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