waterpolo

/wˈɔɾɚpəlˌoʊ/ noun

water polo (water sport consisting of two teams of swimmers who have to throw the ball into the opponent's goal)

Word Origin Waterpolo is a compound of water and polo — polo being a ball game, from Balti pulu 'ball'. The word polo entered English via the British in India, where they learned the game. Waterpolo is polo played in water. Water comes from Old English wæter, related to wet and winter.

noun water polo (water sport consisting of two teams of swimmers who have to throw the ball into the opponent's goal) countable

In waterpolo, players must tread water while attempting to score goals against the opposing team.

(名词) 水球 【水球(一种水上运动,两队游泳者需将球投入对方球门)】

在水球运动中,球员必须踩水同时尝试对抗对方球队得分。

(sustantivo) waterpolo (deporte acuático que consiste en dos equipos de nadadores que deben lanzar el balón a la portería del oponente).

En el waterpolo, los jugadores deben mantenerse a flote mientras intentan anotar goles contra el equipo contrario.

(nom) water-polo; polo nautique [Sport aquatique collectif opposant deux équipes de nageurs qui doivent lancer le ballon dans le but adverse.]

Au waterpolo, les joueurs doivent se maintenir à flot tout en tentant de marquer des buts contre l'équipe adverse.

(Substantiv) Wasserball [Wasserball (ein Mannschaftssport im Wasser, bei dem zwei Teams gegeneinander spielen und den Ball ins gegnerische Tor werfen müssen).]

Beim **waterpolo** müssen die Spieler im Wasser treten, während sie versuchen, Tore gegen das gegnerische Team zu erzielen.

(名詞) 相手チームのゴールにボールを投げ入れる二つの競泳選手チームからなる水上競技。

ウォーターポールでは、選手たちは相手チームに得点を狙う間に足で水をかかなければならない。

(substantivo) polo aquático; pólo aquático [Polo aquático (esporte aquático que consiste em duas equipes de nadadores que precisam lançar a bola no gol do adversário).]

No polo aquático, os jogadores devem se manter na superfície da água enquanto tentam marcar gols contra a equipe adversária.

Word parts: water + polo

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