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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestelenovela
Pronunciation / Transliteration: te-le-no-ˈvɛ-la
"Mia madre è appassionata di questa telenovela."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A television serial drama produced chiefly in Latin America, characterized by a melodramatic plot and a limited run length.
"She never misses an episode of her favorite evening telenovela." - 2
Any serialized, highly emotional television soap opera featuring sensational plot twists and romance.
"The family drama unfolded with all the wild twists of a classic telenovela."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed into English in the late 20th century directly from Spanish and Portuguese, combining the Greek prefix tele- (meaning 'distant') and the Romance noun novela (meaning 'novel' or 'fictional story'). Originally denoting Latin American serial melodramas, the term has since broadened in English to describe similar dramatic serials produced globally.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Telenovela" is said worldwide
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télénovela
Transliteration: tay-lay-no-veh-lah
"Elle regarde une télénovela tous les soirs après le dîner."
Telenovela
Transliteration: te-le-no-ˈve-la
"Die Telenovela erzählt eine dramatische Liebesgeschichte."
telenovela
Transliteration: te-le-no-ˈvɛ-la
"Mia madre è appassionata di questa telenovela."
telenovela
Transliteration: te-le-no-ˈbe-la
"La telenovela española batió récord de audiencia anoche."
telenovela
Transliteration: te-le-nu-ˈvɛ-lɐ
"A telenovela das oito é muito popular no Brasil."
टेलीनॉवेल
Transliteration: telinovel
"वह हर शाम को एक लोकप्रिय टेलीनॉवेल देखती है।"
肥皂剧
Transliteration: féizào jù
"这部拉美肥皂剧有很多戏剧性的情节转折。"
텔레노벨라
Transliteration: tellenobella
"그녀는 저녁마다 남미 텔레노벨라를 시청합니다."
テレノベラ
Transliteration: terenobera
"そのテレノベラは世界中で大ヒットした。"
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