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Meaning of "professional foul" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL FOUL

professional foul play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROFESSIONAL FOUL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Professional 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.

WHAT DOES PROFESSIONAL FOUL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Professional foul

In sport, a professional foul is a deliberate act of foul play, usually to prevent an opponent from scoring.

Definition of professional foul in the English dictionary

The definition of professional foul in the dictionary is a deliberate foul committed as a last-ditch tactic to prevent an opponent from scoring.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROFESSIONAL FOUL

profess
professed
professedly
profession
profession of faith
professional
professional advice
professional army
professional association
Professional Golfers´ Association
professional misconduct
professional school
professionalisation
professionalise
professionalism
professionalist
professionalization
professionalize
professionally
professor

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROFESSIONAL FOUL

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

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «professional foul» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROFESSIONAL FOUL

Find out the translation of professional foul to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of professional 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 «professional foul» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

专业犯规
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

falta Profesional
570 millions of speakers

English

professional foul
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पेशेवर बेईमानी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خطأ المهنية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

профессиональный фол
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

falta profissional
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পেশাদার অসাধুতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

faute professionnelle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Busuk profesional
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Foul
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

プロのファウル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전문 파울
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Profesional gawe salah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hôi chuyên nghiệp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தொழில்முறை தவறு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्यावसायिक फाउल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Profesyonel faul
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fallo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

faulu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

професійний фол
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fault profesional
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επαγγελματικό φάουλ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

professionele vuil
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

professionell foul
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

profesjonell foul
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of professional foul

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROFESSIONAL FOUL»

The term «professional foul» is normally little used and occupies the 141.201 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROFESSIONAL FOUL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about professional foul

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROFESSIONAL FOUL»

Discover the use of professional foul in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to professional foul and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour & Professional Foul
As the dissident's son begs his father to free himself with a lie, Tom Stoppard's darkly funny and provocative play asks if denying the truth is a price worth paying for liberty.
Tom Stoppard, 2013
2
Drama and Philosophy
MICHAEL ELDRIDGE Tom Stoppard's Professional Foul is a play about rule- breaking. In three professions - sports, politics and philosophy - we see, within the span of a few days, instances of various rules being violated. The sports foul ...
James Redmond (M.A.), 1990
3
Ethics in Sport
A different kind of gamesmanship is the so-called "professional foul," which is committed in order to prevent an opposing player from scoring an easy goal or lay-up. Unlike outright cheating, such fouls are committed openly, in the expectation ...
William John Morgan, 2007
4
The Cambridge Companion to Tom Stoppard
Whatever television drama might be, and the question is open, Neutral Ground gives no hint of defining the genre. By contrast, television is the medium of choice for Professional Foul (September 1977), a film in which linguistic analysis, ethics,  ...
Katherine E. Kelly, 2001
5
Professional Foul
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Professional Foul is a play written by Czech-born, British playwright Tom Stoppard.
Lambert M Surhone, Mariam T Tennoe, Susan F Henssonow, 2011
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Skills & Strategies for Coaching Soccer, 2E
A typical example of such undesirable play is the so-called professional foul, as discussed in the sidebar. Professional Foul A new kind of foul, called the professional foul, has recently crept into the game of soccer. It occurs mainly when a ...
Alan Hargreaves, Richard Bate, 1990
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Stoppard's Theatre: Finding Order amid Chaos
By considering Stoppard's personal views (from both his correspondence and interviews) and by examining his career from his earliest scripts and productions through his most recent, this book provides all that is essential for understanding ...
John Fleming, 2009
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The Play Within the Play: The Performance of Meta-theatre ...
These inflexions produce role-reversals and misunderstandings, as in the mixture of sub-plot and various off-sides in Professional Foul; discordant time- frames, as in Arcadia or Travesties; the bric[k]olage of Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth, ...
Gerhard Fischer, Bernhard Greiner, 2007
9
Exploring the Language of Drama: From Text to Context
This edited collection introduces students to the stylistic analysis of drama. Written in an engaging and accessible style, the contributors employ a variety of of language analysis techniques.
Jonathan Culpeper, Mick Short, Peter Verdonk, 2002
10
Patterns in Language: An Introduction to Language and ...
Thanks to Faber & Faber Ltd and Grove/Atlantic, Inc. for permission to reprint the extract from Professional Foul by Tom Stoppard. The extracts from Finnegan's Wake by James Joyce are reproduced by permission of the Estate of James Joyce, ...
Joanna Thornborrow, Shân Wareing, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROFESSIONAL FOUL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term professional foul is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Archer backs Taupau decision
"It didn't really fall into the realms of a professional foul, although it was close. Not in these circumstances should he have been sin-binned.". «NRL.COM, Jul 15»
2
VIDEO: Norths Chargers cruel win over Biloela Panthers
But a professional foul in the 60th minute saw Norths' Russell Webber sent to the bin for 10 minutes. The Chargers continued their dominance ... «Rockhampton Morning Bulletin, Jul 15»
3
Hansen - Boks Will Be Tough At RWC
... left in the match the Boks were camping on the All Blacks line and a man up after Sam Whitelock was sin-binned for a professional foul. «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
4
League Report: UCD 1 - 0 Finn Harps
First Thomas McMonagle entered the book for a clear professional foul as he pulled back the lively Ryan Swan when he attempted to break ... «Extratime.ie, Jul 15»
5
McCaw breaks Bok hearts
With less than 20 minutes to go, and a man up through a yellow card for a professional foul to Sam Whitelock and a dominant scrum, referee ... «SuperSport, Jul 15»
6
Former Scotland defender hit with record ban for launching …
Broadfoot comes from a staunch protestant backround and during his time at Rangers he was sent off for a professional foul on McClean's ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
7
Lions are proud as they put one over young Bantams
The second time was a blatant professional foul and the Guiseley centre half was lucky the referee felt so lenient. Mark Fotheringham, captaining for the night, ... «Wharfedale Observer, Jul 15»
8
Bradford City fliers give Lions a run for their money
The second was a blatant professional foul and the Guiseley centre half was lucky referee Adie Holmes felt so lenient – a mood he maintained over some tasty ... «Bradford Telegraph and Argus, Jul 15»
9
Rovers A beaten by Broncos
In the final minute Bury second row Martin Wilcock was sin-binned for a professional foul but it mattered little as the Broncos were victorious ... «Warrington Guardian, Jul 15»
10
Soccer-Champions Zenit open campaign with win over Dynamo
... three minutes before halftime when Hulk fired home a penalty kick after Tomas Hubocan was dismissed for committing a professional foul. «Yahoo Sports, Jul 15»

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