scissor kick

English

Noun

scissor kick (plural scissor kicks)

(soccer) A bicycle kick.
- 2023 November 11, Matthew Howarth, “Arsenal 3-1 Burnley”, in BBC Sport:
  There were few complains[complaints] from Arteta or his players when Vieira was dismissed for a reckless challenge on Brownhill, but Zinchenko's scissor kick nine minutes earlier had all but ended Burnley's hopes of salvaging a point.
(swimming) A leg movement in which the legs are separated and brought together with a snap.

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kick in football

Danish: saksespark n
Finnish: saksipotku
French: ciseau retourné m, ciseau (fr) m
Polish: strzał nożycami m, nożyce (pl) f pl
Swedish: cykelspark (sv) c, bicykleta (sv) c

leg movement in swimming

Finnish: saksipotku

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