Kickoff Meaning in English

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Definición

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.

Uso & Matices

'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

Oraciones de Ejemplo

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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