goalie
/ˈɡəʊli/noun
उच्चारण गोली
गोलकीपर, गोलरक्षक
Core word
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[C] informal
a goalkeeper
गोलकीपर, गोलरक्षक
- The goalie made a brilliant save.
- Our goalie was injured in the first half.
- The goalie dived to his left and saved the penalty.
+ 2 more examples
- Our school goalie is only fourteen.
- The goalie shouted instructions to the defenders.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
goalie (informal countable noun)
Goalie is the everyday, shortened form of goalkeeper and is used in conversation and commentary.
Goalie, goalkeeper का रोज़मर्रा का संक्षिप्त रूप है और बातचीत तथा commentary में प्रयोग होता है।
- The goalie made a brilliant save in the last minute.
- Radhika's cousin is the school team's goalie.
- Our goalie never panics, even in a penalty shoot-out.
goalie + verb
A goalie saves, dives, punches, catches or clears the ball.
Goalie गेंद को save करता है, छलाँग लगाता है, punch करता है, पकड़ता है या clear करता है।
- The goalie dived to his right and pushed the ball away.
- The goalie cleared the ball up the field.
be / play as a goalie
Use 'as' with the position, and 'in goal' as another way to say it.
Position बताने के लिए 'as' का प्रयोग होता है, और 'in goal' भी इसी अर्थ में आता है।
- He plays as a goalie for the district team.
- Who is in goal for the hockey match?
informal register
Goalie suits casual speech and sports reports; in formal writing prefer goalkeeper.
Goalie अनौपचारिक बोलचाल और खेल-रिपोर्टों के लिए उपयुक्त है; औपचारिक लेखन में goalkeeper बेहतर है।
- The match report called him the team's safest goalie.
+Collocations 5
adjective + goalie
agilereservefirst-choicebravetall
- The reserve goalie came on after the injury.
verb + goalie
beatfoolpass totestreplace
- The striker beat the goalie with a low shot.
goalie + noun
glovespadskitcoachmask
- He bought a new pair of goalie gloves.
goalie + action
makes a savedivespunches clearguards the post
- The goalie makes a save and the crowd cheers.
goalie + preposition
in front ofbehindbetween the postsat the near post
- The goalie stood between the posts.
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- The goalie stopped two penalties and won the match for his school.
goalie ने दो penalty रोककर अपने स्कूल को मैच जिता दिया।
- Radhika's brother wants to be a goalie because he loves diving to catch the ball.
राधिका का भाई goalie बनना चाहता है क्योंकि उसे गेंद पकड़ने के लिए छलाँग लगाना पसंद है।
- The goalie came out of his area and was shown a yellow card.
goalie अपने क्षेत्र से बाहर आ गया और उसे पीला कार्ड दिखाया गया।
- A good goalie must stay calm when the whole team is under pressure.
एक अच्छे goalie को तब शांत रहना चाहिए जब पूरी टीम दबाव में हो।
- In the hockey final, the goalie wore thick pads and a helmet.
हॉकी फाइनल में goalie ने मोटे pads और हेलमेट पहने हुए थे।
- The goalie shouted instructions to the defenders before every corner.
हर corner से पहले goalie ने रक्षकों को निर्देश दिए।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The goalie have saved the penalty.
✓ The goalie has saved the penalty.
A singular noun takes 'has' in the present perfect.
Singular noun के साथ present perfect में 'has' आता है।
✗ He is goalie of our team.
✓ He is the goalie of our team.
A position in a team takes the article 'the'.
टीम की किसी विशिष्ट भूमिका के लिए article 'the' लगता है।