German vocabulary: Basketball
116 German words for basketball, most common first, each with audio and an example sentence.
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im Aus
A1
out of bounds
schnell
A1
quickly
das Spiel
A2
a game (instance or way of playing)
Mann gegen Mann
A1
man-to-man
hoch
A1
high, tall
treffen
A2
to meet; to encounter
das Treffen
A2
a meeting
das Team
A2
team
groß
A1
big, large, large-scale
führen
B1
to lead
der Spieler
B1
player
laufen
A1
to walk; to jog; to run (to move on foot; either at a normal or an increased speed)
die Saison
B1
season (a part of a year when something particular happens)
gewinnen
A1
to win; to be victorious
der Punkt
B1
point
der Verein
A1
association, club, society
offen
A2
open
die Regel
B1
rule
die Mannschaft
A2
crew members of a ship
knapp
B1
scarce
die Bank
A1
bench (which people sit on); pew
der Sieg
B1
victory
hart
A2
hard
die Position
A1
position, location
der Trainer
A2
trainer, coach
verlieren
A2
to lose (something, or a game)
das Netz
B1
net; web; mesh (construction of interwoven fibres, e.g. that of a fisher, a spider, etc.)
der Gegner
B1
adversary, opponent, enemy
der Angriff
B1
attack, offensive, strike, assault, onslaught, raid, offence
in Führung gehen
A1
to take the lead
der Ball
A2
ball (round or roundish object, most commonly used in games)
der Zuschauer
B1
spectator
das Training
A2
training (exercise, chiefly physical)
werfen
B1
to throw
auf der Bank sitzen
A1
to sit on the bench
der Fan
A2
fan, devotee
der Wechsel
A1
change
der Pass
A1
pass, mountain pass
der Ring
A2
a ring (a circular and hollow object, made of any material.)
die Niederlage
B2
defeat, loss
der Viertel
B1
quarter, fourth
fair
B1
fair (just, honest, equitable, adequate)
die Verteidigung
B1
defence
das Center
A2
shopping centre
die Verletzung
B1
injury
der Block
B1
block (large building or group of such)
fangen
A1
to catch (grab something flying in the air)
springen
B1
to dive; to jump; to vault
die Meisterschaft
A2
mastery
die Übung
B1
practice; exercise; training; workout; drill; maneuver (the usually repeated performance of an activity for the sake of improvement and learning)
die Halbzeit
B2
half (one of two equally long periods of a match)
der Sprung
A2
jump, leap
in letzter Sekunde
A1
at the last second
der Basketball
A2
basketball
trainieren
A2
to work out, to exercise, to train
der Dreier
B1
three-pointer
das Unentschieden
B1
draw; tie
das Trikot
B1
jersey; sport shirt
verwandeln
B2
to turn, to change, to transform
die Taktik
A2
tactics, strategy (art of anticipation and planning)
der Schiedsrichter
A2
judge, referee, umpire
angreifen
B1
to attack
der Korb
C1
basket, creel
die Auszeit
B2
time-out
einen Korb werfen
C1
to score a basket
täuschen
B2
to be wrong, to be mistaken
pfeifen
C1
to whistle (with one's mouth or a whistle)
der Wurf
B2
throw
abspielen
B1
to play (a tape, a movie, an audio or video file etc.); to replay
die Sporthalle
B1
gym; sports hall (large room used for indoor sports)
aufwärmen
B1
to warm up
das Playoff
B2
playoff
die Spielerin
B1
player
blocken
B1
to block
der Einwurf
B2
throw-in, inbound pass
aufholen
C2
to catch up, to close the gap
abfangen
A2
to intercept, to stop (to prevent a strike or projectile from reaching its target)
die Seitenlinie
B2
sideline
der Spielstand
B1
score
der Assist
B1
assist
auswechseln
B2
to swap out, replace
der Ballbesitz
B1
possession of the ball
der Spielzug
C1
set play
der Gleichstand
C2
tied score
der Flügelspieler
B1
wing player, forward
die Grundlinie
B2
baseline, end line
die Anzeigetafel
B1
scoreboard
treffsicher
C1
accurate, deadly (shooting)
das Timeout
B2
timeout
der Rebound
B2
rebound
abprallen
B2
to bounce off, to rebound
zuspielen
A2
to pass to someone
prellen
C1
to bounce (the ball)
der Dunk
B2
dunk
der Ballverlust
B2
turnover, loss of possession
das Dribbling
B2
dribbling
dribbeln
B2
to dribble
der Freiwurf
B2
free throw
die Manndeckung
B1
man-to-man defense
der Aufbauspieler
B2
point guard, playmaker
beidhändig
B2
ambidextrous, with both hands
einwechseln
A2
to bring on (a substitute)
der Korbleger
B2
layup
der Ballgewinn
B2
steal, winning the ball
der Sprungwurf
B2
jump shot
die Freiwurflinie
B2
free-throw line
abpfeifen
C1
to blow the whistle to stop play
die Wurfquote
B2
shooting percentage
der Schnellangriff
B2
fast break
der Sprungball
B1
jump ball, tip-off
die Zonenverteidigung
B2
zone defense
der Schrittfehler
B2
traveling (violation)
die Dreierlinie
B2
three-point line
anpfeifen
A2
to blow the whistle to start play
das Korbbrett
C1
backboard
die Wurfuhr
B1
shot clock