- soap opera
- soap opera 1939 (sponsors were often soap manufacturers), from earlier horse opera "a Western" (1927); shortened form soap first attested 1943.
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Soap-opera — Feuilletons télévisés par période / genre / origine Liste complète Un soap opera (anglicisme, parfois abrégé en « soap ») ou roman savon (au Québec) est un type de feuilleton radiodiffusé ou télévisé. Cette désignation provient du fait… … Wikipédia en Français
Soap Opera — Feuilletons télévisés par période / genre / origine Liste complète Un soap opera (anglicisme, parfois abrégé en « soap ») ou roman savon (au Québec) est un type de feuilleton radiodiffusé ou télévisé. Cette désignation provient du fait… … Wikipédia en Français
soap-opéra — [ sopɔpera ] n. m. • 1981; mot angl. , de soap « savon » et opera, ces feuilletons étant à l origine produits par les lessiviers ♦ Anglic. Feuilleton télévisé populaire, tourné rapidement. Les soap opéras. Abrév. fam. SOAP . Les soaps américains … Encyclopédie Universelle
Soap-Opera — Soap Ope|ra, Soap|ope|ra [ soʊp|ɔpəra], die; , s [engl. soap opera, aus: soap = Seife u. opera = Oper, ↑ Seifenoper]: Seifenoper. * * * Soap|ope|ra [ soʊp ɔpərə], (auch:) Soap Ope|ra, die; , s [engl. soap opera, aus: soap = Seife u. opera = Oper … Universal-Lexikon
soap opera — / səʊp opərə/, it. /so pɔpera/ locuz. ingl. [comp. di soap sapone e opera opera (teatrale, ecc.) , propr. opera sapone , in quanto un tempo sponsorizzata da produttori di detersivi], usata in ital. come s.f., invar. (radiotel.) [sceneggiato… … Enciclopedia Italiana
soap opera — soap ,opera noun count a television or radio series about the imaginary lives of a group of people. A soap opera is often simply called a soap … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
soap opera — /so(p)&pEpera, ingl. ˈsəupˌɔpærʌ/ [loc. ingl., comp. di soap «sapone» e opera «opera», perché negli Stati Uniti furono le società produttrici di detersivi a sponsorizzare per prime queste trasmissioni] loc. sost. f. inv. telenovela (port.),… … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
soap opera — soap .opera n [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Because they were originally sponsored by soap making companies] a television or radio story about the daily lives and relationships of the same group of people, which is broadcast regularly … Dictionary of contemporary English
soap opera — soap operas N COUNT A soap opera is a popular television drama series about the daily lives and problems of a group of people who live in a particular place … English dictionary
soap opera — ► NOUN ▪ a television or radio drama serial dealing with daily events in the lives of the same group of characters. ORIGIN so named because such serials were originally sponsored in the US by soap manufacturers … English terms dictionary
