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basketball court

Spanish translation: cancha de baloncesto

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English term or phrase:basketball court
Spanish translation:cancha de baloncesto
Entered by: Patricia Myers

18:25 Dec 6, 2001
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: basketball court
I play basketball on the basketball court.
Frankie Schroll
cancha de baloncesto
Explanation:
Juego a baloncesto en la cancha de baloncesto.

native speaker
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Patricia Myers
United States
Local time: 11:51
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Summary of answers provided
5 +9cancha de baloncesto
Patricia Myers
5 +3cancha de básquetbol/balencesto
Terry Burgess
5 +1Cancha de basquet (basket)
Monica Colangelo
5 +1Cancha de básquet
Gabriela Tenenbaum (X)
5cancha de baloncesto
Maria Belarra
4Pista de baloncesto
mgonzalez (X)


  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +9
cancha de baloncesto


Explanation:
Juego a baloncesto en la cancha de baloncesto.

native speaker

Patricia Myers
United States
Local time: 11:51
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in CatalanCatalan
PRO pts in pair: 123
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  MJ Barber
0 min
agree  olv10siq
20 mins
agree  Fernando Muela Sopeña
5 hrs
agree  Irene Vidal
6 hrs
agree  Hazel Whiteley
6 hrs
agree  Patricia Posadas
7 hrs
agree  Juan Kriete
8 hrs
agree  Ariadna Castillo González
11 hrs
agree  Sery
19 hrs
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
cancha de básquetbol/balencesto


Explanation:
Hi Frankie:-)
Both of the above terms are used in Latin America and elsewhere, just depends on the country. In Mexico, it's "básquetbol". Here are the translations from the Oxford Superlex dictionary:

basketball / "b&sk@tbO:l |"bA:- / n
a [u] (game) baloncesto m, básquetbol m (AmL); (before n) basketball player jugador, -dora
m, f de baloncesto or (AmL tb) de básquetbol, baloncestista mf, basquetbolista mf (AmL)
b [c] (ball) pelota f de básquetbol or (Esp) balón m de baloncesto

Hope this helps:-)
terry


    Above
Terry Burgess
Mexico
Local time: 12:51
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 3315

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  trena: En México también se oye "básquet," así nada más.
26 mins
  -> Thx Trena:-)))
agree  Robert INGLEDEW: Both options are used in Argentina.
6 hrs
agree  Hermeneutica: Yes for Argentina but note small typo, s/b balOncesto not balEncesto
8 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Cancha de basquet (basket)


Explanation:
In Argentina

Monica Colangelo
Argentina
Local time: 15:51
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 2450

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  JoseAlejandro: esta traducción me agrada por su fluidez...besides, I, myself, reign on the basketball court!
3 hrs
  -> Gracias, José! I'm a Lakers fan, and you?
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Cancha de básquet


Explanation:
Hi!

In South America we call it this way.

"Juego al básquet en una cancha de básquet"

Saludos #:)


    Reference: http://www.efdeportes.com/efd5/gjil505.htm
    Reference: http://www.wordreference.com
Gabriela Tenenbaum (X)
Uruguay
Local time: 15:51
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 373

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  mtpringle: básquet o basquetbol en sudamérica, baloncesto en España los tres términos aprobados por REA
10 hrs
  -> Thank you! #:))
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Pista de baloncesto


Explanation:
hth

mgonzalez (X)
PRO pts in pair: 100
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
cancha de baloncesto


Explanation:
"Cancha" is almost only used for basketball. So "de bloancesto" is not absolutely necessary.
Good luck!

Maria Belarra
Spain
Local time: 20:51
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 209
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