was held in 1894, with King Carlos I in attendance.

   Especially after World War I, futebol acquired a mass, popular following. By midcentury, Portugal's periodical with the largest circulation was Lisbon's soccer newspaper Bola ("Ball"). After 1939, many soccer stadiums were constructed, and Portuguese fans became divided into supporters of two rival professional soccer teams: Sporting or Benfica, both from the Lisbon region. In the World Cup soccer games of 1966, Portugal's national team achieved fame and distinction, reaching the semifinals, only to lose to the Brazilians. Starring on Portugal's 1966 World Cup team was the celebrated Mozambique-born Eusébio. In that World Cup contest, Portugal became the first national team to reach the semifinals in their first appearance in the contest. In 2004, Portugal hosted the Euro cup, and Portugal's national team was defeated in the final by Greece. In May 2006, Portugal's national soccer team was ranked seventh out of 205 countries by the world soccer association (FIFA).

1) (a game played by kicking a large ball: The children played football; ( also adjective) a football fan.) futebol

2) (the ball used in this game.) bola de futebol

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[f'utbɔ:l] n 1 futebol. 2 bola de futebol. 3 qualquer jogo ou bola como a de futebol.

1) (to ask as the price (for something): They charge 50 cents for a pint of milk, but they don't charge for delivery.) cobrar

2) (to make a note of (a sum of money) as being owed: Charge the bill to my account.) pôr na conta

3) ((with with) to accuse (of something illegal): He was charged with theft.) acusar

4) (to attack by moving quickly (towards): We charged (towards) the enemy on horseback.) carregar sobre

5) (to rush: The children charged down the hill.) correr

6) (to make or become filled with electricity: Please charge my car battery.) recarregar

7) (to make (a person) responsible for (a task etc): He was charged with seeing that everything went well.) carregar

1) (a price or fee: What is the charge for a telephone call?) preço

2) (something with which a person is accused: He faces three charges of murder.) acusação

3) (an attack made by moving quickly: the charge of the Light Brigade.) carga

4) (the electricity in something: a positive or negative charge.) carga

5) (someone one takes care of: These children are my charges.) encargo

6) (a quantity of gunpowder: Put the charge in place and light the fuse.) carga

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- charger

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[tʃa:dʒ] n 1 carga de pólvora, carga explosiva. 2 cargo, ofício, dever, responsabilidade, obrigação. 3 cuidado, encargo, custódia. he gave his daughter into my charge / ele me confiou sua filha. I have her in my charge / estou cuidando dela. 4 pessoa ou coisa sob cuidados de alguém, protegido, afilhado. 5 ordem, incumbência, direção, comando. 6 carga, fardo. 7 instrução, exortação. 8 Jur acusação formal. the charges brought against him / as acusações apresentadas contra ele. he had to answer a charge of housebreaking / ele teve de responder a uma acusação de roubo, com arrombamento. 9 preço de venda, custo. 10 encargo financeiro, despesa, ônus. 11 ataque, assalto, carga, investida. 12 Mil sinal de ataque. 13 carga elétrica, carga de bateria, de acumulador, etc. 14 Her divisa. 15 Sport falta no jogo de futebol. 16 Com lançamento de débito. • vt+vi 1 carregar, encher, pôr carga em. 2 carregar arma de fogo, carregar bateria. 3 ordenar, encarregar, confiar, incumbir, dar comissão ou encargo. I charged him with the solemn trust / confiei-lhe o assunto sério. 4 dirigir, dar ordem ou comando. 5 acusar, incriminar. he charged the crime on her / ele a acusou do crime. he was charged with stealing / ele foi acusado de furto. 6 cobrar. he charged me 5 dollars for it / ele me cobrou 5 dólares por isto. 7 pôr preço a. 8 debitar, levar à conta de. 9 assaltar, arremeter, desferir o assalto final. 10 abastecer. 11 instruir, recomendar, exortar. 12 Sport cometer faltas no jogo de futebol. 13 fig sobrecarregar a memória de. 14 sl picada de um narcótico. at high charges a preços elevados. at his own charge por conta própria. charged up sl 1 intoxicado por narcótico. 2 agitado e nervoso. charge it to my account! ponha isto na minha conta! charge to be deducted despesas a deduzir. electrical charge carga elétrica. extra charge despesas extras. give him in charge! entregue-o à polícia! I lay that to your charge eu o acuso disto. in charge interino, encarregado. I am in charge of this house / estou encarregado ou tomando conta desta casa. no charge, free of charge grátis, gratuito. petty charges pequenas despesas. to be taken in charge ser preso. to charge for cobrar por, pôr na conta. to charge off Com considerar como prejuízo. to charge up a battery carregar a bateria. to lay the charge at one’s door culpar alguém. to take charge of tomar conta de. to the charge of him a seu débito.

