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encestar

to score (a basket)

verb en-ses-TAHR Rare

Usage Note

Encestar is specific to basketball: it means to successfully throw the ball through the basket (cesta or canasta). It is a technical sports term not used outside this context. The general term for scoring in other sports is marcar or anotar.

Examples

"El jugador encestó desde tres puntos."

Natural Translation

The player scored from three points.

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