Luxembourgish vocabulary: Sports & Fitness

38 Luxembourgish words for sports & fitness, from A1 to C2 — each one checked in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire (LOD), with its pronunciation, LOD's English and French, and a native speaker's recording.

Level A1

  • Spill/ʃpil/nountoy, gameFR: jouet, jeu

Level A2

  • Fussball/fˈusbɑl/nounfootballFR: ballon de football
  • Gewënner/ɡəvˈənɐ/nounwinnerFR: gagnant
  • SchifuerennounskiingFR: (pratique du) ski
  • Course/kuʀs/nounraceFR: course
  • Stand/ʃtɑnt/nounscoreFR: score
  • klammen/klˈɑmən/verbto climbFR: grimper, monter

Level B1

  • Basketball/bˈɑskætbɑl/nounbasketballFR: basket, basket-ball
  • Sport/ʃpɔʀt/nounsportFR: sport
  • Tennis/tˈænis/nountennisFR: tennis
  • Fitness/fˈitnəs/nounfitness, form, conditionFR: forme, condition physique
  • Victoire/vˈiktwaːʀ/nounvictoryFR: victoire
  • Nidderlag/nˈidɐlaːχ/noundefeat, failureFR: défaite
  • Champion/ʃˈɑ̃ːmpi̯ɔ̃ː/nounchampionFR: champion
  • Übung/ˈyːbuŋ/noun(practice) exerciseFR: exercice
  • Géigner/ɡˈɜɪʑnɐ/nounopponent, adversaryFR: adversaire
  • Athleet/ɑtlˈeːt/nounathleteFR: athlète
  • Training/tʀˈɛːniŋ/nountraining, exercise, practiceFR: entraînement, exercice
  • Suedel/zˈuədəl/nounsaddleFR: selle
  • Turnen/tˈuʀnən/noungymnasticsFR: gymnastique artistique
  • Reider/ʀˈɑɪdɐ/noun(horse) riderFR: cavalier
  • Championnat/ʃɑ̃ːmpi̯onˈaːt/nounchampionshipFR: championnat
  • Eelefmeter/eːləfmˈeːtɐ/nounpenaltyFR: pénalty
  • Stadion/ʃtˈaːdi̯ɔ̃ː/nounstadiumFR: stade (de sport)
  • Tournoi/tˈuʀnwɑ/nountournamentFR: tournoi

Level B2

  • Leefer/lˈeːfɐ/nounrunnerFR: coureur (à pied)
  • paddelen/pˈɑdələn/verbto paddleFR: pagayer
  • Volleyball/vˈoleːbɑl/nounvolleyballFR: ballon de volley

Level C1

  • Vëlofueren/vˈəloːfuːɐ̯ʀən/nouncycling, riding a bikeFR: (pratique du) vélo
  • Podium/pˈoːdi̯um/nounpodium, stageFR: podium
  • Schidsriichter/ʃˈiːtsʀiːɕtɐ/nounreferee, umpireFR: arbitre
  • Fussballsspiller/fˈusbɑlsʃpilɐ/nounfootballer, football playerFR: joueur de football, footballeur
  • Finalist/finɑlˈist/nounfinalistFR: finaliste
  • Flexibilitéit/flæksiːbilitˈɜɪt/nounflexibilityFR: flexibilité

Level C2

  • Speer/ʃpeːɐ/nounjavelin, spearFR: javelot
  • Triathlon/tʀˈiːɑtlɔ̃ː/nountriathlonFR: triathlon
  • Sprangbriet/ʃpʀɑŋbʀˈiət/noundiving board, springboardFR: plongeoir, tremplin de piscine
  • Abseits/ˈɑpzɑɪts/nounoffsideFR: hors-jeu

In real sentences

Example sentences and their recordings from LOD; English by 16Word.

  • Fir de Gebuertsdag hätt ech gär e Spill fir op de ComputerFor my birthday I'd like a computer game.
  • De Fussball ass op d'Strooss gerulltThe football rolled onto the street.
  • De Gewënner vum Molconcours krut säi Präis iwwerreechtThe winner of the drawing competition was handed his prize.
  • Ech sinn dëst Joer beim Schifueren net eng eenzeg Kéier gefall!This year I didn't fall once while skiing!

Questions

How do you say “toy” in Luxembourgish?

Spill (/ʃpil/) — the LOD dictionary translates it as toy, game; in French, jouet, jeu.

How do you say “football” in Luxembourgish?

Fussball (/fˈusbɑl/) — the LOD dictionary translates it as football; in French, ballon de football.

How do you say “winner” in Luxembourgish?

Gewënner (/ɡəvˈənɐ/) — the LOD dictionary translates it as winner; in French, gagnant.

Words, IPA, English and French translations, example sentences and recordings: Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire (LOD), CC0. Selection by topic and the English of the example sentences: 16Word.

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