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contrasti

English translation: defence (US defense)

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Italian term or phrase:contrasti
English translation:defence (US defense)
Entered by: Lucia Valentino

20:17 May 9, 2013
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Science - Sports / Fitness / Recreation / basket
Italian term or phrase: contrasti
è fondamentale raggiungere una preparazione atletica generale determinante nel riuscire a vincere i contrasti ed imporsi sugli avversari
Lucia Valentino
Italy
Local time: 15:32
defence (US defense)
Explanation:
I think tackle is more suited to contact sports (football, rugby), while basketball is classified as non-contact. It has a lot of very specialised vocab, but in general all 'attacking' modes are called offense (US) and all 'defending' ones defense (surprise, surprise)
I think you will find this website very useful for basketball vocab -
So in your case, "get through" or even "outsmart" the opponents' defense(s) (I hate to see a plural on words like defenses, but if the Yanks who invented the game use it...)
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Lorraine Buckley (X)
Italy
Local time: 15:32
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1defence (US defense)
Lorraine Buckley (X)
3tackles
valentina.p


  

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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
defence (US defense)


Explanation:
I think tackle is more suited to contact sports (football, rugby), while basketball is classified as non-contact. It has a lot of very specialised vocab, but in general all 'attacking' modes are called offense (US) and all 'defending' ones defense (surprise, surprise)
I think you will find this website very useful for basketball vocab -
So in your case, "get through" or even "outsmart" the opponents' defense(s) (I hate to see a plural on words like defenses, but if the Yanks who invented the game use it...)


    Reference: http://hooptactics.com/Basketball_Basics_Defenses
Lorraine Buckley (X)
Italy
Local time: 15:32
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 27

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rosanna Palermo
8 hrs
  -> thanks, "Moonie" ;-)
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
tackles


Explanation:
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Note added at 13 hrs (2013-05-10 10:05:01 GMT)
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Sì, ma in effetti come dice LorraineB nel basket non si usa molto "contrasto" (neanche in italiano).

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Note added at 21 hrs (2013-05-10 18:14:46 GMT)
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Forse potrebbe andare bene "to win one-on-one situations".

valentina.p
Italy
Local time: 15:32
Native speaker of: Italian
Notes to answerer
Asker: quindi to win the tackles andrebbe bene?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Iride Sorace
6 hrs
  -> Grazie!
disagree  Rosanna Palermo: no tackles are allowed in basketball, only football (not soccer). In soccer you can "check" a player but not tackle him. "American soccer" in in fact "football" see www.NFL.com
20 hrs
  -> I'm not a native,but afaik in the US soccer (see MLS) and football (see NFL) are different sports,respectively known in the rest of the world as football and American football. Both sports allow something called tackles.But I know this is not the point :)
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