Phrase guide

penalty mark

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

a small white spot, painted on the grass, twelve yards in front of the centre of the goal line, from which all penalty kicks are taken

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports

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History

Etymology

From penalty + mark.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: punt de penal — spot from where penalty kicks are taken
  • Chinese Mandarin: 點球點 /点球点 (diǎnqiúdiǎn) — spot from where penalty kicks are taken
  • Chinese Mandarin: 罰球點 /罚球点 (fáqiúdiǎn) — spot from where penalty kicks are taken
  • Danish: straffesparksplet — spot from where penalty kicks are taken
  • Danish: straffesparkplet — spot from where penalty kicks are taken
  • Danish: 11-meterplet — spot from where penalty kicks are taken
  • Dutch: penaltystip — spot from where penalty kicks are taken
  • Dutch: strafschopstip — spot from where penalty kicks are taken
  • Faroese: brotssparksblettur — spot from where penalty kicks are taken
  • French: point de penalty — spot from where penalty kicks are taken
  • German: Elfmeterpunkt — spot from where penalty kicks are taken
  • Greek: σημείο του πέναλτι (simeío tou pénalti) — spot from where penalty kicks are taken
  • Italian: dischetto — spot from where penalty kicks are taken
  • Norwegian Bokmål: straffemerke — spot from where penalty kicks are taken
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: straffemerke — spot from where penalty kicks are taken
  • Polish: punkt karny — spot from where penalty kicks are taken
  • Romanian: punctul loviturii de pedeapsă — spot from where penalty kicks are taken
  • Swedish: straffpunkt — spot from where penalty kicks are taken
  • Turkish: penaltı noktası — spot from where penalty kicks are taken