Haftstrafe
/ˈhaftˌʃtʁaːfə/
die
noun
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der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- die Haftstrafen
Meaning
Made of
- Haft custody
- Strafe punishment
Similar words
Haftstrafe is the more common, general term for imprisonment; Freiheitsstrafe is the formal legal term, deprivation of liberty.
Similar in other languages
French
peine de prison is the French word for the same thing — both mean "prison sentence."
Practice
1 What does Haftstrafe mean?
prison sentence
2 Fill the gap: Er bekam drei Jahre ___.
Full sentence: Er bekam drei Jahre Haftstrafe. (He got three years' imprisonment.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches Haftstrafe?
Haftstrafe: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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