caracollare

it-verb

caracollàre (first-person singular present caracòllo, first-person singular past historic caracollài, past participle caracollàto, auxiliary avére)

caracollàre [auxiliary avere] (canonical)
caracòllo (first-person present singular)
caracollài (first-person historic past singular)
caracollàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
caracollàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
caracollàndo (gerund)
caracollànte (participle present)
caracollàto (participle past)
caracòllo (first-person indicative present singular)
caracòlli (indicative present second-person singular)
caracòlla (indicative present singular third-person)
caracolliàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
caracollàte (indicative plural present second-person)
caracòllano (indicative plural present third-person)
caracollàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
caracollàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
caracollàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
caracollavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
caracollavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
caracollàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
caracollài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
caracollàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
caracollò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
caracollàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
caracollàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
caracollàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
caracollerò (first-person future indicative singular)
caracollerài (future indicative second-person singular)
caracollerà (future indicative singular third-person)
caracollerémo (first-person future indicative plural)
caracolleréte (future indicative plural second-person)
caracollerànno (future indicative plural third-person)
caracollerèi (conditional first-person singular)
caracollerésti (conditional second-person singular)
caracollerèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
caracollerébbe (conditional singular third-person)
caracollerémmo (conditional first-person plural)
caracolleréste (conditional plural second-person)
caracollerèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
caracollerébbero (conditional plural third-person)
caracòlli (first-person present singular subjunctive)
caracòlli (present second-person singular subjunctive)
caracòlli (present singular subjunctive third-person)
caracolliàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
caracolliàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
caracòllino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
caracollàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
caracollàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
caracollàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
caracollàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
caracollàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
caracollàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
caracòlla (imperative second-person singular)
caracòlli (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
caracolliàmo (first-person imperative plural)
caracollàte (imperative plural second-person)
caracòllino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
caracollàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
caracòlli (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
caracolliàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
caracollàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
caracòllino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

From caracollo + -are. First attested in 1618.

(soccer) to dribble (moving slowly and erratically so as to fake out the opponent)


labronico

it-adj

labronico (feminine labronica, masculine plural labronici, feminine plural labroniche)

labronica (feminine)
labronici (masculine plural)
labroniche (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin Labrōnicus, from Labrō, Labrōnis (“Livorno”) + -icus (“-ic”).

(literary or soccer slang) Livornian (of or pertaining to Livorno, especially to its football/soccer team)


labronico

it-noun

labronico m (plural labronici, feminine labronica)

(literary or soccer slang) someone from Livorno or a member of its football/soccer team


Juventus

(soccer) Juventus FC, a football club from Turin, Italy


guardafili

Verb-object compound, composed of guarda (“to guard, to watch”) + fili (“threads, wires; (archaic) lines, rows”).

it-verb-obj

filo<t:threads, wires; (archaic) lines, rows><pl:1>

(soccer) linesman, lineswoman, assistant referee


rimpallare

it-verb

rimpallàre (first-person singular present rimpàllo, first-person singular past historic rimpallài, past participle rimpallàto, auxiliary avére)

rimpallàre (canonical)
rimpàllo (first-person present singular)
rimpallài (first-person historic past singular)
rimpallàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
rimpallàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
rimpallàndo (gerund)
rimpallànte (participle present)
rimpallàto (participle past)
rimpàllo (first-person indicative present singular)
rimpàlli (indicative present second-person singular)
rimpàlla (indicative present singular third-person)
rimpalliàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
rimpallàte (indicative plural present second-person)
rimpàllano (indicative plural present third-person)
rimpallàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
rimpallàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
rimpallàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
rimpallavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
rimpallavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
rimpallàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
rimpallài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
rimpallàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
rimpallò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
rimpallàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
rimpallàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
rimpallàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
rimpallerò (first-person future indicative singular)
rimpallerài (future indicative second-person singular)
rimpallerà (future indicative singular third-person)
rimpallerémo (first-person future indicative plural)
rimpalleréte (future indicative plural second-person)
rimpallerànno (future indicative plural third-person)
rimpallerèi (conditional first-person singular)
rimpallerésti (conditional second-person singular)
rimpallerèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
rimpallerébbe (conditional singular third-person)
rimpallerémmo (conditional first-person plural)
rimpalleréste (conditional plural second-person)
rimpallerèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
rimpallerébbero (conditional plural third-person)
rimpàlli (first-person present singular subjunctive)
rimpàlli (present second-person singular subjunctive)
rimpàlli (present singular subjunctive third-person)
rimpalliàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
rimpalliàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
rimpàllino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
rimpallàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
rimpallàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
rimpallàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
rimpallàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
rimpallàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
rimpallàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
rimpàlla (imperative second-person singular)
rimpàlli (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
rimpalliàmo (first-person imperative plural)
rimpallàte (imperative plural second-person)
rimpàllino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
rimpallàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
rimpàlli (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
rimpalliàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
rimpallàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
rimpàllino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

