fuera de juego
/fweɾa de xweɡo/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'offsides' is translated into Spanish as fuera de juego.
In sports like soccer, this phrase refers to the position where a player is illegally ahead of the ball or the defenders. You may also hear the English term 'offside' used in certain Spanish-speaking regions or among bilingual individuals.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase fuera de juego literally translates to 'out of play'.
Which one should you use?
While fuera de juego is the standard term, you can use el fuera de juego to refer specifically to 'the offside' or 'the offside rule' by adding the masculine article el. Additionally, Línea de fuera de juego is used to refer to the 'offside line' and En posición adelantada is used to mean 'in an advanced position' regarding an offside position.
How does it change in a sentence?
fuera de juego can function as a singular noun or as an adverbial phrase to describe the offside position or the state of being offside.
How do you pronounce it?
/fweɾa de xweɡo/
Did you know?
- In daily conversation, fuera de juego is used as an idiom to describe a person who is socially marginalized or completely unable to participate in a specific situation.
- The word juego shares the same Latin ancestor, 'jocus', as the English word 'joke'.
- While fuera de juego is the direct translation, Spanish sports commentators frequently use en posición adelantada to describe the rule during a match.
Examples in context
- El jugador estaba en fuera de juegoThe player was offsides
- El jugador cruzó la línea de fuera de juegoThe player crossed the offside line
- ¿Viste que estaba fuera de lugar?Did you see he was offsides?
- El delantero estaba en posición adelantadaThe forward was in an offside position
- El asistente levantó la bandera por fuera de juegoThe linesman raised the flag for offsides
- ¡Qué error del árbitro! Eso no era fuera de juegoWhat a mistake by the referee! That was not offsides
- El jugador estaba claramente en posición adelantadaThe player was clearly offsides
- El delantero se adelantó demasiadoThe forward went too far forward and was offsides
- ¡Está fuera de juego!He is offside!
- El delantero estaba en fuera de juego.The striker was offsides.
- No valió el gol por fuera de juego.The goal didn't count because of offsides.
- El árbitro pitó fuera de juego.The referee called offsides.
Example conversation
Daniel and María are watching a soccer match on TV.
- Daniel¿Viste eso? Estaba en fuera de juego.Did you see that? He was offsides.
- MaríaSí, el árbitro lo vio claramente.Yes, the referee saw it clearly.
- DanielEs una lástima para el equipo.It is a shame for the team.
- MaríaEs parte del juego, Daniel.It is part of the game, Daniel.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, fuera, juego, CC BY-SA 4.0.
