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Klappentext

blurb

noun KLAP-pen-text Rare
Arts & Culture Literature

Also means

jacket copy

Usage Note

Klappentext is the promotional summary printed on a book's flap or back cover; from Klappe (flap) and Text. Readers often skim it before buying, so it is a marketing as much as a descriptive genre.

Examples

"Der Klappentext verriet leider das Ende des Romans."

Natural Translation

The blurb unfortunately gave away the ending of the novel.

Literal Translation

The flap-text unfortunately betrayed the end of-the novel.

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