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Meaning of penalty shootout | Babel Free

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

العربية رَكَلَات التَّرْجِيح
Deutsch Elfmeterschießen Penaltyschiessen
Español tanda de penaltis
Suomi rangaistuslaukauskilpailu rangaistuspotkukilpailu rankkarikisa
Français tirs au but
Íslenska vítakeppni
한국어 승부차기
Nederlands strafschoppenserie
Português disputa por pênaltis pênaltis
Русский се́рия послематчевых пена́льти
Svenska straffar straffavgörande straffläggning straffsparksläggning
Türkçe penaltı

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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