basketball

basket-ball, basket

Sport où deux équipes de cinq joueurs essaient de faire passer un ballon dans un anneau placé en hauteur.

En anglais simple : A sport where two teams of five players try to throw a ball through a high ring.

• We play basketball after school.
• She joined the school basketball team.
• Did you watch the basketball game last night?

Synonymes : hoops, b-ball

Expressions courantes : play basketball, basketball team, basketball court, basketball game

ballon de basket

Gros ballon rond que les joueurs font rebondir et lancent dans un anneau placé en hauteur au basket.

En anglais simple : A large round ball that players bounce and throw through a high ring in a team sport.

• Pass me the basketball.
• He bounced the basketball across the yard.
• The gym has a box of old basketballs.

Synonymes : ball

Expressions courantes : bounce a basketball, throw a basketball, hold a basketball, orange basketball