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Meaning of "five-a-side" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FIVE-A-SIDE

five-a-side play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIVE-A-SIDE

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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Five-A-Side 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 FIVE-A-SIDE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

five-a-side

Five-a-side football

Five-a-side football is a variation of association football in which each team fields five players. Other differences from football include a smaller pitch, smaller goals, and a reduced game duration. Matches are played indoors, or outdoors on AstroTurf or artificial grass pitches that may be enclosed within a barrier or "cage" to prevent the ball from leaving the playing area and keep the game flowing.

Definition of five-a-side in the English dictionary

The definition of five-a-side in the dictionary is a version of soccer with five players on each side.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIVE-A-SIDE

five stones
Five Towns
five wits
five-a-day
five-a-side football
five-and-dime
five-by-five
five-day week
five-door
five-eighth
five-faced bishop
five-finger
five-o´clock shadow
five-pin bowling
five-spot
five-star
five-star hotel
five-star restaurant
five-year

WORDS THAT END LIKE FIVE-A-SIDE

A-side
alongside
aside
at the outside
B-side
beside
blind-side
countryside
inside
lakeside
no-side
on one side
on the safe side
on the side
outside
reside
Riverside
seaside
side
upside

Synonyms and antonyms of five-a-side in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «five-a-side» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIVE-A-SIDE

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

Translator English - Chinese

5人制
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cinco -a-side
570 millions of speakers

English

five-a-side
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पांच एक साइड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خمسة واحد في الجانب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мини- сторона
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cinco de cada lado de um
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাঁচটি-এ-সাইড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cinq -a- côté
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lima-a-sisi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fünf -a-side
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

5人制
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

다섯쪽
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lima-sisih
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

năm một phía
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஐந்து பேர் பக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पाच-एक-बाजू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Beş bir tarafı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cinque - a-side
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pięć - a-side
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

міні - сторона
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cinci -a- side
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πέντε - a-side
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vyf-en- ´n-kant
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

five - a -side
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

five-a - side
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of five-a-side

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FIVE-A-SIDE»

The term «five-a-side» is regularly used and occupies the 63.849 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FIVE-A-SIDE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about five-a-side

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIVE-A-SIDE»

Discover the use of five-a-side in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to five-a-side and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Space Rock and Five-a-Side
These are the titles for the OLW fiction strand for upper Key Stage 2, (Y5 and Y6) designed to fit the National Literacy Strategy.
Jon Blake, 2001
2
Social and Cultural Diversity in a Sporting World
Format of Small-Sided Football The BBSVIFL has played indoor five-a-side football since it was established in 1980. This is the traditional format of small- sided football played in England but is different in many ways to Futsal, the format of ...
Chris Hallinan, Steven J. Jackson, 2008
3
Football For Dummies, UK Edition
You also have small-sided games – predominantly five-a-side and six-a-side, as well as the relatively new sport of Futsal – that you play on courts rather than pitches. You usually play five- and six-a-side matches on hard or artificial courts.
Scott Murray, 2010
4
The Soccer Goalkeeping Handbook 3rd Edition
AND. FUTSAL. Aside from the rules, the main difference between playing in the 11 v 11 game and the five-a-side and futsal formats is that there is less time and space available in the small-sided game versions. Having to defend smaller goals ...
Alex Welsh, 2014
5
Primary Maths in Action Resource Book Level E
The Delta Sports Park is a rectangular area containing sections for go-karts, five- a-side football and skateboarding. All measurements are in metres. Calculate the area of: 60 cm 30 cm 6 cm 90 a the go-kart stadium b the five-a-side football ...
Edward C. K. Mullan, 2004
6
Youth Soccer: From Science to Performance
... of three-a-side and five-a-side junior soccer, Platt and colleagues (2001 ) found that three-a-side resulted in more high intensity activity, more overall distance covered, less jogging, less walking and higher heart rates than five-a- side.
Gareth Stratton, 2004
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Solutions in Sport Psychology
Thus, together with his five-a-side football once a week, he was being invited to undertake some form of physical training on six days each week. However, I explained to him that one session a day and lasting no more than a maximum of 40 ...
Ian M. Cockerill, 2002
8
Highland Light Infantry Chronicle
This comprises Football, Cricket, and Hockey Leagues, a Tug -of -War League, Five-a-Side Football Tournament, ordinary sports, concerts, and theatrical performances. The football, tug-of-war, five-a-side, and sports have all been ...
9
Towards the Supernoumenon
For it alone accords with the diabolic head above the worldly body, and therefore stands in a parallel relation to Fascist basketball on the one hand and to Social Transcendentalist hoopball on the other: five- a-side football a direct parallel to ...
John O'Loughlin, 2010
10
Creative Approaches to Physical Education: Helping Children ...
Likewise, how many games of football have we seen where all five members of the five-a-side team want to be wayne rooney and score all the goals? this approach of developing a game with appropriate team play and formations poses a ...
Jim Lavin, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIVE-A-SIDE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term five-a-side is used in the context of the following news items.
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Football festival hailed a success
Age groups ranged from under-7s to under-16s with seven-a-side for the youngest and five-a-side formats for the older groups. Dynamic Dart ... «Suffolk Free Press, Jul 15»
2
Pembroke ready for today's RFC Summer Carnival
Speaking at the meeting, Councillor Keith Nicholas said it was hoped to stage a community-based five-a-side football game during the carnival. «Western Telegraph, Jul 15»
3
Friday Five-a-side: This week's new bike gear
By now we've realised that you probably aren't taking too much notice of this intro text, so let's cut to the important stuff. Scroll down to check out ... «BikeRadar.com, Jul 15»
4
League's fears for the future
As well as maintaining the veterans' competition, the league are also planning to start a five-a-side league, played on Thursday nights, to try ... «Thanet Gazette, Jul 15»
5
Brother, friend and 'musical genius' remembered with football …
A young man who took his own life after suffering in silence from depression has been remembered with a five-a-side tournament for charity. «Haringey Independent, Jul 15»
6
Festival time in Fine Auld Toon
Kelso Civic Week kicks off at 1pm on Saturday, July 11, with Orchard Park's Tennis Challenge and the senior five-a-side football at Poynder ... «The Southern Reporter, Jul 15»
7
Goals Soccer Centres' share price falls as five-a-side football sales …
Shares in the Aim-listed Goals Soccer Centres fell more than five per cent to 205p in the late morning as cold weather put prospective players ... «City A.M., Jul 15»
8
World NewsFifa bans Chuck Blazer from 'football activities'
The lifetime ban relates to "national and international" football, so won't necessarily call an end to any weekly five-a-side knockabouts after ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
9
Market Report: Israeli billionaire Teddy Sagi trims stake in Market …
Five-a-side football pitch operator Goals Soccer Centres, down 13p at 203p, blamed bad weather for slow business. Renewable energy groups ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
10
Five of the most common five-a-side injuries – and how to avoid them
The injuries of sport's rich and famous are experienced by thousands of five-a-side players every day. It is believed the average amateur ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Five-A-Side [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/five-a-side>. May 2024 ».
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