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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ZIDANE

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PRONUNCIATION OF ZIDANE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ZIDANE

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Zidane 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 ZIDANE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Zidane

Zinedine Zidane

Zinedine Yazid Zidane (French pronunciation: ( listen), born 23 June 1972), nicknamed "Zizou", is a French coach at Real Madrid Castilla, and a retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder for the French national team, Juventus and Real Madrid. Renowned for his elegance, vision and technique, Zidane was named the best European footballer of the past 50 years by UEFA, and has been described as one of the greatest players in the history of the game. At club level, Zidane won the La Liga title and the UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid, two Serie A league championships with Juventus and an Intercontinental Cup and a UEFA Super Cup each with both aforementioned sides. His 2001 transfer from Juventus to Real Madrid set a world record fee of an equivalent €75 million. On the international stage with France, Zidane won the 1998 FIFA World Cup, scoring twice in the final, and UEFA Euro 2000 where he was named Player of the tournament. The World Cup triumph made him a national hero in France, and he received the Légion d'honneur in 1998.

Definition of Zidane in the English dictionary

The definition of Zidane in the dictionary is Zinedine. born 1972, French footballer, known as Zizou; scored 31 goals in 108 games for France, including two in the 1998 World Cup final; sent off in the 2006 World Cup final; his club sides included Juventus and Real Madrid.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ZIDANE

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Zhu De
Zhu Jiang
Zhuangzi
Zhukov
Zi Xi
Zia ul Haq
zibeline
zibet
Zibo
zidovudine
Ziegfeld
Ziegler catalyst
ziff
ziffius
ZIFT
zigan
ziganka
ziggurat
Zigong

WORDS THAT END LIKE ZIDANE

antemundane
chlordane
cispadane
extramundane
Haldane
intermundane
intramundane
lindane
mundane
supermundane
supramundane
transmundane
transpadane
ultramundane

Synonyms and antonyms of Zidane in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Zidane» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ZIDANE

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

Translator English - Chinese

齐达内
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Zidane
570 millions of speakers

English

Zidane
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जिदाने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

زيدان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Зидан
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Zidane
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জিদান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Zidane
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Zidane
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zidane
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ジダン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지단
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Zidane
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Zidane
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஜிதேன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झिदान
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Zidane
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Zidane
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Zidane
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Зідан
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Zidane
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Ζιντάν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Zidane
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Zidane
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Zidane
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Zidane

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ZIDANE»

The term «Zidane» is very widely used and occupies the 22.804 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of Zidane
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ZIDANE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ZIDANE»

