Definition

1. Adjective (Tính từ):
   • Offside (in football/soccer): Describes the position of an attacking player who is nearer to the opponent's goal line than both the ball and the second-last opponent (usually the last outfield player) at the moment the ball is played to them by a teammate. This is an offense in football.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Trọng tài thổi còi vì cầu thủ tiền đạo bị việt vị. (The referee blew the whistle because the striker was offside.)
  • Đội tuyển đã bị thổi phạt việt vị nhiều lần trong hiệp một. (The team was called for offside several times in the first half.)
  • Anh ấy chạy chỗ rất thông minh để không rơi vào thế việt vị. (He makes very intelligent runs to avoid being in an offside position.)

Advanced Usage

• "Bẫy việt vị" (offside trap): A defensive tactic where defenders move forward in unison to place attacking players in an offside position.

  • Hàng thủ đá rất chắc và thực hiện bẫy việt vị hiệu quả. (The defense played very solidly and executed the offside trap effectively.)

• "Vị trí việt vị" (offside position): The specific location of a player that constitutes being offside.

  • Dù ở vị trí việt vị, anh ta không tham gia vào tình huống bóng nên không bị thổi phạt. (Although in an offside position, he was not involved in the play so no foul was called.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lỗi việt vị (n): The offside offense/foul.

  • Trận đấu bị gián đoạn bởi một lỗi việt vị. (The match was interrupted by an offside foul.)

• Phạt việt vị: The act of penalizing an offside offense; an offside call.

  • Tiếng còi phạt việt vị của trọng tài làm dấy lên nhiều tranh cãi. (The referee's offside call whistle sparked much controversy.)

Synonyms

• Hors-jeu (French loanword used in Vietnamese contexts): Offside. This is a direct synonym, often used interchangeably in sports commentary.
  • Tình huống hors-jeu đó rất sát sao. (That offside situation was very close.)

Related Phrases / Terminology

• Luật việt vị (offside rule/law): The official rule governing offside offenses.

  • Luật việt vị trong bóng đá đã có nhiều thay đổi. (The offside rule in football has undergone many changes.)

• Xem xét việt vị bằng VAR (to review an offside call using VAR): Refers to the use of Video Assistant Referee technology to check an offside decision.

  • Tình huống bàn thua đã được đưa ra xem xét việt vị bằng VAR. (The disallowed goal was taken for an offside review using VAR.)

adj

1. off side