1) (to cut or chop up roughly: The butcher hacked the beef into large pieces.) cortar

2) (to cut (a path etc) roughly: He hacked his way through the jungle; He hacked (out) a path through the jungle.) abrir

1) (a rough cut made in something: He marked the tree by making a few hacks on the trunk.) corte

2) (a horse, or in the United States, a car, for hire.) pileca/carro

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- hacker

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[hæk] n 1 corte, entalhe, fenda, brecha. 2 contusão ou ferimento causado por um pontapé (futebol), canelada. 3 enxada, picareta. 4 tosse curta e seca, tossidela. • vt+vi 1 cortar, talhar, entalhar, picar, golpear. 2 dar um pontapé (em futebol) ou canelada. 3 estropiar (a língua). 4 tossir (seco).

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[hæk] n 1 Brit cavalo de aluguel, cavalo velho ou de uso geral. 2 Amer carro de aluguel, táxi. • vt 1 montar (um cavalo alugado). 2 alugar (um carro ou táxi).

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[hæk] n sl picareta, charlatão: profissional incompetente e antiético (médico ou advogado).

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[s'ɔkə] Sport futebol (como é praticado no Brasil).

1) (in tennis, the hitting of a ball before it bounces.) volley

2) (a burst of firing etc: a volley of shots; a volley of questions/curses.) saraivada

1) (to hit (a ball etc) before it bounces: He volleyed the ball back to his opponent.) ter o volley

2) (to fire a rapid burst of (bullets, questions etc).) disparar

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- volleyball

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[v'ɔli] n 1 salva de (tiros). 2 torrente de palavras, palavreado. 3 saraivada (pedras, balas, etc.). 4 estouro, manifestação estrondosa e espontânea. 5 voleio (tênis, futebol), sem-pulo (futebol), rebatida da bola antes de ela tocar o chão. • vt+vi 1 salvar, saudar dando salva. 2 dar uma descarga, estourar. 3 rebater uma bola antes de ela tocar o chão.

1) (a game played by kicking a large ball: The children played football; ( also adjective) a football fan.) futebol

2) (the ball used in this game.) bola de futebol

   Among the many sports enjoyed in Portugal, soccer ( futebol) is by far the most popular, with some observers claiming that it approaches a semireligious movement. In international competition, although Portugal's national team boasts world-class players like Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Figo, and nourishes fond memories of "Eusébio" from the 1960s world cup matches, Portugal has never won a World Cup. It has garnered individual titles in the Euro soccer cup. A ferocious rivalry among professional soccer clubs continues, as fans of clubs such as Sporting and Benfica demonstrate.

   In recent decades, Portuguese athletes have excelled in world track and field competitions, and Olympic gold medals have been won by athletes such as Vanessa Fernandes, Rui Silva, and Naide Gomes. Portuguese teams have been highly competitive in the fast, popular sport of rink hockey, also called hardball hockey or roller hockey (quad), or, in the Portuguese language, hoquei em patins. Since the 1940s, Portugal has won 15 world titles, in hot competition with rivals Spain (13 world titles), Italy (4), and Argentina (4). Among other popular sports in Portugal is cycling, and the principal cycle competition in Portugal is the Volta a Portugal. In recent years, rugby has attained a new popularity in Portugal, and Portuguese rugby teams have been improving. In judo, Portugal has a young European champion in Telma Monteiro. Equestrianism has long been a sport of consequence, although traditionally viewed as a largely elite activity. Bull- fighting continues, but its popularity has slipped and the activity's future remains uncertain. In a country with a substantial Atlantic coast, Portugal has taken to popular water sports, such as sailing, windsurfing, kayaking, surfing, swimming, and kite-surfing. Motor sports, such as international car racing, also have a growing number of fans.

