Haciendo Jueguitos, Dominadas...
In spanish, they use the words dominadas or haceindo jueguitos for skills in soccer....so, what words in english are used for that???
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If it's only soccer (fútbol o balompié) that you're asking about, I supposed things like "fancy footwork" or "deft dribbling" might work... there's "feinting" as well, which would be like juking or faking in other sports... "juggling or kick-ups" where a player keeps the ball in the air with his feet, thighs, head and chest... just a few that come to mind... I tend to pay more attention if the USA or México is competing in international competition, otherwise, I'm pretty much wrapped up with American football! ![]()
Dominadas I will leave to someone else! jeje
Haciendo juegitos - or literally "making little games" - means to demonstrate skills, like (in soccer) juggling the ball with your foot, or in a game making good moves to evade a defender. "Dominar la pelota" is basically the same thing - to be able to control the ball like it's tied to your foot with a rubber band.
In English, we say "he or she has great moves/great skills with the ball.' Not nearly so cool, in my opinion, as a way to express this.+
There is also the verb "to deke" or the phrase "to fake out" - or "to leave someone flat-footed". "He deked him out with a Croif move and left him flat footed." (I don't know how to spell Croif, he played for Belgium or Holland and had this move where you pretended to kick the ball but instead passed over the ball with your foot, then pushed the ball back to the outside with the outside of your foot as the defender was moving in the direction of the pretend kick). Or, "He really put the moves on him with a dazzling display of fancy footwork." Or. "He deked him with a head fake and scored."