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A woven container, usually made of willow rods, raffia, or plastic, used for carrying or storing things.
Sie packte Äpfel und Brot in den Korb für das Picknick.
She packed apples and bread into the basket for the picnic.
The meaning of 'Korb' (basket) depends heavily on the context. If it's about shopping or carrying, it means the container. In sports, especially basketball, it means the target. In connection with 'bekommen' (to get) or 'geben' (to give), it refers to social rejection.
Bitte bring den Papierkorb nach draußen.
Please take the wastepaper basket outside.
The idiom 'einen Korb bekommen' means to get rejected, usually in a romantic approach. The opposite is 'jemandem einen Korb geben', meaning to reject someone.
Er war sehr enttäuscht, als er von ihr einen Korb bekam.
He was very disappointed when he got rejected by her.
'Korb' (basket) is the base word for many useful everyday objects. Examples include 'der Einkaufskorb' (shopping basket) for shopping, 'der Papierkorb' (wastepaper basket) for trash, or 'der Wäschekorb' (laundry basket) for dirty clothes.
Der Einkaufskorb war voll mit frischem Gemüse vom Markt.
The shopping basket was full of fresh vegetables from the market.
In a basketball context, 'Korb' (basket) is usually used with the verbs 'werfen' (to throw) or 'treffen' (to hit). 'Einen Korb werfen' describes the player's action, while 'einen Korb erzielen' refers to the successful shot.
In letzter Sekunde gelang ihm der entscheidende Korb.
At the last second, he made the decisive basket.
gate / goal
'das Tor' and 'der Korb' can both be a target in sports that a ball is supposed to go into. The most important difference is the sport. 'das Tor' is used, for example, in soccer, handball, or ice hockey. It can mean the structure or the point that is scored. 'der Korb' mainly fits basketball and there refers to the hoop with the net. Learners may confuse the words because both have to do with points in sports. A practical tip: in soccer, you 'schießt ein Tor' (score a goal); in basketball, you 'wirft auf den Korb' (shoot at the basket).
Beim Training traf Sofia den Korb dreimal hintereinander.
During training, Sofia hit the basket three times in a row.
Kurz vor dem Ende schoss Max den Ball ins Tor.
Just before the end, Max kicked the ball into the goal.