Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
على الطاير
English translation:
A volley/a volley shot
Added to glossary by
Paul Gledhill (X)
Apr 9, 2011 15:50
13 yrs ago
Arabic term
على الطاير
Arabic to English
Other
Sports / Fitness / Recreation
football term
In a round-up of a football match:
هدف من كرة سددت رائعة على الطاير في الزاوية البعيدة
هدف من كرة سددت رائعة على الطاير في الزاوية البعيدة
Proposed translations
(English)
4 +2 | A volley/a volley shot | Anis Farhat |
5 | first time | Eid Ibrahim |
5 | immediately,directly | Murad AWAD |
4 | On the fly | TargamaT team |
4 | while in the air | Heba Salah |
Proposed translations
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Selected
A volley/a volley shot
A volley is an air-borne strike in association football, where a player's feet meets and directs the ball in an angled direction before it has time to reach the ground. A volley can be extremely hard to aim and requires good foot-eye coordination and timing.
to score a superb volley
volley (volée) ; half-volley (demi-volée(fr)
to score a superb volley
volley (volée) ; half-volley (demi-volée(fr)
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Zeinab Alayan (X)
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Thx Ms.Zeinab Alayan
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agree |
Ruth Braine
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Thx Ms.Ruth Braine
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks. That's right on the money. Any thoughts on what the Arabic term for a half-volley would be?"
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On the fly
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_fly
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Note added at 17 mins (2011-04-09 16:07:40 GMT)
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Double kick
http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2007/07/22/iraq_wideweb__470x...
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Note added at 19 mins (2011-04-09 16:09:49 GMT)
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Double kick goal...
http://forum.mu4arab.com/showthread.php?t=157870
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Note added at 17 mins (2011-04-09 16:07:40 GMT)
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Double kick
http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2007/07/22/iraq_wideweb__470x...
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Note added at 19 mins (2011-04-09 16:09:49 GMT)
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Double kick goal...
http://forum.mu4arab.com/showthread.php?t=157870
Peer comment(s):
neutral |
Ruth Braine
: I've never heard this term used in football commentary (and I watch a lot of football!). Believe it might be more commonly used for other sports (the Wikipedia article mentions ice hockey, for example)
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I do not watch football! I think this is "Double kick", cf. photo
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neutral |
Said Abouharia
: Me either!
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I do not watch football! I think this is "Double kick", cf. photo
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while in the air
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Example sentence:
he scored shooting the ball amazingly while in the air to the distant corner of the net
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first time
first time touch
17 hrs
immediately,directly
immediately,directly
Discussion
First example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVt-cYNo34s
Second one: This one is what they call in English "Scissor kick" as you may know.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASnac2Aj254&feature=related