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A colloquial term for a written warning with a fine, usually for a minor administrative offense in road traffic such as illegal parking.
Als ich zum Auto zurückkam, klemmte ein Strafzettel über 30 Euro unter dem Scheibenwischer.
When I came back to the car, there was a 30-euro ticket tucked under the windshield wiper.
'Strafzettel' (ticket) is a compound noun made up of 'die Strafe' (the punishment) and 'der Zettel' (the note/slip of paper). So it literally describes a slip of paper that announces a penalty.
Ich habe den Strafzettel sofort online bezahlt.
I paid the ticket online right away.
The word 'Strafzettel' (ticket) is colloquial. The official term on the document itself is usually 'Verwarnung' (warning) or 'Bußgeldbescheid' (fine notice).
Im Amtsdeutsch heißt der Strafzettel „Verwarnung mit Verwarnungsgeld“.
In official German, the ticket is called a 'Verwarnung mit Verwarnungsgeld' (warning with a warning fine).
Typical verbs connected with a Strafzettel are 'einen Strafzettel bekommen' (to get a ticket) or 'kriegen' (to get), as well as 'einen Strafzettel bezahlen' (to pay a ticket). You often find it 'unter dem Scheibenwischer' (under the windshield wiper).
Wer falsch parkt, bekommt schnell einen Strafzettel.
Anyone who parks illegally quickly gets a ticket.
parking ticket / small tuber
Strafzettel and Knöllchen both refer here to the same written warning, for example for illegal parking. Strafzettel is the relatively neutral, but still colloquial, term. Knöllchen sounds even more informal and often somewhat euphemistic.
Wegen des falschen Parkens lag ein Strafzettel an meinem Auto.
Because I had parked illegally, there was a ticket on my car.
Wegen des falschen Parkens hatte ich ein Knöllchen am Auto.
Because I had parked illegally, I had a parking ticket on my car.
