French word

feuilleton

Pronunciation

IPA/fœjətɔ̃/

Meaning

  • masculine nounsoap opera

Example

Je regarde le feuilleton tous les soirs.

I watch the soap opera every evening.

Illustration for feuilleton (soap opera)

More examples

Je rate rarement un épisode du feuilleton.

I rarely miss an episode of the soap opera.

Core concept

A continuing plot appears in separate episodes across a newspaper, radio program, or television series.

Common phrases

  • regarder le feuilleton

    watch the soap opera

  • un épisode du feuilleton

    an episode of the soap opera

Similar words

série: A television or streaming series whose connected episodes form one story.
épisode: One event or broadcast installment in a continuing story.

Definition in French

Récit publié ou diffusé en épisodes successifs, formant une histoire continue, souvent dans la presse, la radio ou la télévision.

Word origin

The noun was formed from French feuille with a diminutive suffix and developed from a newspaper section into the meaning of serialized fiction.

Usage tips

  • In television contexts, série is often the broader everyday term, while feuilleton can suggest a long-running or melodramatic serial.

Other meanings

  • serialnoun
  • newspaper serialnoun

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