Translations for „dunk“ in the English » German Dictionary

I . dunk [dʌŋk] VB trans

1. dunk (dip into):

to dunk sth in sth

etw in etw acc [ein]tunken region [o. [ein]tauchen]

2. dunk (in basketball):

to dunk the ball

einen Punkt mit einem Wurf direkt in den Korb erzielen, bei dem die Hände über dem Rand bleiben

II . dunk [dʌŋk] N

to go for a dunk inf

eintauchen

to go for a dunk inf

schwimmen gehen

dunk N

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to be a slam dunk Am inf

eine todsichere Sache sein

this is a slam dunk Am inf

das kann gar nicht schiefgehen

I . slam ˈdunk N

slam dunk

Korbleger m

II . slam ˈdunk VB trans

1. slam dunk (score in basketball):

to slam dunk the ball/a basket

einen Korbleger machen

2. slam dunk Am fig (defeat):

to slam dunk a proposal

einen Vorschlag niederschmettern

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to dunk the ball

einen Punkt mit einem Wurf direkt in den Korb erzielen, bei dem die Hände über dem Rand bleiben

to slam dunk a proposal

einen Vorschlag niederschmettern

to go for a dunk inf

schwimmen gehen

to slam dunk the ball/a basket

einen Korbleger machen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

After each dunk, or attempted dunk, competitors are awarded a mark out of 10 from five judges, giving a possible high score of 50.

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Battle was a fan favorite due to his hustle and spectacular slam dunks.

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The park also plays host to the annual town festival that has a 5k, dunking booth and food stands.

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Tucker won the votes needed to be invited to the contest and went on to become the slam dunk champion.

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He's scored more than 2,400 points that way, and that's incredible, considering he doesn't get any tip-ins, drives or dunks.

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He also set an unofficial school record with 49 dunks during the season.

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Contestants were allowed one replacement dunk per attempt.

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Reusing the components involved a process of dunking the entire model in a large bowl of warm water.

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One of his dunks employed a 12-foot high hoop.

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New dunk styles are possible to implement and enhanced motion capturing allows the no-look pass to be used during gameplay.

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