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association football

Croatian translation: nogomet


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English term or phrase:association football
Croatian translation:nogomet
Entered by: ihodak4
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09:08 Apr 10, 2008
English to Croatian translations [Non-PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation
English term or phrase: association football
konteksta nema, pa evo objašnjenje s Widipedie:
Association football, commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world. It is a football variant played on a rectangular grass or artificial turf field, with a goal at each of the short ends... itd na: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_(soccer)
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ihodak4
Local time: 15:41
nogomet
Explanation:
I wouldn't even translate "association" in this instance as it is only used in the U.K. in the most formal of contexts. Certainly in day to day speech and the written word it is always simply "football".

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Note added at 5 mins (2008-04-10 09:13:41 GMT)
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Soccer=US English

Pronounced rather amusingly "Saacker" ;-))
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United Kingdom
Local time: 14:41
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
nogomet


Explanation:
I wouldn't even translate "association" in this instance as it is only used in the U.K. in the most formal of contexts. Certainly in day to day speech and the written word it is always simply "football".

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Note added at 5 mins (2008-04-10 09:13:41 GMT)
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Soccer=US English

Pronounced rather amusingly "Saacker" ;-))

Mihailolja
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
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agree  eleonora_r
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agree  Larisa Djuvelek-Ruggiero
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Changes made by editors
Apr 10, 2008 - Changes made by Veronica Prpic Uhing:
LevelPRO => Non-PRO
Apr 10, 2008 - Changes made by xxxSimonFJohnso:
Language pairCroatian to English => English to Croatian


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