(intransitive, billiards, snooker, soccer) to rebound [auxiliary avere]


saettare

a􂀿transitive, also intransitive in the general sense "to shoot, to cast, etc."􂁀:e􂀿intransitive in the sense "to move quickly, to dart"􂁀/é

saettàre (first-person singular present saétto, first-person singular past historic saettài, past participle saettàto, auxiliary (transitive, also intransitive in the general sense "to shoot, to cast, etc.") avére or (intransitive in the sense "to move quickly, to dart") èssere)

saettàre (canonical)
saétto (first-person present singular)
saettài (first-person historic past singular)
saettàto (participle past)
avére (also auxiliary intransitive transitive)
èssere (auxiliary intransitive)
saettàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
èssere (auxiliary)
saettàndo (gerund)
saettànte (participle present)
saettàto (participle past)
saétto (first-person indicative present singular)
saétti (indicative present second-person singular)
saétta (indicative present singular third-person)
saettiàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
saettàte (indicative plural present second-person)
saéttano (indicative plural present third-person)
saettàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
saettàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
saettàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
saettavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
saettavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
saettàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
saettài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
saettàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
saettò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
saettàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
saettàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
saettàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
saetterò (first-person future indicative singular)
saetterài (future indicative second-person singular)
saetterà (future indicative singular third-person)
saetterémo (first-person future indicative plural)
saetteréte (future indicative plural second-person)
saetterànno (future indicative plural third-person)
saetterèi (conditional first-person singular)
saetterésti (conditional second-person singular)
saetterèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
saetterébbe (conditional singular third-person)
saetterémmo (conditional first-person plural)
saetteréste (conditional plural second-person)
saetterèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
saetterébbero (conditional plural third-person)
saétti (first-person present singular subjunctive)
saétti (present second-person singular subjunctive)
saétti (present singular subjunctive third-person)
saettiàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
saettiàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
saéttino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
saettàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
saettàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
saettàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
saettàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
saettàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
saettàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
saétta (imperative second-person singular)
saétti (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
saettiàmo (first-person imperative plural)
saettàte (imperative plural second-person)
saéttino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
saettàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
saétti (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
saettiàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
saettàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
saéttino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

From saetta + -are, or from Latin sagittāre.

(usually intransitive, sports, soccer) to shoot (with a strong and flattened trajectory) [auxiliary avere]


pararigori

Verb-object compound, composed of para (“to protect; to block”) + rigori (“penalty kicks”).

it-verb-obj

(soccer) a goalkeeper who saves from a penalty kick


scudettato

it-adj

scudettato (feminine scudettata, masculine plural scudettati, feminine plural scudettate)

scudettata (feminine)
scudettati (masculine plural)
scudettate (feminine plural)

(soccer, relational) national championship


zonarolo

zonarolo (feminine zonarola, masculine plural zonaroli, feminine plural zonarole)

zonarola (feminine)
zonaroli (masculine plural)
zonarole (feminine plural)

(soccer) who plays in a particular position (of a player)


zonista

it-noun

zonista m or f by sense (masculine plural zonisti, feminine plural zoniste)

zonisti (masculine plural)
zoniste (feminine plural)

(sports, especially soccer) a player who plays most often in a particular position


Maracanaço

Borrowed from Portuguese, from Maracanã (the stadium that hosted the match) plus the suffix -aço.

Lo sentite lo spirito del Maracanaço aleggiare su di noi? Non possiamo fare niente, non possiamo fuggire, lo spirito è potente e non c’è niente che lo fermi. Ragazzi scappate, è l’unico modo per salvarvi, scappate, lo fermerò io, mi metterò io davanti alle telecamere mentre voi tornate alla foresta, vi disperdete, fuggite.

2014, Leonardo Poggi with Miki Fossati and Laura Molina, La mossa del tapiro: una storia di Amazzonia, calcio e amache, Miki Fossati, →ISBN:

(soccer) Maracanaço (final match in the 1950 FIFA World Cup)


calcio d'angolo

calcio d'angolo m (plural calci d'angolo)


calcio d'inizio

calcio d'inizio m (plural calci d'inizio)


calcio di punizione

calcio di punizione m (plural calci di punizione)


calcio laterale

calcio laterale m (plural calci laterali)

(soccer) side kick (kick with the side of the foot, rather than the toe)


calcio storico

calcio fiorentino
calcio fiorentino#Italian


calcio fiorentino

calcio fiorentino m (plural calci fiorentini)

(soccer) an early form of football once played in Florence


campo da calcio

campo da calcio m (plural campi da calcio)


Maracanazo

Borrowed from Spanish, from Portuguese Maracanã (“the stadium that hosted the match”) plus the suffix -azo.

der

L’attenzione è tutta sulla Seleçao, all’inseguimento del sesto Mondiale e obbligata a scacciare l’incubo del Maracanazo del 1950, e sul fuoriclasse del Barcellona, sbarcato in Brasile con l’arduo compito di superare il mito di Maradona.

