Translation
the soap opera
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Word origin
Calque of English soap opera: Seife ('soap') plus Oper ('opera'), from the genre's early sponsorship by soap manufacturers.
- Origin
- English (calque)
- Root
- soap opera
Grammar
Examples
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My grandmother watches a soap opera every afternoon.
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The soap opera has been running for over twenty years.
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The channel shows several soap operas back to back in the afternoon.
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Seifenoper: worksheet, infographic and listicle
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