German

Noun

Strafe f ‎(genitive Strafe, plural Strafen)

1. punishment
2. penalty
   • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 27/2010, page 109:

     Ein Gericht verurteilt einen Täter zu einer Strafe. Nachdem er sie verbüßt hat, ist der Rechtsfrieden wieder hergestellt: Seine Schuld ist getilgt, die Strafe söhnt ihn mit der Gesellschaft aus.

     A court sentences a delinquent to a penalty. After he has served it, the lawful state is restored: His guilt is cleared, the punishment reconciles him with society.

3. fine

Declension

Synonyms

• Bestrafung (1,2)
• Geldstrafe, Geldbuße, Bußgeld (3)

Derived terms

• Strafantrag m
• Strafanzeige f
• Todesstrafe
• Geldstrafe

Descendants

• Russian: штраф ‎(štraf)

English

Verb

strafe ‎(third-person singular simple present strafes, present participle strafing, simple past and past participle strafed)

1. (transitive) To attack (ground targets) with mashine-gun fire from low-flying aircraft.
2. (intransitive, video games) to sidestep; to move sideways without turning. A core mechanic of most first-person shooters.
   • 2001, Jana Hallford, Swords and circuitry: a designer's guide to computer role playing games

     If the NPC is close to the player, he may also try using the tried-and-true Quake circle-strafing technique.

   • 2007, Stephen Cawood, Pat McGee, Microsoft XNA Game Studio Creator's Guide

     A strafe is a side-to-side camera movement. If you're a fan of first-person shooter games, you know how fundamental strafing can be to a game.

Noun

strafe ‎(plural strafes)

1. An attack of machine-gun or cannon fire from a low-flying aircraft.
2. (video games) A sideways movement without turning.
   • 2004, Marc Saltzman, Game Creation and Careers: Insider Secrets from Industry Experts

     We also have added a new game control called the "defensive strafe," in which the user can press a button and stay facing forward.

Anagrams

• afters, farest, faster

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtʁaːfə/

Verb

strafe

1. first person singular and imperative of strafen