Usage Note
Körpertäuschung is a deliberate body feint used to deceive an opponent about one's intended direction of movement. Common in football, basketball and handball. Eine Körpertäuschung einsetzen means to perform a feint; coaches teach it as a fundamental skill.
Examples
"Mit einer eleganten Körpertäuschung ließ er seinen Gegenspieler ins Leere laufen."
Natural Translation
With an elegant feint he sent his opponent the wrong way.
Literal Translation
With an elegant body-deception he let his opponent run into emptiness.
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