goalpost

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or goal post (gōl'pōst') pronunciation
n.
  1. One of a pair of posts usually joined with a crossbar to form a goal, as in soccer or ice hockey.
  2. A post or a pair of posts supporting a crossbar and either supporting or extending into the uprights of a goal, as in football.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - målstang

idioms:

  • move the goalposts    ændre rammerne

Français (French)
n. - poteau de but

idioms:

  • move the goalposts    changer les règles du jeu

Deutsch (German)
n. - Torpfosten

idioms:

  • move the goalposts    die Spielregeln verändern

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (αθλοπ.) (κάθετο) δοκάρι τέρματος

idioms:

  • move the goalposts    μεταθέτω τα όρια εγχειρήματος

Italiano (Italian)
palo della porta (sport)

Português (Portuguese)
n. - trave (f) do gol (Desp.)

Русский (Russian)
штанга (ворот)

Español (Spanish)
n. - poste de la portería

idioms:

  • move the goalposts    cambiar las reglas de juego

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - målstolpe

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
门柱

idioms:

  • move the goalposts    改变目标, 改变规则

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 門柱

idioms:

  • move the goalposts    改變目標, 改變規則

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (축구의) 골대

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ゴールポスト

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קורת השער‬


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