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Meaning of "personal foul" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PERSONAL FOUL

personal foul play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PERSONAL FOUL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Personal foul 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.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PERSONAL FOUL

personal chair
personal cleanliness
personal column
personal computer
personal details
personal digital assistant
personal effects
personal equation
personal equity plan
personal estate
personal friend
personal growth
personal hygiene
personal identification number
personal insurance
personal loan
personal organizer
personal pension
personal pension plan
personal pronoun

WORDS THAT END LIKE PERSONAL FOUL

afoul
befoul
blue-eyed soul
defoul
ensoul
foul
ghoul
heart and soul
lost soul
neosoul
nu soul
overfoul
oversoul
professional foul
Seoul
soul
Stamboul
technical foul
the life and soul
Toul

Synonyms and antonyms of personal foul in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «personal foul» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PERSONAL FOUL

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

Translator English - Chinese

个人犯规
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

falta personal
570 millions of speakers

English

personal foul
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

व्यक्तिगत बेईमानी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خطأ شخصي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

персональный фол
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

falta pessoal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্যক্তিগত ক্ষত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

faute personnelle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pelanggaran peribadi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

persönliches Foul
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

パーソナルファウル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

개인 파울
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pribadi gawe salah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hôi cá nhân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தனிப்பட்ட தவறு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वैयक्तिक फाउल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kişisel faul
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fallo personale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

faul osobisty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

персональний фол
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fault personal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προσωπικά φάουλ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

persoonlike vieslike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

personlig foul
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

personlig foul
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of personal foul

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PERSONAL FOUL»

The term «personal foul» is regularly used and occupies the 89.872 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PERSONAL FOUL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «personal foul» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «personal foul» 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 personal foul

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERSONAL FOUL»

Discover the use of personal foul in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to personal foul and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Personal Foul: A First-Person Account of the Scandal that ...
longest before calling a personal foul. There were occasions when we would hold back for two or three minutes—an eternity in an NBA game—before blowing the whistle. It didn't matter if bodies were flying all over the place; no fouls were ...
Tim Donaghy, 2013
2
Personal Foul: Coach Joe Moore Vs. the University of Notre Dame
Richard Lieberman documents the intense courtroon drama between an assistant coach loved and respected by his players and an institution worshipped by a nation.
Richard Lieberman, 2001
3
Basketball: Its Origin and Development
The personal foul has always been considered the more serious and has consequently carried the heavier penalty. A history of the penalties is interesting and distinctly shows how the various difficulties have been met. At first there were only ...
James Naismith, 1941
4
Personal Foul (Basketball)
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. In basketball, a personal foul is a breach of the rules that concerns illegal personal contact with an opponent.
Dewayne Rocky Aloysius, 2012
5
The Smart Girl's Guide to Sports: An Essential Handbook for ...
The personal foul is the most common foul. It's your run-of-the-mill getting a little too “hands on” with your ... already had the ball, it simply retains possession of it. By the way, a personal foul can be unintentional, but it's still considered a foul.
Liz Hartman Musiker, 2008
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Football For Dummies
Personal foul. The referee raises his arms above his head and strikes one wrist with the edge of his other hand to signify a personal foul. If the personal foul signal is followed by the referee swinging one of his legs in a kicking motion, it means ...
Howie Long, John Czarnecki, 2011
7
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Playing Basketball
In the end, it becomes a matter of the referee using his judgment to decide what contact he should allow and what should result in a personal foul. The judgment often hinges on whether the contact impeded the progress of the other player or ...
Walt Frazier, 1998
8
Personal Foul (Book)
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Cornelia Cecilia Eglantine, 2012
9
Rebound!: Basketball, Busing, Larry Bird, and the Rebirth of ...
It was Cowens' sixth personal foul, resulting in disqualification. He was furious. If there was one thing Dave Cowens hated more than anything, it was a player that flopped. (On one occasion, after being called for two questionable offensive ...
Michael Connelly, 2010
10
The Wages of Wins: Taking Measure of the Many Myths in ...
If you regress the opponent's free throws made on personal fouls you learn that each personal foul is worth about one free throw made by the opponent.34 Consequently, the value of a personal foul can be considered to be approximately the ...
David J. Berri, David J. Berri, Martin B. Schmidt, and Stacey L. Brook, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERSONAL FOUL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term personal foul is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Warriors hand Broncos first loss
The biggest of those blunders came midway through the third, when the Warriors were called for a personal foul after allowing the Broncos to ... «Portsmouth Daily Times, Jul 15»
2
East wins All-Star Game
Big hits were prevalent in the second half, as were personal foul penalties. Mack acknowledged the spirited play but showed little regret from ... «Greensboro News & Record, Jul 15»
3
East beats West in high school all-star football
Big hits were prevalent in the second half, as were personal foul penalties. Mack acknowledged the spirited play but showed little regret from ... «Greensboro News & Record, Jul 15»
4
In praise of the (sort of) definite
A shoulder barge like that earns your opponent two free throws and you another personal foul. There's not a lot of debate. If there is debate, ... «Banners On The Parkway, Jul 15»
5
Top-5 Wolves Games from 2014-15: Wiggins sinks the Nuggets
He also added nine rebounds, four assists, three blocks, and one steal while only committing two turnovers and one personal foul. It was the ... «Dunking With Wolves, Jul 15»
6
WEST VALLEY PREPS RETRO: Centennial survives Deer Valley …
Of the three personal foul penalties on this drive, Taylor was most upset by this call. "I hope the officials were right. I truly do," Taylor said. «YourWestValley.com, Jul 15»
7
Northwestern should strive to rise again
What if Trevor Siemian wasn't granted that personal foul in Syracuse or Tyler Russell didn't play terribly in Jacksonville? In my mind, a ... «247Sports.com, Jul 15»
8
Five questions to answer during ACC Media Days
Instant replay is now automatic on all targeting calls in order to confirm a player is deserved of a 15-yard personal foul penalty and immediate ... «Charleston Post Courier, Jul 15»
9
Ira Winderman: Silver's NBA could be eye-opener for Heat
We say allow the fouled team to decline the free throws and instead inbound, while driving up the team and personal foul totals of the ... «Sun Sentinel, Jul 15»
10
Mystics snap losing streak with win over Indiana
Dolson had 10 points and five rebounds in a game in which she picked up her fourth personal foul early in the second half. By that time, the ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»

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