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personal ad
A public advertisement in a newspaper, magazine, or on an online platform through which a person looks for a partner, friends, or acquaintances.
Früher hat mein Opa meine Oma über eine Kontaktanzeige in der Lokalzeitung kennengelernt.
In the past, my grandpa met my grandma through a personal ad in the local newspaper.
The word is a clear compound of 'der Kontakt' (contact) and 'die Anzeige' (advertisement/ad). So it is literally an ad with which you seek contact with other people.
Sie hat aus Neugier die Kontaktanzeigen in der Zeitung gelesen.
Out of curiosity, she read the personal ads in the newspaper.
Common verbs used in connection with a personal ad are 'eine Kontaktanzeige aufgeben' (to place/publish a personal ad) and 'auf eine Kontaktanzeige antworten' (to respond to a personal ad).
Er überlegt, eine Kontaktanzeige aufzugeben, um neue Leute kennenzulernen.
He is thinking about placing a personal ad to meet new people.
Kontaktanzeigen (personal ads) are traditionally found in print media such as newspapers and magazines. However, the term is also used for corresponding ads on online platforms.
Im Internet gibt es ganze Portale nur für Kontaktanzeigen.
On the internet, there are entire portals just for personal ads.
sex ad
Both words refer to a public advertisement through which people seek or offer contact. A contact ad remains general and can concern a relationship, friendship, or acquaintances. A sex ad, by contrast, explicitly focuses on sexual contacts or services; choose it only when exactly that is meant.
Über eine Kontaktanzeige suchte sie jemanden für gemeinsame Wanderungen.
She used a personal ad to look for someone to go hiking with.
Die Zeitung veröffentlichte eine Sexanzeige, in der sexuelle Dienstleistungen angeboten wurden.
The newspaper published a sex ad offering sexual services.
