German Conversation · Level 193
31 words
German word
Feuilleton
Pronunciation
IPA/føjəˈtɔ̃ː/
Meaning
- neuter nounculture section
Example
Im Feuilleton der Zeitung las ich einen Bericht über moderne Kunst.
I read a report on modern art in the newspaper's culture section.
More examples
Das Feuilleton veröffentlichte einen Essay über neue Theaterformen.
The culture section published an essay about new forms of theater.
Core concept
A newspaper's cultural corner filled with criticism, arts coverage, and literary essays.
Common phrases
Seite im Feuilleton
page in the culture section
Feuilletonbeitrag
culture-section article
Kolumne im Feuilleton
column in the culture section
Similar words
Kulturteil: A newspaper or magazine section devoted to cultural coverage.
Kulturseite: A newspaper or magazine page featuring cultural articles.
Rezension: An evaluative article that introduces and assesses a book, film, or other work.
Kritik: A critical discussion of the merits and flaws of an artistic work.
Definition in German
Feuilleton bezeichnet journalistische Texte über Kultur, Kunst und Literatur, die meist auf der Kulturseite einer Zeitung erscheinen.
Word origin
German Feuilleton comes from French feuilleton, a diminutive of feuille, 'leaf' or 'sheet', and developed from a newspaper section into the cultural-journalism sense.
Usage tips
- Feuilleton is a neuter noun, so the definite form is das Feuilleton and the usual plural is Feuilletons.
Other meanings
- arts pagenoun
- essaynoun
Opposites
- Nachrichtennewsnoun
Related words
- Feuilletonistculture-section writernoun
- feuilletonistischfeuilletonisticadjective