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bouffe

/buːf/

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noun

C1formalcommonart/buːf/

A noun referring to a type of comic opera, typically with a happy ending and featuring spoken dialogue.

  • 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее тип комической оперы, обычно со счастливым концом и с разговорными диалогами.
  1. Comic opera C1 formal art

    An opera with a happy ending and in which some of the text is spoken, often lighthearted and humorous.

    • The theater performed a delightful bouffe by Offenbach.
    • She enjoys the lively music and spoken dialogue of a bouffe.
    • The audience laughed throughout the bouffe performance.

    🇷🇺Комическая опера

    Synonyms: comic operaopera bouffe

    Antonyms: tragedy