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goles

goals

noun GOH-lehs Rare

Origin: English loanword gol, plural goles

Usage Note

Goles is the plural of gol, the Spanish adaptation of the English 'goal' in football/soccer. It is used exclusively for the scoring sense — not for goalposts (portería) or life goals (metas/objetivos). Marcar goles (to score goals) is the standard collocation; meter un gol is equally common colloquially.

Examples

"El delantero marcó tres goles en el partido."

Natural Translation

The striker scored three goals in the match.

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