2015, Fabrizio Tanzilli, Lo spazio della libertà: Da Michels a Guardiola, il viaggio dell’idea che ha rivoluzionato il calcio, LIT EDIZIONI, →ISBN:

(soccer) Maracanaço (final match in the 1950 FIFA World Cup, won by Uruguay over Brazil)


Azzurrini

From Azzurri + -ini (diminutive suffix).

the Italian national under 21 football team


rubapalloni

Verb-object compound, composed of ruba (“to steal”) + pallone (“soccer balls”).

it-verb-obj

(soccer) a player who retrieves the ball from the opposing side


cinturare

it-verb

cinturàre (first-person singular present cintùro, first-person singular past historic cinturài, past participle cinturàto, auxiliary avére)

cinturàre (canonical)
cintùro (first-person present singular)
cinturài (first-person historic past singular)
cinturàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
cinturàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
cinturàndo (gerund)
cinturànte (participle present)
cinturàto (participle past)
cintùro (first-person indicative present singular)
cintùri (indicative present second-person singular)
cintùra (indicative present singular third-person)
cinturiàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
cinturàte (indicative plural present second-person)
cintùrano (indicative plural present third-person)
cinturàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
cinturàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
cinturàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
cinturavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
cinturavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
cinturàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
cinturài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
cinturàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
cinturò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
cinturàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
cinturàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
cinturàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
cinturerò (first-person future indicative singular)
cinturerài (future indicative second-person singular)
cinturerà (future indicative singular third-person)
cinturerémo (first-person future indicative plural)
cintureréte (future indicative plural second-person)
cinturerànno (future indicative plural third-person)
cinturerèi (conditional first-person singular)
cinturerésti (conditional second-person singular)
cinturerèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
cinturerébbe (conditional singular third-person)
cinturerémmo (conditional first-person plural)
cintureréste (conditional plural second-person)
cinturerèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
cinturerébbero (conditional plural third-person)
cintùri (first-person present singular subjunctive)
cintùri (present second-person singular subjunctive)
cintùri (present singular subjunctive third-person)
cinturiàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
cinturiàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
cintùrino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
cinturàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
cinturàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
cinturàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
cinturàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
cinturàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
cinturàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
cintùra (imperative second-person singular)
cintùri (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
cinturiàmo (first-person imperative plural)
cinturàte (imperative plural second-person)
cintùrino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
cinturàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
cintùri (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
cinturiàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
cinturàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
cintùrino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

(soccer) to tackle by grabbing the waist


a gamba tesa

(soccer) of a foul maneuver in which one player attempts to trip another


ottavi di finale

(sports, soccer) round of 16, round of sixteen, last 16, last sixteen, (nonstandard) eighth final (the round before the quarterfinal)


sedicesimi di finale

(sports, soccer) round of 32, round of thirty two, last 32, (nonstandard) thirty second final (the round before the round of 16)


football australiano

Australian rules football
Australian rules football


fare busta

fàre busta (first-person singular present fàccio busta, first-person singular past historic féci busta, past participle fàtto busta, first-person singular imperfect facévo busta, second-person singular imperative fài busta or fà' busta, auxiliary avére)

fàre busta (canonical)
fàccio busta (first-person present singular)
féci busta (first-person historic past singular)
fàtto busta (participle past)
facévo busta (first-person imperfect singular)
fài busta (imperative second-person singular)
fà' busta (imperative second-person singular)
avére (auxiliary)

T'ho fatto busta!

(Rome, colloquial, soccer) to nutmeg (to make the ball pass between someone else's legs)


Rubentus

Blend of rubare + Juventus, due to accusations that the team has "stolen" matches by cheating.

La «Rubentus», come la scherniscono a Firenze i «nemici» storici del calcio.

2012, Oliviero Beha, Andrea Di Caro, Il calcio alla sbarra, BUR, →ISBN:

Oggi la “Rubentus” vince e fa incetta di calci di rigori: rigorosamente concessi dagli arbitri oltre il novantesimo minuto, secondo quanto stabilito dalle nuove norme del regolamento del calcio che prevede l'obbligo di continuare a giocare fintantoché la Juventus non mette in rete.

2016, Elio Ria, Il Culto del Calcio, Lettere Animate Editore, →ISBN:

[…] è la patria di un Dante che abbiamo noi soltanto, mica come i Giapponesi che se lo traducono e se lo leggono pure; ha uno squadrone come la Rubentus che ci rappresenta in Champions League, peccato che molti pensano che gli scudetti siano tutti rubati.

2022, Gennaro Di Leo, Nora et moi, Il Ciliegio Edizioni, →ISBN:

(derogatory, humorous) Synonym of Juventus


tuttocampista

From tutto (“all”) + campo (“field”) + -ista.

(sports, especially soccer) player who performs well in any role on the field; versatile player