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strip
A short erotic performance in which someone takes off their clothes, usually to music; a striptease.
Auf dem Junggesellenabschied wurde ein professioneller Strip gebucht.
A professional strip was booked for the bachelor party.
comic strip
A short picture story, usually consisting of a few panels, that appears in a newspaper or magazine; a comic strip.
Jeden Morgen lese ich zuerst die politischen Strips in der Tageszeitung.
Every morning, the first thing I read is the political comic strips in the daily newspaper.
strip
A long, narrow strip of something, especially of land. This meaning is often used in the context of English proper names.
Der Las Vegas Strip ist weltberühmt für seine vielen Casinos und Hotels.
The Las Vegas Strip is world-famous for its many casinos and hotels.
'Der Strip' (the strip) is a word borrowed from English. The different German meanings (striptease, comic strip, strip of land) also exist in English for the word 'strip'.
Viele englische Wörter wie „Strip“ sind heute Teil der deutschen Sprache.
Many English words like 'Strip' are now part of the German language.
The meaning of 'Strip' (strip) becomes clear from the context. Words like 'Zeitung' (newspaper) or 'Comic' (comic) point to the picture story, 'tanzen' (to dance) or 'Bar' (bar) to the striptease, and geographical names to a strip of land.
Ich lese jeden Tag den neuen Strip von meinem Lieblingszeichner.
I read the new strip by my favorite cartoonist every day.
In the meaning 'picture story', 'Strip' (strip) is very often used as part of the compound word 'der Comicstrip' (the comic strip).
Dieser dreiteilige Comicstrip war besonders witzig.
This three-part comic strip was especially funny.
In the geographical meaning, 'Strip' (strip) is almost always part of a proper name that refers to a specific, well-known strip of land.
Der Las Vegas Strip ist berühmt für seine Casinos.
The Las Vegas Strip is famous for its casinos.
comic
Comic is the general term for a story made up of successive images and can also refer to longer works. A Strip is specifically a short picture story made up of a few panels, usually appearing in a newspaper or magazine.
Die Zeitung erzählt Pauls Abenteuer als Strip in nur drei Bildern.
The newspaper tells Paul's adventures as a strip in just three panels.
Die Zeitung erzählt Pauls Abenteuer als Comic über zwei ganze Seiten.
The newspaper tells Paul's adventures as a comic spanning two full pages.
