What does basquete in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word basquete in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use basquete in Portuguese.

The word basquete in Portuguese means basketball, basquete, basquetebol, bola de basquete, treinador de basquete, quadra de basquete, cesta de basquete, temporada de basquete, time de basquete, time de basquete. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word basquete

basketball

substantivo masculino (jogo de acertar a cesta)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

basquete, basquetebol

noun (sport)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Nas quartas à noite jogamos basquete (or: basquetebol) no ginásio.
We play basketball at the gym on Wednesday nights.

bola de basquete

noun (ball used in basketball)

A bola de basquete precisava de um pouco mais de ar.
The basketball needed a little more air.

treinador de basquete

noun (basketball: manager, trainer)

Um time profissional terá um treinador de basquete e um administrador de negócios.
A professional team will have both a basketball coach and a business manager.

quadra de basquete

noun (area marked for basketball)

Some of the players were warming up on the basketball court.

cesta de basquete

noun (mesh goal in basketball)

Para marcar o ponto, a bola precisa atravessar o aro dentro da cesta de basquete.
To score, the ball must pass through the goal rim and into the basketball net.

temporada de basquete

noun (when pro basketball is played)

Basketball season overlaps with football in the winter and baseball in the spring.

time de basquete

noun (group of basketball players)

Um time de basquete é formado tradicionalmente por cinco jogadores.
A basketball team traditionally has five players.

time de basquete

noun (basketball team)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

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