global

/ɡloˈbal/ · B1 · adj

global

🌍⚽ Spanish global = English global: from globo, Latin globus, a ball or sphere

Same spelling, but in Spanish the stress falls on the last syllable: glo-BAL. In football, el global is the aggregate score, the two legs of a tie added together, as in ganó 3-2 en el global.

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