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Basketball terms in Basque

The list of Basque translations of basketball terms, sorted alphabetically according to each term's English name.

A

  • assist • asistentzia

B

  • basketball • saskibaloi

C

  • center • pibot

E

  • extra period • luzapen

I

  • individual defence • buruz buruko defentsa

L

  • loss of the ball • baloi-galtze

P

  • point guard • antolatzaile
  • power forward • hegal-pibot

S

  • shooting guard • eskolta
  • slam dunk • Birrinketa (saskibaloia)
  • small forward • hegal

T

  • tap • tapoi
  • technical foul • falta tekniko
  • travel • pausoak egin

U

  • unsportsmanlike foul • kirol-legearen kontrako falta

Z

  • zone defense • zona-defentsa

Basketball terms in Basque

Basketball terms in Basque
EnglishBasque
assistasistentzia
basketballsaskibaloi
centerpibot
extra periodluzapen
individual defenceburuz buruko defentsa
loss of the ballbaloi-galtze
point guardantolatzaile
power forwardhegal-pibot
shooting guardeskolta
slam dunkBirrinketa (saskibaloia)
small forwardhegal
taptapoi
technical foulfalta tekniko
travelpausoak egin
unsportsmanlike foulkirol-legearen kontrako falta
zone defensezona-defentsa