cover story

English

Noun

cover story (plural cover stories)

1. (media) A story that appears on the front page of a publication.
2. (espionage) A fictitious account that is intended to hide one's real motive.

Translations

story on a publication's front page

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 封面故事 (fēngmiàn gùshì)

• Finnish: etusivun juttu
• French: gros titre (fr) m
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• German: Titelgeschichte f, Coverstory f
• Portuguese: manchete (pt) f
• Russian: те́ма но́мера f (téma nómera), гла́вная статья́ f (glávnaja statʹjá), загла́вная исто́рия f (zaglávnaja istórija)
• Spanish: primera plana f

fictitious account

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 託詞／托词 (zh) (tuōcí), 托词 (zh) (tuōcí)

• Finnish: peitetarina
• French: couverture (fr) f
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• German: please add this translation if you can
• Portuguese: história para encobrir
• Russian: прикры́тие (ru) n (prikrýtije), леге́нда (ru) f (legénda)
• Spanish: tapadera (es) f