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autogol

own goal

noun ow-toh-GOHL Rare

Usage Note

Autogol is the Spanish term for an own goal in football (soccer), when a player accidentally scores into their own net. It is masculine: el autogol. Figuratively it is widely used in political and journalistic language to mean a self-inflicted blunder: el gobierno marcó un autogol con esa declaración. The plural is regular: autogoles.

Examples

"El defensa marcó un autogol en el último minuto."

Natural Translation

The defender scored an own goal in the final minute.

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