Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
as opposed to griefing the monster to death
English answer:
instead of repeatedly harassing the monster (until it dies)
Added to glossary by
Yvonne Gallagher
Jul 30, 2015 12:34
8 yrs ago
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English term
DELVING into DETAIL
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian, Russian to English, and 2 more.
as opposed to griefing the monster to death
English
Other
Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino
"What?! We need to blow that thing up, not build some fancy machine."
"A functional machine. Something that works. As opposed to griefing the monster to death."
Please somebody help me understand what is supposed to mean here. I don't really get what this "griefing to death" stands for.
It's from a game script.
There are some guys who want to kill a monster. That's why one of them offers to build a special machine to help them kill it. That's all I can say about the context...
"A functional machine. Something that works. As opposed to griefing the monster to death."
Please somebody help me understand what is supposed to mean here. I don't really get what this "griefing to death" stands for.
It's from a game script.
There are some guys who want to kill a monster. That's why one of them offers to build a special machine to help them kill it. That's all I can say about the context...
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References
| Griefer |
Kay Barbara
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Aug 2, 2015 10:49: Yvonne Gallagher Created KOG entry
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Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Ireland
Native in English
&
English
Ireland
right word, right place. everytime
Native in: English (Variants: US, Canadian, Irish, UK) 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
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rather than continually/endlessly causing grief/distress or sabotaging
"griefing" is usually causing grief to other players online or sabotaging them so not at all sure it's the "monster" here
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=griefing
http://onlineslangdictionary.com/meaning-definition-of/grief...
"to death"=endlessly rather than killing I think
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Note added at 16 mins (2015-07-30 12:50:44 GMT)
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if "to death" does mean "killing the monster" then "griefing" could mean causing it grief by repeatedly harassing it.
So blow it up=get rid of it permanently
Medium confidence because of lack of full context
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Note added at 28 mins (2015-07-30 13:02:54 GMT)
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yes, if
"Instead of annoying the monster endlessly"
then that would fit
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Note added at 29 mins (2015-07-30 13:04:01 GMT)
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oops, meant to say above
if
"Instead of annoying the monster endlessly"
fits context, then that makes sense
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Note added at 37 mins (2015-07-30 13:11:45 GMT)
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Good! Glad it makes sense!
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Note added at 38 mins (2015-07-30 13:13:17 GMT)
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So "repeatedly/endlessly harassing the monster" is probably best then
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Note added at 2 days22 hrs (2015-08-02 10:48:08 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to have helped
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=griefing
http://onlineslangdictionary.com/meaning-definition-of/grief...
"to death"=endlessly rather than killing I think
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Note added at 16 mins (2015-07-30 12:50:44 GMT)
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if "to death" does mean "killing the monster" then "griefing" could mean causing it grief by repeatedly harassing it.
So blow it up=get rid of it permanently
Medium confidence because of lack of full context
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Note added at 28 mins (2015-07-30 13:02:54 GMT)
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yes, if
"Instead of annoying the monster endlessly"
then that would fit
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Note added at 29 mins (2015-07-30 13:04:01 GMT)
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oops, meant to say above
if
"Instead of annoying the monster endlessly"
fits context, then that makes sense
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Note added at 37 mins (2015-07-30 13:11:45 GMT)
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Good! Glad it makes sense!
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Note added at 38 mins (2015-07-30 13:13:17 GMT)
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So "repeatedly/endlessly harassing the monster" is probably best then
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Note added at 2 days22 hrs (2015-08-02 10:48:08 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to have helped
Note from asker:
| Yes, I believe "repeatedly" is the key point here. Instead of pissing the monster off on and on and on... until it probably dies. :) |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks everybody for your help!"
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6 hrs
Irina Kozyreva
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Specializes in field
Russian Federation
Russian Translation-Editing-Proofreading
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, French to Russian, English, and 2 more.
Что-то, что действительно сработает, а не просто доведет монстра до истерики:)
кажется, неплохой вариант:)
Griefing:
1. Purposefully shooting or otherwise sabotaging your teammates in an online game.
2. In online gaming where one repeatedly killing the same individual or individuals over and over again, or camping their corpse to prevent them from retrieving it, or otherwise performing actions in a game to prevent the player from enjoying the game.
3. In online gaming, someone who takes pleasure in creating grief for an opponent via various "cheap" tactics.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=griefing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griefer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griefer
Griefing:
1. Purposefully shooting or otherwise sabotaging your teammates in an online game.
2. In online gaming where one repeatedly killing the same individual or individuals over and over again, or camping their corpse to prevent them from retrieving it, or otherwise performing actions in a game to prevent the player from enjoying the game.
3. In online gaming, someone who takes pleasure in creating grief for an opponent via various "cheap" tactics.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=griefing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griefer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griefer
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Yvonne Gallagher
: it's En> EN pair//Refs were already given and this was not the meaning here. You should put Ru comments in Disc. not as an answer.
44 mins
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I submitted the explanation in English as well. The asker is a Russian speaking person, so he can understand my example
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13 hrs
Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
Mexico
Mexico
Mexico
Confianza, certeza, creatividad.
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Mexican)
Works in: English to Spanish, Italian to Spanish, French to Spanish, and 6 more.
as going againts the suffering for the monstrosity/atrocity of death
My sentence.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Cilian O'Tuama
: The "English" on your profile is very entertaining. Thanks for that.
23 hrs
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Reference comments
3 mins
Kay Barbara
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
30y Experience in Video & Computer Games
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German
Related KudoZ points
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4
Reference:
Griefer
A good overview of what griefing is ... nasty stuff :(
Reference:
Discussion
So am I right in understanding that the whole sentence means something like "Instead of annoying the monster endlessly"?