How to Say ‘It was a bicycle kick’ in Mexican Spanish
Fue de chilena
fweh deh chee-LEH-nah
[fweh deh chee-LEH-nah]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: In Mexico a bicycle kick is a chilena, from the claim that it was invented in Chile. Other countries may call it a tijera "scissors".
Phrase Breakdown
Fue
[fweh]
was
Past tense of ser; used to say something was a certain way.
La charla Fue muy útil después del evento.
The talk was very useful after the event.
de
[deh]
by / with
Indicates the manner of the action.
Fue gol de tiro libre.
It was a free-kick goal.
chilena
[chee-LEH-nah]
bicycle kick
An overhead kick in soccer; literally 'Chilean'.
Metió gol de chilena.
He scored with a bicycle kick.
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