red card

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red card

  • /ˈɹɛd ˌkɑɹd/ US

noun red cards

  1. A card displayed by the referee when a player is sent off for a serious infringement of the rules. In the 1994 FIFA World Cup, Argentine player Diego Maradona was given a red card for striking US player Tab Ramos.
  2. colloquial Any official instructions to vacate an area. I hoped to park in the members' area but the attendant showed me the red card.
  3. US A card indicating a firefighter's qualifications and specialties.

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noun sports: card

Españoltarjeta roja
한국어레드카드 redeukadeu
日本語レッドカード reddo kādo
中文紅牌 /红牌 hóngpái
Kiswahilikadi nyekundu
Portuguêscartão vermelho
Françaiscarton rouge, carte rouge
Deutschrote Karte
Italianocartellino rosso
Ελληνικάκόκκινη κάρτα kókkini kárta
Românăcartonaș roșu
Русскийкра́сная ка́рточка krásnaja kártočka
Tiếng Việtthẻ đỏ
עבריתכרטיס אדום kartís adóm

noun instructions to vacate an area

Françaiscarton rouge

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@misc{red_card_2026,
  title = {red card},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/red%20card},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}