Ko komentator reče, da je bila obramba caught sleeping, igralci najbrž niso res zadremali. 😊 Nogometna angleščina je polna kratkih, slikovitih izrazov, ki jih pogosto slišimo v prenosih, športnih novicah in pogovorih po tekmi.
Preverite, kako dobro jih poznate.
1. caught sleeping / on the ball
The defence were ______ when they failed to close down the striker.
- caught sleeping
- on the ball
Pravilno: The defence were caught sleeping when they failed to close down the striker.
Razlaga: Če je obramba caught sleeping, ni dovolj pozorna in nasprotniku pusti preveč prostora.
2. put it on a plate / blew the whistle
The winger ______ for his teammate, who only had to tap the ball into the net.
- put it on a plate
- blew the whistle
Pravilno: The winger put it on a plate for his teammate, who only had to tap the ball into the net.
Razlaga: Put it on a plate pomeni pripraviti soigralcu zelo lahko priložnost za gol.
3. in his pocket / out of his league
The defender had the striker ______ all game. The striker barely touched the ball.
- in his pocket
- out of his league
Pravilno: The defender had the striker in his pocket all game. The striker barely touched the ball.
Razlaga: Če ima branilec napadalca in his pocket, ga popolnoma nadzoruje.
4. clean sheet / own goal
The goalkeeper was excellent and kept a ______.
- clean sheet
- own goal
Pravilno: The goalkeeper was excellent and kept a clean sheet.
Razlaga: Keep a clean sheet pomeni, da ekipa ne prejme gola.
5. equaliser / winner
England were losing 1–0, but they scored in the 88th minute. It was the ______.
- equaliser
- winner
Pravilno: England were losing 1–0, but they scored in the 88th minute. It was the equaliser.
Razlaga: An equaliser je gol, s katerim ekipa izenači rezultat.
6. winner / equaliser
The score was 1–1, and then Spain scored in injury time. That was the ______.
- winner
- equaliser
Pravilno: The score was 1–1, and then Spain scored in injury time. That was the winner.
Razlaga: The winner je odločilni gol, ki ekipi prinese zmago.
7. sent off / kicked off
The player got a second yellow card and was ______.
- sent off
- kicked off
Pravilno: The player got a second yellow card and was sent off.
Razlaga: Be sent off pomeni biti izključen iz igre.
8. injury time / half-time
The winning goal came in ______, just before the referee blew the final whistle.
- injury time
- half-time
Pravilno: The winning goal came in injury time, just before the referee blew the final whistle.
Razlaga: Injury time je sodniški dodatek ob koncu polčasa ali tekme.
9. underdogs / favourites
Nobody expected the smaller team to win. They were the ______ before the match.
- underdogs
- favourites
Pravilno: Nobody expected the smaller team to win. They were the underdogs before the match.
Razlaga: Underdogs so ekipa ali igralci, za katere večina ne pričakuje zmage.
10. giant killing / game changer
It was a real ______ when the small club beat the champions.
- giant killing
- game changer
Pravilno: It was a real giant killing when the small club beat the champions.
Razlaga: Giant killing pomeni veliko presenečenje, ko manjši ali šibkejši klub premaga favorita.
Nogometna angleščina v živo
Če gledate tekmo v angleščini, boste hitro slišali izraze, kot so clean sheet, equaliser, winner, sent off ali injury time. Prav zato je nogomet odličen način za učenje jezika – fraze se ponavljajo v resničnih, napetih situacijah, zato si jih lažje zapomnimo.
