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FIFA's goal of making the world a better place through football cannot be achieved through our efforts alone - equally important is the power which every fan of the beautiful game has at their disposal.
Sepp Blatter

Meaning of "beautiful game" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BEAUTIFUL GAME

beautiful game  [ˈbjuːtɪfʊl ɡeɪm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BEAUTIFUL GAME

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Beautiful game is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BEAUTIFUL GAME MEAN IN ENGLISH?

The Beautiful Game

The Beautiful Game is a nickname for association football, first said by the Brazilian footballer Pelé, although football commentator Stuart Hall is the only individual to have claimed to have coined "The Beautiful Game". In his youth, Hall admired Peter Doherty when he went to see Manchester City play at Maine Road and used the term "The Beautiful Game" to describe Doherty's style when playing. Consequently, he used the term "The Beautiful Game" in his commentary career later on in life which popularised the phrase.

Definition of beautiful game in the English dictionary

The definition of beautiful game in the dictionary is the beautiful game football: term used by journalists.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BEAUTIFUL GAME


aftergame
ˈɑːftəˌɡeɪm
aim
eɪm
became
bɪˈkeɪm
blackgame
ˈblækˌɡeɪm
came
keɪm
claim
kleɪm
dame
deɪm
endgame
ˈɛndˌɡeɪm
fame
feɪm
filename
ˈfaɪlˌneɪm
first-name
ˌfɜːstˈneɪm
flame
fleɪm
frame
freɪm
game
ɡeɪm
name
neɪm
nongame
ˌnɒnˈɡeɪm
postgame
ˌpəʊstˈɡeɪm
pregame
priːˈɡeɪm
same
seɪm
username
ˈjuːzəˌneɪm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BEAUTIFUL GAME

beauteous
beauteously
beauteousness
beautician
beauties
beautification
beautified
beautifier
beautifies
beautiful
beautiful hook-tip
beautiful people
beautifully
beautifulness
beautify
beauty
beauty competition
beauty contest
beauty cream
beauty editor

WORDS THAT END LIKE BEAUTIFUL GAME

arcade game
ball game
big game
board game
card game
computer game
con game
fair game
football game
guessing game
home game
love game
name of the game
party game
perfect game
play the game
role-playing game
small game
video game
war game
word game

Synonyms and antonyms of beautiful game in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «beautiful game» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BEAUTIFUL GAME

Find out the translation of beautiful game to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of beautiful game from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «beautiful game» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

美丽的游戏
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hermoso juego
570 millions of speakers

English

beautiful game
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खूबसूरत खेल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اللعبة الجميلة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

красивая игра
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

belo jogo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সুন্দর খেলা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

beau jeu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Permainan yang indah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schöne Spiel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

美しいゲーム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아름다운 게임
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Game ayu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trò chơi đẹp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அழகான விளையாட்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुंदर खेळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Güzel oyun
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bel gioco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

piękna gra
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

красива гра
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

joc frumos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

όμορφο παιχνίδι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pragtige spel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vackra spelet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vakre spillet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of beautiful game

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BEAUTIFUL GAME»

The term «beautiful game» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.120 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BEAUTIFUL GAME» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «beautiful game» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «beautiful game» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about beautiful game

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3 QUOTES WITH «BEAUTIFUL GAME»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word beautiful game.
1
Martin Amis
Tennis: the most perfect combination of athleticism, artistry, power, style, and wit. A beautiful game, but one so remorselessly travestied by the passage of time.
2
Sepp Blatter
FIFA's goal of making the world a better place through football cannot be achieved through our efforts alone - equally important is the power which every fan of the beautiful game has at their disposal.
3
Magnus Carlsen
Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it's okay to lose. I don't. You have to be merciless.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEAUTIFUL GAME»

