penalty shootout

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A series of penalties (penalty kicks in soccer), taken to decide a winner after a game has resulted in a tie and extra time has been played.

Equivalents

Españoltanda de penaltis

Françaistirs au but

DeutschElfmeterschießen Penaltyschiessen

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العربيةرَكَلَات التَّرْجِيح

Suomirangaistuslaukauskilpailu rangaistuspotkukilpailu rankkarikisa

Íslenskavítakeppni

한국어승부차기

Nederlandsstrafschoppenserie

Portuguêsdisputa por pênaltis pênaltis

Русскийсе́рия послематчевых пена́льти

Svenskastraffar straffavgörande straffläggningstraffsparksläggning

Türkçepenaltı

Examples

“This was an eighth game without defeat ⟳, penalty shootouts aside, over Hodgson's brief tenure but, by the end ⟳, this whole occasion had been stripped of any competitive nature.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

penalty shot penalty spot penalty throw penalty try penalty turn penalty unit

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