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Record 1 2013-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Basketball
  • Handball
DEF

An offensive player who executes plays designed to put one or more teammates in a position to score.

Key term(s)
  • play-maker
  • play maker

French

Domaine(s)
  • Basket-ball
  • Handball
DEF

[Joueur qui] donne le rythme et mène l'équipe à l'attaque.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Básquetbol
  • Balonmano
DEF

Jugador de baloncesto cuya misión básica consiste en organizar el juego del equipo.

OBS

Play-maker es un término inglés para designar al "jugador de baloncesto encargado de organizar el juego del equipo". En el español de España se le dice base y en algunos países de América se le llama armador o base conductor. Así pues, es innecesario el uso de este anglicismo.

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