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Strafe

Strafe

See also: strafe

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

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strafe

strafe

See also: Strafe

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.

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtʁaːfə/

Verb

strafe

  1. first person singular and imperative of strafen