dengti

English translation: cover

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Lithuanian term or phrase:dengti
English translation:cover
Entered by: Arturas Bakanauskas

09:39 Jun 1, 2011
Lithuanian to English translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / Basketball
Lithuanian term or phrase: dengti
Net ambicingieji latviai galų gale pripažino, kad Lubiną uždengti praktiškai neįmanoma, tam reikalingas kažkoks naujas išradimas.
Irena R
Local time: 15:18
cover
Explanation:
If we are talking about basketball or soccer. As in one offensive player covers one defencive player

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Note added at 2 hrs (2011-06-01 11:44:28 GMT)
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Another word used in connection with covering is guarding. To my understanding, covering is looser than guarding, i.e. when you cover another player you are possibly farther away from him or her than if you are guarding him or her.
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Arturas Bakanauskas
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Explanation:
jeigu čia kalbama apie žaidėjo dengimą

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cover


Explanation:
If we are talking about basketball or soccer. As in one offensive player covers one defencive player

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Note added at 2 hrs (2011-06-01 11:44:28 GMT)
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Another word used in connection with covering is guarding. To my understanding, covering is looser than guarding, i.e. when you cover another player you are possibly farther away from him or her than if you are guarding him or her.

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