Kickoff Meaning in English

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التعريف

In sports, especially football (soccer) or American football, 'kickoff' means the first kick that starts the game or a half. More generally, it is also used to describe the beginning of an event or activity.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Kickoff' is often written as one word in sports contexts and as 'kick-off' in British English. Commonly paired with 'meeting', 'event', or 'party' for event starts: 'kickoff meeting'. Can be both noun ('the kickoff') and verb ('to kick off'). In sports, only for the initial kick, not for regular plays.

• Spanish: saque inicial (deporte) - comienzo (evento)
• Portuguese (BR): pontapé inicial (esporte) - início (evento)
• Portuguese (PT): pontapé de saída (desporto) - início (evento)
• Chinese (Simplified): 开球（体育）- 开始（活动）
• Chinese (Traditional): 開球（體育）- 開始（活動）
• Hindi: किक-ऑफ (फुटबॉल) - शुरुआत (कार्यक्रम)
• Arabic: ضربة البداية (رياضة) - انطلاق (حدث)
• Bengali: কিকঅফ - উদ্বোধন
• Russian: старт - начало - начальный удар (спорт)
• Japanese: キックオフ
• Vietnamese: khai mạc - phát bóng
• Korean: 킥오프 - 개막
• Turkish: başlangıç vuruşu - başlangıç - açılış
• Urdu: آغاز - شروعات - کک آف (فٹ بال)
• Indonesian: kickoff - pembukaan - tendangan pembuka

جمل نموذجية

The kickoff is at 7 pm.

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We had a big kickoff for the new project.

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The team scored right after the kickoff.

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Are you coming to the kickoff party tonight?

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The CEO gave a speech at the kickoff meeting.

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After the kickoff, the crowd was full of energy.

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