Noun
die Manndeckung
Pronunciation: /manˌdɛkʊŋ/
man-to-man defense
C2
rank #12,688
plural Manndeckungen
Meanings
Noun
- man-to-man defense
- man-to-man defence, marking
Example sentence
Gegen schnelle Gegner spielen wir lieber Manndeckung.
Against fast opponents we prefer man-to-man defence.
Word forms
singular
die Manndeckung
plural
die Manndeckungen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Manndeckung
Accusativedie Manndeckung
Dativeder Manndeckung
Genitiveder Manndeckung
Plural
Nominativedie Manndeckungen
Accusativedie Manndeckungen
Dativeden Manndeckungen
Genitiveder Manndeckungen
Usage
- in Manndeckung spielen — play man-to-man defence
- Manndeckung / Raumdeckung — mark individual opponents / cover zones; contrasting tactics
Nach der Pause wechselte die Mannschaft zur Manndeckung.
After the break, the team switched to man-to-man defence.