    See also Futebol.

[ef 'ei] abbr 1 field artillery (artilharia de campo). 2 football association (clube de futebol americano).

[t'i: fɔ:meiʃən] n Sport formação estratégica ofensiva no futebol americano.

- beginning

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[big'in] vt+vi (ps began, pp begun) 1 começar, iniciar, fazer a primeira parte. he began by saying / ele começou por dizer. he began on (upon) his novel / ele iniciou seu romance. he began talking, to talk / ele começou a falar. this begins (or is beginning) to be tiresome / isto está começando a ficar enfadonho. 2 originar, dar origem, aparecer. 3 aproximar-se, estar próximo, chegar a. 4 dar início a. 5 instituir, produzir, inaugurar, principiar. begin at the beginning! comece pelo princípio! the King of England does not begin to have the power of the President Amer o Rei da Inglaterra está longe de ter o poder do presidente. to begin with em primeiro lugar, antes de tudo. well begun is half done bem começado é meio caminho andado. you don’t begin to play soccer Amer você joga mal o futebol.

- buckskin

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[b∧k] n 1 macho (para homens ou animais). 2 janota. • adj de homem, macho. old buck! velho amigo! to pass the buck passar a responsabilidade para outro.

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[b∧k] n 1 pulo, pinote, marrada. 2 arremetida contra as linhas adversárias (futebol americano). 3 cavalo de ginástica. • vt+vi 1 Amer lutar contra, resistir, avançar contra. 2 Sport furar as linhas inimigas com a bola. 3 dar marradas, pular (cavalo) para derrubar o cavaleiro. 4 fig vangloriar-se. to buck off the rider atirar o cavaleiro ao chão. to buck the machine Amer sl fazer oposição.

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[b∧k] n Amer sl dólar.

[k'ɔfin kɔ:nə] n sl canto do campo de futebol.

1) (to let gas out of (a tyre etc).) esvaziar

2) (to reduce (a person's) importance, self-confidence etc: He was completely deflated by his failure.) esmagar

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- deflation

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[difl'eit] vt 1 esvaziar, desinflar, causar esvaziamento de um pneu, bola de futebol, balão, etc. 2 Econ deflacionar, diminuir o excesso de papel-moeda em circulação. 3 diminuir ou ridicularizar (alguém ou alguma coisa).

1) (a flat instrument held in the hand and waved to direct a current of air across the face in hot weather: Ladies used to carry fans to keep themselves cool.) leque

2) (a mechanical instrument causing a current of air: He has had a fan fitted in the kitchen for extracting smells.) ventilador

1) (to cool (as if) with a fan: She sat in the corner, fanning herself.) abanar

2) (to increase or strengthen (a fire) by directing air towards it with a fan etc: They fanned the fire until it burst into flames.) ventilar/atiçar

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[fæn] n 1 leque, abanico. 2 arch joeira, peneira. 3 ventarola, ventoinha, ventilador, abano. 4 Naut pá da hélice. 5 asa, cauda das aves em forma de leque. • vt+vi 1 abanar, agitar o ar com o leque, refrescar, movendo abano ou leque. 2 ventilar, aventar, arejar. 3 joeirar, padejar. 4 soprar, atear (o fogo). fig atiçar, excitar, inflamar. 5 bafejar, soprar brandamente. 6 soprar, fazer voar, abrir(-se) ou desdobrar em leque ou em forma de leque. the shit hit the fan vulg caiu (jogaram) merda no ventilador. to fan out espalhar-se (diz-se de grupo de pessoas que tomam direções diversas). to fan the flames tornar uma situação mais intensa ou extrema.

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[fæn] n (abbr fanatic) coll fã, admirador, entusiasta, aficionado. football fan / torcedor de futebol.

1) (a devil: the fiends of hell.) inimigo/diabo, demónio

2) (a wicked or cruel person: She's an absolute fiend when she's angry.) demónio

3) (a person who is very enthusiastic about something: a fresh air fiend; a fiend for work.) fanático

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- fiendish

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[fi:nd] n 1 demônio, diabo, espírito maligno. 2 the fiend o Satã. 3 coll viciado, fanático. dope fiend toxicômano. football fiend fanático por futebol.

football fiend

fanático por futebol.

football ground

campo de futebol.