dunk

dʌŋk
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Translation of dunk into German,

Verb

tr.
1.

food

dip bread or biscuit in liquid before eating
  • He dunked his biscuit in the tea.Er tunkte seinen Keks in den Tee.
2.

sports

TECH.US
put the ball through the hoop in basketball
TECH.US
stopfen dunken
  • He dunked the ball with great force.Er stopfte den Ball mit großer Kraft durch den Korb.
3.

cooking

Rare
submerge briefly into a liquid
Rare
  • She dunked the cookie in milk..Sie hat den Keks in die Milch eingetaucht.

Noun

1.

cooking

act of submerging something briefly in liquid
  • The dunk of the cookie made it taste better.Das Eintauchen des Kekses machte ihn schmackhafter.
2.

basketball

TECH.US
act of putting the ball through the hoop
TECH.US
  • His dunk won the game for the team.Sein Dunking gewann das Spiel für die Mannschaft.
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Expressions with dunk: examples in English and translations in German

Selbstläufer
His plan was a slam dunk approach to win the deal.
sich lustig machen über
veräppeln
She likes to dunk on her friends with playful jokes.
Slam-Dunk
He made an impressive slam-dunk during the game.
Dunk-Tank
The dunk tank was the most popular game at the fair.
Dunking
Dunk
He excited the crowd with a powerful dunk shot..

Images of dunk

  • dunk: act of submerging something briefly in liquid
    (cooking) Eintauchen

Synonyms and analogies of dunk in English

Examples of dunk in a sentence

  • They love to dunk cookies in milk.
  • She managed to dunk despite the defender's block.
  • The crowd cheered as he dunked effortlessly.
  • He dunked the bread into the soup.
  • The child dunked the toy in the bathwater.
  • A quick dunk of the bread softened it perfectly.

Translations of "dunk" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
tauchenv.

He instructed his dog to dunk its paws in the water bowl.

Er wies seinen Hund an, seine Pfoten in den Wassernapf zu tauchen.

tunkenv.

She decided to dunk her cookie in the milk before taking a bite.

Sie beschloss, ihren Keks in die Milch zu tunken, bevor sie hineinbiss.

eintauchenv.

Using fish oil, you can simply dunk a boilie into it.

Mit Fischöl kann man einfach einen Boilie eintauchen.

versenkenv.

During practice, she tries different styles to dunk the ball.

Beim Training probiert sie verschiedene Techniken aus, um den Ball zu versenken.

eintunkenv.

To make the sauce richer, you should dunk the bread in it.

Um die Soße reichhaltiger zu machen, solltest du das Brot darin eintunken.

Noun
Dunkingn.

Watching his son dunk the basketball made him incredibly proud.

Seinen Sohn beim Dunking zu beobachten, machte ihn unglaublich stolz.

dasUntertauchennn.

I didn't say dunk. I said don't. Tarzan, don't.

Ich sagte nicht: "Untertauchen." Ich sagte: "Nicht." Tarzan, nicht.

Dunk

The basketball player swooshed through the air for a perfect dunk.

Der Basketballspieler flog förmlich durch die Luft für einen perfekten Dunk.

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dunk: Examples and translations in context

On chilly days, I like to dunk my feet in warm water.

An kühlen Tagen tauche ich meine Füße gerne in warmes Wasser.

The chef instructed us to dunk the shrimp in boiling water.

Der Koch wies uns an, die Garnelen kurz in kochendes Wasser zu tauchen.

Please do not dunk the ear plugs into water or any other detergents.

Bitte tauchen Sie die Ohrstöpsel nicht in Wasser oder andere Reinigungsmittel.

She took a moment to dunk her hands in the cold water.

Sie nahm sich einen Moment Zeit, um ihre Hände in das kalte Wasser zu tauchen.

Slowly dunk your head underwater while blowing air out through your nose.

Tauche langsam deinen Kopf unter Wasser, während du durch die Nase Luft ausbläst.

To keep your kitten calm, dunk its feet in the water first.

Damit dein Kätzchen ruhig bleibt, musst du zuerst seine Pfoten in das Wasser tauchen.

A final hammock zipline will dunk you into the cool waters of a placid cenote.

Eine letzte Hängematten-Seilrutsche wird Sie in das kühle Wasser einer ruhigen Cenote tauchen.

I'll dunk your head in the deep fryer.

Wir streiten uns und ich tauche Ihren Kopf in die Fritteuse.

See also:

slam-dunkdunk tankslam dunk approachdunk ondunk shot
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