2. Sports Flashcards by Sady Kord

Set a record
Hold a record

She set a new Olympic record last year.

He holds the record for the 100 meters breaststroke.

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Get knocked out

England qualified for the World Cup but got knocked out in the third round

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Trophy

Prize, medal, cup

She felt proud as she held the trophy in her hands

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Referee

he only referees in the Olympic Game

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Spectator

تماشاگر بیننده
Observer, viewer

Players who disagree with the referee set a bad example to the spectators and to their fans

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Trace

Find the origins of sth
اثر ، رد ، دنبال کردن، ردیابی کردن

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Equivalent adj
Equal verb

معادل برابر مشابه

one hundred dollars or an equivalent amount in Rials
صد دلار یا مبلغ برابر آن به ریال

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Ban verb/noun

منع، ممنوع ساختن، منع کردن

to ban someone from leaving the country

there was no ban on smoking cigarettes

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Possession noun
Possess verb

مالکیت تصرف دارایی
تصرف کردن دارا بودن

Collocation: Take possession
Not get !
possession of wealth and power

he possessed not only power but also great wealth

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Discus
Javelin
Pole vault
High jump
Long jump
Sprinting
Marathon/ long-distance running
Gymnastics
Archery
Fencing
Hang-gliding
(Ten-pin) Bowling
Snowboarding
Snooker/pool/billiards
Showjumping
Windsurfing
Scuba diving
Motor racing

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Make it to/ reached

Our team made it to/ reached the semi-final, but then we were beaten/defeated.

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Defeat
Get defeated

شکست دادن
شکست خوردن

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Get narrowly defeated/beaten

Sometimes a team or a player deserves to win but gets narrowly defeated

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Go in for / enter

Before they go in for /enter a competition athletes train hard.

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Put up a fight

They are likely to put up a fight to gain/get a place in the next stage/round of the competition

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Break the record

A sportsperson’s ultimate aim is to break the world record in their sport

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Record holder

They set a new record and become a world record holder

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Come up against

Achieve their ambitions

در مقابل قرار گرفتن

They are sure to come up against fierce/intense competition as they try to achieve their ambitions

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Fierce/ intense

شدید قوی خشن

Take drugs

Enhance their performance

Fail a drug test

Some sports people so desperately want to win that they take drugs to enhance their performance

Umpire

داور

• Umpire = sports like baseball, cricket, tennis
• Referee = sports like football (soccer), basketball, rugby

Umpire is generally for sports with a fixed position for officiating.
• Referee is used for sports where officials move with the game and may cover a broader area.

Home ground
Away

It might be a home or an away match depending on whether you’re playing on your team’s home ground or not.

اصطلاحات فوتبالی
باشگاهی تو باشگاه خودش بازی کنه میشه هوم
بره باشگاه حریف یا جای دیگه میشه away

Score a goal

گل زدن

The aim is to score a goal.

Tackle an opponent

Take possession of the ball

Take possession NOT get Players may tackle an opponent to try to take possession of the ball.

Foul /faʊl/ Foul your opponent Commit a foul on somebody

ناپاک پلید، لکه دار کردن، نارو زدن، جرزنی، بازی بیقاعده If you tackle in an illegal way, you foul your opponent He was given a yellow card after committing a foul on the opposing player. You can play aggressively, but make sure not to foul your opponent in the process.

Blowing his whistle

Referee blowing his whistle

Take a penalty Take a free kick

This will lead to the referee blowing his whistle and an opponent taking a penalty or taking a free kick

Drop the player from the team

Bring on a substitute

If someone isn’t playing very well the manager may decide to drop the player from the team or bring on a substitute They brought on a substitute to replace the injured player.

Take the lead

Both teams hope that they will have taken the lead by halftime

Gain popularity

Electric vehicles have gained popularity over the past few years due to their environmental benefits. != lose popularity

Oppose verb Opposing team /əˈpoʊz/ Opponent

مخالفت کردن، درافتادن مقاومت کردن تیم مخالف حریف

Deserve to win

They deserve to win

Gain/ get a place

Stage/ round of the competition

They are likely to put up a fight to gain/ get a place in the next stage/ round of the competition

Achieve a personal best

Sometimes they are satisfied if they just achieve a personal best

Desperately want

Hopelessly Some sports people so desperately want to win

Pasttime

Leisure

Relish

لذت بردن از I relish the thought of playing ice hockey

Grammar point Some of the cheese (uncountable)+ singular verb Some of them (countable) + plural verb

Junction Crossroad Bend Flyover Roundabout

تقاطع چهارراه خمیدگی پیچ پل هوایی میدان

Shuttlecock

توپ بدمینتون که پر داره A light object with feathers پر

In charge of

مسئول I’ll put Steve in charge of the gymnastics

Sport in British is used in the plural when it describes another noun Sport in American is always singular

Sports equipment Sports facilities Sports club