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Klappentext

English translation: blurb

21:56 May 23, 2014
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Journalism
German term or phrase: Klappentext
Hello English native speakers,

for a translation of a profile of a copywriter I needed the English word for the German word "Klappentext". Sentence says: s. below in German
Is there any difference between the Englisch terms "blurb", "flap" or "jacket text" or also "cover text"

Für eine Übersetzung eines Profils brauchte ich das englische Wort für "Klappentext".
Gibt es einen Unterschied zwischen den englischen Bezeichnungen "blurb", "flap" oder "jacket text" oder auch "cover text" ? Der Satz lautet: "Erstellung von Klappentexten und Vorschautexten"

Danke and thanks to all in advance.
Renate
Manina23
Germany
Local time: 17:32
English translation:blurb
Explanation:
'Als Klappentext (englisch blurb) wird ein auf den Einschlagklappen eines Schutzumschlags stehender Text bezeichnet. Üblich sind eine kurze, werbende Zusammenfassung des Buchinhalts (meist auf der vorderen Einschlagklappe), eine Autorennotiz (meist auf der hinteren Einschlagklappe) und gegebenenfalls Hinweise auf weitere Bücher des Verlags.'

'A blurb is a short summary or promotional piece accompanying a creative work. The word was coined in 1907 by American humorist Gelett Burgess (1866–1951).[1] It may refer to the text on the back of a book but can also be seen on DVD and video cases, web portals and news websites.'
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blurb


Explanation:
'Als Klappentext (englisch blurb) wird ein auf den Einschlagklappen eines Schutzumschlags stehender Text bezeichnet. Üblich sind eine kurze, werbende Zusammenfassung des Buchinhalts (meist auf der vorderen Einschlagklappe), eine Autorennotiz (meist auf der hinteren Einschlagklappe) und gegebenenfalls Hinweise auf weitere Bücher des Verlags.'

'A blurb is a short summary or promotional piece accompanying a creative work. The word was coined in 1907 by American humorist Gelett Burgess (1866–1951).[1] It may refer to the text on the back of a book but can also be seen on DVD and video cases, web portals and news websites.'


    Reference: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klappentext
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blurb
philgoddard
United States
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
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agree  Yorkshireman: Blurb it is! But what was it called before it became blurb? :-)
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