dunk(
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)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (culinary)
3. (basketball)
a. machacar
Shaq broke the backboard when he dunked the ball.Shaq rompió el tablero al machacar la pelota.
b. clavar (Argentina) (Ecuador)
Regionalism used in Argentina
Regionalism used in Ecuador
The player dunked the ball and then swung from the basket.El jugador clavó el balón y luego se quedó colgando del aro.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
4. (basketball)
a. hacer un mate
She's so tall she can dunk over the heads of other players.Es tan alta que puede hacer un mate por encima de las cabezas de las otras jugadoras.
b. hacer una clavada (Argentina) (Ecuador)
Regionalism used in Argentina
Regionalism used in Ecuador
Wow! My little brother just dunked!¡Órale! Mi hermanito acaba de hacer una clavada.
c. hacer una volcada (Argentina) (Ecuador)
Regionalism used in Argentina
Regionalism used in Ecuador
You can't dunk in the park because the baskets aren't reinforced.No se puede hacer una volcada en el parque porque las canastas no están reforzadas.
d. donquear (Caribbean) (Honduras)
Regionalism used in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
Regionalism used in Honduras
Today we're going to practice dunking.Hoy vamos a practicar donquear.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
5. (basketball)
b. la clavada (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Who won the dunk contest this year?¿Quién ganó el concurso de clavadas este año?
c. la volcada (F) (Argentina) (Ecuador)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Argentina
Regionalism used in Ecuador
Wow! Did you see that dunk?¡Guau! ¿Viste esa volcada?
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