German word

Flugblatt

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈfluːkˌblat/

Meaning

  • neuter nounflyer

Example

Ich habe gestern viele Flugblätter bekommen.

I received a lot of flyers yesterday.

Illustration for Flugblatt (flyer)

More examples

Vor dem Bahnhof hat ein Team Flugblätter ausgeteilt.

In front of the train station, a team handed out flyers.

Core concept

A loose information sheet spreads quickly among people instead of arriving as a personal letter.

Common phrases

  • Flugblatt austeilen

    hand out flyers

  • Flugblätter auslegen

    lay out flyers

Similar words

Handzettel: A small promotional sheet commonly handed to people in the street.
Flyer: A thin promotional sheet briefly presenting an event or product.
Faltblatt: A folded promotional sheet containing information across several panels.
Prospekt: A multi-page advertising booklet showing products, information, and prices.

Definition in German

Ein kurzes Druckerzeugnis zum Verteilen an Passanten oder in Briefkästen, meist mit kurzer Information oder Werbung.

Word origin

The compound Flugblatt combines Flug ('flight') with Blatt ('leaf, sheet') to name a sheet that figuratively flies through a community.

Usage tips

  • German also uses Flyer for some promotional leaflets, but Flugblatt is the established term for a distributed information or advertising sheet.

Related words

  • Flugblattverteilerflyer distributornoun
  • Flugblattgestaltungflyer designnoun

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