OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 6638

goal

/ɡəʊl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
meta • objetivo
A result that one is attempting to achieve.
His goal is to become a Youtuber.
My lifelong goal is to get into a Hollywood movie.
arco • meta • portería • puerta
In many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object.
The racers are approaching the goal.
fans behind the goal
gol
The act of placing the object into the goal.
concede a goal
miss a goal
gol
A point scored in a game as a result of placing the object into the goal.
The former Forest man, who passed a late fitness test, appeared to use Guy Moussi for leverage before nodding in David Fox's free-kick at the far post - his 22nd goal of the season…
score a goal
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