Discover the use of beautiful game in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to beautiful game and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Beautiful Game: The World's Greatest Players and How ...
Combining stunning photographs with the world's greatest players sharing their personal stories of how soccer transformed their lives, this inspiring book is an intoxicating celebration of the "beautiful game."
Tom Watt, 2010
2
My Life and the Beautiful Game
While kicking a ball through the dusty streets of his Brazilian hometown, young Edson Arantes do Nascimento was given the nickname Pel_ so casually that no one remembers its meaning.
Pele, Robert L. Fish, 2013
3
The Art of a Beautiful Game: The Thinking Fan's Tour of the NBA
In The Art of a Beautiful Game, Chris Ballard, the award-winning Sports Illustrated writer who has covered the NBA for the past decade, goes behind the scenes to examine basketball in ways that will surprise even die-hard fans.
Chris Ballard, 2009
4
Englischer Fussball: A German View of Our Beautiful Game
A respected journalist gives a German’s-eye view of British soccer. What makes it special? Is English football really about manliness, hard work and fair play? And just why are they so hung up on beating the Germans?
Raphael Honigstein, 2009
5
The Beautiful Game?: Searching for the Soul of Football
Now revised and updated to take account of the 2004-5 season, this is a book for those who keep the faith, who believe that the sport itself, stripped of the greed and self-interest blighting its organisation, still has values, and can ...
David Conn, 2010
6
Business and the Beautiful Game: How You Can Apply the ...
Business and the Beautiful Game cleverly applies the analogy of football to the world of business and in doing so compares and contrasts the key elements in the world of commerce to the parellels of the beautiful game.This unique book uses ...
Theo Theobald, Cary Cooper, 2005
7
Soccer and Philosophy: Beautiful Thoughts on the Beautiful Game
This collection of incisive articles gives a leading team of international philosophers a free kick toward exploring the complex and often hidden contours of the world of soccer.
Ted Richards, 2013
8
Playing the beautiful game: Inspirational thoughts to help ...
Annotation 'Playing the Beautiful Game' contains 101 transformational and thought-provoking verses which encourage the reader to cultivate these sublime qualities so that they may play and follow the game and live their lives with greater ...
Jag Shoker, 2011
9
Beautiful Game
It may take more than Cam can possibly risk. Kate Christie looks at love and the pursuit of happiness for two vibrant, gifted college athletes in the early Gay 90s.
Kate Christie, 2011
10
A Beautiful Game: International Perspectives on Women's Football
A Beautiful Game analyses the status and image of the women's game from the late nineteenth century to the shifting social values of the present.
Jean Williams, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEAUTIFUL GAME»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term beautiful game is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Aldridge's arrival need not mean goodbye to “the beautiful game
FILE - In this Monday, April 27, 2015 file photo, Portland Trail Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge, left, works the ball in against Memphis ... «San Antonio Express-News, Jul 15»
2
The beautiful game
The beautiful game. The beautiful game. by Digital Production Middle East Staff on Jul 5, 2015. Be the first to comment · RSS Feeds · Print this page ... «DigitalProductionME.com, Jul 15»
3
America, it's time to embrace the beautiful game
The U.S. is widely known as the last place in the world to embrace the beautiful game, or “futbol” as it's known around the globe, and frankly it's ... «The Alexander City Outlook, Jul 15»
4
Watch 'A Beautiful Game,' a story of resilience, recovery and the …
This summer, on fields throughout Canada, women's soccer is captivating the imagination of young girls around the world. Thousands of miles ... «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»
5
Kaka fears for Brazil's 'beautiful game'
Kaka fears for Brazil's 'beautiful game' ... He was the man who epitomized Brazil's love affair with "Joga Bonito" -- the beautiful game. Related. «4029tv, Jul 15»
6
Watch how this beautiful game exhibit helps kids figure out …
The New York Hall of Science's new Connected Worlds exhibit is a series of six interactive ecosystems that spreads across the walls of its Great ... «Boing Boing, Jul 15»
7
Our Heroes: Loyal Sid helps give beautiful game roots with 40 years …
VOLUNTEER Sid Holland has had his eye on the ball for almost 40 years – by helping to run one of Stoke-on-Trent's longest-running football ... «Stoke Sentinel, Jul 15»
8
Football: A Look At How The Beautiful Game Is Played Around The …
Boys gather for a pickup game of soccer at the Sao Carlos slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo: AP/Felipe Dana) ... «Focus News, Jun 15»
9
Marketing: A Beautiful Game
The phrase “The Beautiful Game” means something profound to football fans all over the world. I first discovered it watching the Euro 2008 ... «Business 2 Community, Jun 15»
10
Queens adopt sides for the beautiful game
THE beautiful game has never been a more apt description as these two pageant queens take to the pitch. Sussex beauty queens Miss ... «The Argus, Jun 15»

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