Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Fußballkicker
English translation:
table soccer / table football / foosball (USA)
Added to glossary by
Alexander Schleber (X)
Oct 14, 2004 19:19
19 yrs ago
German term
Fußballkicker
German to English
Bus/Financial
Sports / Fitness / Recreation
Game machines
I belive this is a soccer game machine with rods, to which kickers are attached. You spin them to kick the ball towards the goal of your opponent.
What is this machine called in UK or USA English?
TIA
What is this machine called in UK or USA English?
TIA
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +6 | table football |
IanW (X)
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| 5 +2 | foosball |
Andras Malatinszky
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| 3 +3 | foosball table |
Kim Metzger
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Proposed translations
+6
1 min
German term (edited):
Fu�ballkicker
Selected
table football
It's called "table football" where I come from.
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Note added at 3 mins (2004-10-14 19:23:07 GMT)
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My Langenscheidt gives \"table football\" too. This is the UK usage - and I can\'t imagine that it\'s a widespread pastime in the USA.
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Note added at 24 mins (2004-10-14 19:44:28 GMT)
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OK, so it IS a widespread pastime in the US. Seriously, though, I have never heard of \"foosball\" and would have presumed that it was a misprint. To be one the safe side on both sides of the Atlantic, I would put \"table soccer\" - everyone would understand that.
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Note added at 3 mins (2004-10-14 19:23:07 GMT)
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My Langenscheidt gives \"table football\" too. This is the UK usage - and I can\'t imagine that it\'s a widespread pastime in the USA.
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Note added at 24 mins (2004-10-14 19:44:28 GMT)
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OK, so it IS a widespread pastime in the US. Seriously, though, I have never heard of \"foosball\" and would have presumed that it was a misprint. To be one the safe side on both sides of the Atlantic, I would put \"table soccer\" - everyone would understand that.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to all, including Kim and that horribly correct "foosball" (US mangling of Fußball) suggestion. I have decided to go with "table soccer", which makes it correct in a European context, even though Google give 57000 hits to "table football"."
+3
2 mins
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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124
German term (edited):
Fu�ballkicker
foosball table
+2
5 mins
Andras Malatinszky
Native in: Hungarian 
Works in: Hungarian to English, English to Hungarian, German to English, and 2 more.
German term (edited):
Fu�ballkicker
foosball
In the US it's called foosball (with this funky spelling)
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Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Robert M Maier
: also documented in "friends" (2nd season, the one where Joey moves out)
13 hrs
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| agree |
JM Simon (X)
1 day 2 hrs
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