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10 Language-to-English DictionariesIntroducción
Pronunciation / Transliteration: introducción
"La introducción del artículo captó inmediatamente la atención del lector."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The opening sentence or paragraph of a news article that summarizes the most important aspects of the story.
"The lede of the article captured the reader's attention immediately." - 2
A misleading or unclear presentation of information, often used in a figurative sense.
"The report seemed to bury the lede by focusing on minor details instead of the main issue."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'lede' is a variant spelling of 'lead' in the context of journalism, originating in the early 20th century. It was adopted to avoid confusion with the metal 'lead' and has evolved to refer specifically to the introductory section of a news article that summarizes the main points.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Lede" is said worldwide
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Introduction
Transliteration: ɛ̃tʁodykʁ
"L'introduction de l'article a immédiatement attiré l'attention du lecteur."
Einleitung
Transliteration: ain-lai-tung
"Die Einleitung des Artikels zog sofort die Aufmerksamkeit des Lesers auf sich."
Introduzione
Transliteration: introduzione
"L'introduzione dell'articolo ha catturato immediatamente l'attenzione del lettore."
Introducción
Transliteration: introducción
"La introducción del artículo captó inmediatamente la atención del lector."
Introdução
Transliteration: introdução
"A introdução do artigo imediatamente chamou a atenção do leitor."
परिचय
Transliteration: parichay
"लेख का परिचय तुरंत पाठक का ध्यान आकर्षित करता है।"
引言
Transliteration: yǐnyán
"文章的引言立即吸引了读者的注意。"
서론
Transliteration: seoron
"기사의 서론은 독자의 주목을 즉시 끌었다."
序論
Transliteration: joron
"記事の序論はすぐに読者の注意を引いた。"
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