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The large-print heading of a newspaper or magazine article, intended to attract the readers' attention.
Die Entdeckung machte weltweit Schlagzeilen in allen großen Zeitungen.
The discovery made headlines worldwide in all the major newspapers.
'Schlagzeile' (headline) is made up of 'Schlag' (blow/hit) and 'Zeile' (line). The idea is that the headline hits the reader like a 'Schlag' and immediately grabs their attention.
Die Nachricht war so wichtig, dass sie die Schlagzeile auf der Titelseite war.
The news was so important that it was the headline on the front page.
The expression 'Schlagzeilen machen' (to make headlines) is a fixed expression. It means that a topic or person is so important or interesting that the media report on it extensively.
Der Skandal machte wochenlang negative Schlagzeilen.
The scandal made negative headlines for weeks.
In the expression 'Schlagzeilen machen' (to make headlines), the reason is often expressed with the prepositions 'mit' (with) or 'für' (for). You can say 'mit einer Aktion Schlagzeilen machen' (to make headlines with an action) or 'für Schlagzeilen sorgen' (to generate headlines).
Mit seiner Entdeckung machte der Forscher weltweit Schlagzeilen.
With his discovery, the researcher made headlines worldwide.
title
'der Titel' and 'die Schlagzeile' can both be a heading above a text. 'der Titel' is more general and fits articles, chapters, books, or other texts. 'die Schlagzeile' is used mainly for newspapers, magazines, or news. It is often large and meant to attract attention immediately. Learners may confuse the words because a headline can also be a title. But not every title is a headline.
In der Zeitung fiel mir sofort die große Schlagzeile auf.
In the newspaper, the large headline immediately caught my eye.
Zu Hause hat Lisa den Titel ihres Aufsatzes noch einmal geändert.
At home, Lisa changed the title of her essay once more.