Gol kontaktowy
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What it means
Literally “contact goal.” A goal that brings a losing team back into contention — reducing the deficit and making the game competitive again. Used in football commentary and figuratively for any move that keeps someone in the game.
Vocabulary
- gol — goal
- kontaktowy — contact, connecting (adjective)
Grammar note
'Kontaktowy' is a masculine nominative adjective agreeing with 'gol'.
Cultural context
Football is hugely popular in Poland and football vocabulary frequently crosses into everyday speech.
Intermediate
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