No. 6,226 in French
football
The sport known as soccer or association football in English.
In a sentence
Je joue au football tous les weekends.
I play football every weekend.
In this sentence, 'football' refers to the sport itself, commonly known as soccer in American English, and it is used as part of the phrase 'jouer au football' meaning 'to play football.'
Le stade de football est situé près de ma maison.
The football stadium is located near my house.
Here, 'football' describes the type of stadium, indicating its function or the sport it is primarily associated with.
Regarder un match de football est toujours passionnant.
Watching a football match is always exciting.
In this instance, 'football' is used to specify the kind of match being referred to, which is a match of football or soccer.
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