Discover the use of Zidane in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Zidane and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Soccer: From Beckham to Zidane
Discusses the history, moves, rules, and greatest players of soccer.
Christopher Morris, 2008
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What Sport Tells Us About Life: Bradman's Average, Zidane's ...
Why will there never be another Bradman? How do you win thirty-three games in a row? Why did Zidane lose his rag on the world's stage? Foraying deep into sport's leftfield, Ed Smith asks the questions we rarely ask of our teams and players.
Ed Smith, 2009
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White Angels: Beckham, the Real Madrid, and the New Football
But Zidane, good Berber that he was, wanted to make both. And Real Madrid was the club of his dreams. 'When the Juve people sold Zidane to us,' Perez told me ' they thought they had pulled off the sale of the century. They were going to ...
John Carlin, 2008
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A History of the World Cup: 1930-2010
ZINEDINE ZIDANE The French midfielder became famous in 1998 for heading two goals in the final against Brazil to win the World Cup, and then became infamous for another header in the final against Italy eight years later. Zidane, whose ...
Clemente A. Lisi, 2011
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FIFA World Cup
Zidane's behaviour had been very arrogant and that the remarks were trivial. 1102 Materazzi also insisted that he did not insult Zidane's mother (who was ill at the time), claiming, ”I didn't talk about his mother, either. I lost my mother when I was ...
By Wikipedians, 2014
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The World through Soccer: The Cultural Impact of a Global Sport
An Algerian I used to run into habitually in downtown Toronto, also a “Zizou” fan, would often say to me in reference to Zidane's divine skills: “There is only one ' Zizou.' There is no other like him. There is only one 'Zizou'—like there is only one  ...
Tamir Bar-On, 2014
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Aspects of Meaning Construction
Expressions such as Zidane or Bill Gates in our initial sets of examples are multiple metonymies where some tiers might easily go unnoticed. First of all, Zidane in the examples in (1) must be interpreted as 'Zidane the footballer,' i.e. we have a ...
Günter Radden, Klaus-Michael Köpcke, Thomas Berg, 2007
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Motifs: An Introduction to French
Zidane ainsi que Ronaldo étaient les capitaines des deux équipes qui ont joué dans le Match contre la Pauvreté (Poverty) 2005, organisé par l'ONU (l' Organisation des Nations Unies). • Il parraine (sponsors) l'association Les Enfants du ...
Kimberly Jansma, Margaret Kassen, 2006
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Frenchness and the African Diaspora: Identity and Uprising ...
Zidane's involuntary politicization reveals a certain glory that exceeds the magic of his skill. This glory stems from his ability to represent France in all its contradictions. An entire nation's hopes are invested in Zidane, who is now the world's ...
Charles Tshimanga, Ch. Didier Gondola, Peter J. Bloom, 2009
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Excitable Speech: A Politics of the Performative
Trying to finish the character Vivi's thought, "I was just thinking," Zidane offers " about a girl?" To Vivi's denials, Zidane elaborates: "I'm always thinking about girls . I'm popular with ALL the ladies in Lindblum. Come to me if you have any girl ...
Judith Butler, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ZIDANE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Zidane is used in the context of the following news items.
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Zinedine Zidane and son Enzo freestyle to devastating effect.... and …
Zidane, who celebrated his 43rd birthday on Tuesday, provided a flashback of his elegant style when he combined with his eldest son. Zinedine Zidane hasn't ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
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Zinedine Zidane backs Rafa Benitez at Real Madrid but warns him …
Zinedine Zidane has backed the appointment of Rafa Benitez as Real Madrid manager but says that only reclaiming the La Liga title will suffice in his first ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
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Zinedine Zidane hints Eden Hazard could be next Premier League …
Zidane's comments could be seen as the start of a campaign to unsettle Hazard and tempt the 24-year-old playmaker away from Stamford Bridge this summer. «mirror.co.uk, Apr 15»
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Zinedine Zidane admits Real Madrid are monitoring Liverpool's …
Zinedine Zidane admits Real Madrid are monitoring Liverpool's Raheem Sterling ... Zinedine Zidane, the Real Madrid legend, has admitted that the European ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
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Zinedine Zidane keen on becoming Real Madrid manager
Zidane has been in charge of Madrid's Castilla side since deciding to focus on his own managerial career following his season-long stint as Carlo Ancelotti's ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
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Zidane: Neuer is a phenomenon but Ronaldo is an alien
However, while he acknowledges that Neuer has transformed the way modern goalkeepers operate, Zidane is in no doubt that Ronaldo fully deserved the prize. «Goal.com, Feb 15»
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Real Madrid: Zinedine Zidane coaching appeal successful
The Spanish football federation punished Zidane and boss Santiago Sanchez last month for not having the necessary qualifications. But days later a Spanish ... «BBC Sport, Nov 14»
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Watch Zinedine Zidane's son Enzo being very good at football
Real saw off Conquense 2-1 and Zidane Jr was in the thick of the action as he provided a gorgeous assist and produced some wonderful touches to wow the ... «Yahoo Eurosport UK, Nov 14»
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Ronaldo probably the best I ever played with - Zidane
Zidane played with Ronaldo at Real Madrid between 2002 and 2006, winning one La Liga title and an Intercontinental Cup during that time, and the Frenchman ... «Goal.com, Nov 14»
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Maradona was on another level - Zidane
The Argentine is the third player to be unveiled among the inaugural Hall of Fame entrants chosen by Goal readers, joining Zidane and Brazilian great Pele. «Goal.com, Nov 14»

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