Vocabulary
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Klappentext
/ˈklapn̩ˌtɛkst/· noun· Pl. die Klappentexte
blurb (on a book's jacket or cover)
The text on the flap or the back cover that sells the book — and sometimes gives away too much.
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Forms
- Singular
- der Klappentext
- Plural
- die Klappentexte
- Genitiv
- des Klappentextes / des Klappentexts
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Klappentext
blurb
Der Klappentext verrät leider schon das Ende.
Unfortunately the blurb already gives away the ending.
Word family
Klappentextdie Klappethe flapder Textthe textaufklappento open (a flap, a cover)
Common combinations
- laut Klappentextaccording to the blurb
- der Klappentext verspricht …the blurb promises …
- den Klappentext lesento read the blurb
Common learner mistakes
- Der Blurb klingt spannend.Der Klappentext klingt spannend.English blurb has no German twin; publishers and readers say Klappentext, even when it is printed on the back cover.
Real examples
- Laut Klappentext ist es „die Geschichte einer stillen Schuld“.According to the blurb it's 'the story of a silent guilt'.
- Der Klappentext verrät leider schon das Ende.Unfortunately the blurb already gives away the ending.
- Ich kaufe Bücher selten wegen des Klappentextes.I rarely buy books because of the blurb.
