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Penalti

English

penalty kicknoun

Alternative meanings

A penalty kick or sanction in soccer/football that allows a shot at goal from a specific spot after a foul inside the penalty area.

Pronunciation

peh-NAL-tee

Root and affixes

A sports loanword used for penalty or penalty kick. It has no affixes in this basic form.

Variants or conjugations

penalti = penalty; penalty = English form; tiro penal = penalty kick; silot = punishment or sanction.

Related words and expressions

fútbol = soccer/football; gol = goal; portería = goal; falta = foul.

Meaning and usage notes

Used mainly in soccer/football. For punishment or sanction in a broader sense, silot is more general.

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Example 1

Nakadawat sila ug penalti sa katapusan sa duwa.

They received a penalty at the end of the match.

Example 2

Nasulod niya ang penalti ug midaog ang iyang team.

He scored the penalty and his team won.

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