american football

• Sport d'équipe pratiqué principalement aux États-Unis et au Canada, où deux équipes de onze joueurs tentent de faire progresser un ballon ovale dans la zone d'en-but adverse par la course ou la passe. Se distingue du football (soccer) et du rugby.

A team sport played primarily in the United States and Canada, involving two teams of eleven players who attempt to advance an oval-shaped ball into the opponent's end zone by running or passing it. It is distinct from association football (soccer) and rugby.

1. Team sportA2formalamerican

   A sport played between two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end, where the objective is to advance an oval ball into the opponent's end zone by running or passing.

   football américain

   • He plays American football for his college team.
   • The Super Bowl is the championship game of American football.
   • American football requires both strength and strategy.

2. The ball used in the sportA2informalamerican

   The oval-shaped ball used in the game of American football.

   ballon de football américain

   • He threw the American football across the field.
   • The quarterback handed off the American football to the running back.
   • She caught the American football and ran for a touchdown.