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A term borrowed from English that mainly refers to a protective shield in video games and science fiction, often in the form of an energy field.
Bevor du das Raumschiff angreifen kannst, musst du seinen Shield deaktivieren.
Before you can attack the spaceship, you have to deactivate its shield.
The word 'Shield' (shield) is an English loanword and is used almost exclusively in the areas of video games and science fiction. There, it usually refers to an energy-based protective shield.
Die Energie des Raumschiffs wird zuerst für die Shields verwendet.
The spaceship's energy is used for the shields first.
In a gaming context, 'Shield' (shield) is often combined with verbs like 'aktivieren' (to activate), 'deaktivieren' (to deactivate), 'aufladen' (to recharge), 'durchbrechen' (to break through), or 'zerstören' (to destroy).
Warte, bis der Gegner seinen Shield aufladen muss, und greife dann an.
Wait until the opponent has to recharge his shield, and then attack.
A possessive pronoun or genitive is often used to indicate whom the shield belongs to. Typical formulations are 'mein Shield' (my shield), 'sein Shield' (his shield), or 'der Shield des Gegners' (the opponent's shield).
Mein Shield ist fast zerstört, ich muss mich zurückziehen!
My shield is almost destroyed; I have to retreat!
