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BALONCESTO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-08-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Basketball
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- basketball
1, record 1, English, basketball
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A game between two teams, usually of five players each, who try to score by sinking a large round ball in the opposing team's basket. 2, record 1, English, - basketball
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Basket-ball
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- basket-ball
1, record 1, French, basket%2Dball
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- basketball 2, record 1, French, basketball
correct, masculine noun
- basket 3, record 1, French, basket
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Jeu entre deux équipes de cinq joueurs qui doivent lancer un ballon dans le panier du camp adverse. 4, record 1, French, - basket%2Dball
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le règlement du basket-ball, qui impose au jeu un rythme très rapide et offensif, en fait l'un des sports de ballon les plus exigeants sur le plan technique. 5, record 1, French, - basket%2Dball
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Básquetbol
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- básquetbol
1, record 1, Spanish, b%C3%A1squetbol
correct, masculine noun, Latin America
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- basquetbol 2, record 1, Spanish, basquetbol
correct, masculine noun, Latin America
- baloncesto 3, record 1, Spanish, baloncesto
correct, masculine noun, Spain
- básquet 1, record 1, Spanish, b%C3%A1squet
correct, masculine noun, Latin America
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Basquetbol es el término oficial de los Juegos Panamericanos. 4, record 1, Spanish, - b%C3%A1squetbol
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, recuerda que en las informaciones dirigidas a España se utilice la forma baloncesto y que en las noticias para Hispanoamérica y los Estados Unidos se recurra a las voces básquetbol o basquetbol y a la forma abreviada básquet, por ser estas las más comunes en América. 1, record 1, Spanish, - b%C3%A1squetbol
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