Soccer common terms 1 Flashcards by Scott Schoenthal

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irse con todo

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go all in / go full throttle

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echarle ganas

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put in effort / give it your all

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no aflojar

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don’t let up / keep the pressure on

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quedarse parado

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just stand there / fail to react

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irse de boca

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fall for it / get caught off guard

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hacer la finta

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make a fake / do a feint

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caer en la trampa

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fall into the trap

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quedarse atrás

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get left behind / not track back

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estar encima

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be all over (someone) / pressure closely

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marcar de cerca

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mark tightly

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Q

irse de largo

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overrun / get beaten

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meter la pata

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screw up / mess up

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andar perdido

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be lost / not in the game

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aguantar el balón

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hold the ball / shield possession

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tirar el pase

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send the pass

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cortar la jugada

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cut off the play

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bajar a defender

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drop back to defend

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comerse el amague

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fall for the fake

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jugar al pelotazo

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play long balls / skip midfield

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ser un tronco

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be a stiff / have no technique

Q

quedarse sin aire

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run out of breath

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dar patadas

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give fouls / play rough

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hacer tiempo

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stall / waste time

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dormirse en la jugada

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fall asleep on the play

tirarse un clavado

flop / fake a foul

sacar el coraje

push through with heart / show grit

no dejar jugar

disrupt constantly / be a nuisance

romper líneas

break lines (with passes or movement)

sacar el balón limpio

win the ball cleanly

hacer la personal

go solo / try to take on alone

tocar y moverse

pass and move

hacer el relevo

cover for a teammate

meter cuerpo

use the body / shoulder off opponent

estar mano a mano

be in a 1v1

comerse la cancha

cover the whole field

ir al choque

go into contact

pisar el área

get into the box

andar con confianza

play with confidence

comerse la cancha

dominate / cover lots of ground

estar fundido

be exhausted

ganar la espalda

get in behind

romper hacia atrás

run in behind