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Portuguese translation: zaga

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English term or phrase:back
Portuguese translation:zaga
Entered by: Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa

20:58 Feb 27, 2006
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / Futebol na Copa do Mundo
English term or phrase: back
Needless to say, they're organised and professional at the back and will, therefore, be difficult to beat
at the back = na defesa?
Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
Brazil
Local time: 08:39
zaga
Explanation:
* Do Oxford:
back (Football) - One of the players stationed behind the ‘forwards,’ e.g. ‘half-back,’ ‘three-quarter back’; the duty of the simple ‘back’ is to defend the goal. Also in other games.

* Do Houaiss:
zaga - conjunto formado pelos dois zagueiros / posição recuada e defensiva que estes jogadores ocupam no campo de futebol.

* Do Michaelis:
back - zagueiro.

* Do Webster's:
back - zagueiro, beque.
Selected response from:

Carlos Angelo
Brazil
Local time: 08:39
Grading comment
Muito obrigada.
Abração
Teresa
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +7defesa / retaguarda
rhandler
5 +1zaga
Carlos Angelo


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
defesa / retaguarda


Explanation:
Acho que sua tradução es'tá correta. Retaguarda é outra palavra usada para referir-se à defesa, no futebol e no basquete. Veja estes exemplos:

CONTRA ATAQUE
Temos que ficar atento para o equilíbrio ofensivo (volta do ataque para a defesa), seria um jogador de segurança, sua função é cuidar da retaguarda, ...
www.basket-al.com.br/colunaprof3.htm


Gazeta Esportiva . Net - Reportagem
Com apenas 48 gols tomados, o Coxa teve a terceira melhor defesa do torneio. A retaguarda comandada pelo técnico Antônio Lopes manteve a média no Paranaense ...
www.gazetaesportiva.net/reportagem/futebol/rep447_coritiba....



rhandler
Local time: 08:39
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 46

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claudio Mazotti
2 mins
  -> Obrigado, klausinSP.
agree  Marttim (X): As 3 estão corretas, é questão de escolha.
14 mins
  -> Obrigado, Marttim.
agree  María Leonor Acevedo-Miranda
19 mins
  -> Obrigado, Leonor.
agree  Elza Santos
48 mins
  -> Obrigado, Elza.
agree  Cristina Santos
2 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Cristina.
agree  Eugenia Lourenco
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  -> Obrigado, Eugenia.
agree  tagl (X)
7 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Tiago.
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
zaga


Explanation:
* Do Oxford:
back (Football) - One of the players stationed behind the ‘forwards,’ e.g. ‘half-back,’ ‘three-quarter back’; the duty of the simple ‘back’ is to defend the goal. Also in other games.

* Do Houaiss:
zaga - conjunto formado pelos dois zagueiros / posição recuada e defensiva que estes jogadores ocupam no campo de futebol.

* Do Michaelis:
back - zagueiro.

* Do Webster's:
back - zagueiro, beque.

Carlos Angelo
Brazil
Local time: 08:39
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 36
Grading comment
Muito obrigada.
Abração
Teresa

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marttim (X): Correta também
13 mins
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