English-French translations for soap opera

feuilleton
Nous voilà donc parvenus au dernier acte du long feuilleton des réseaux transeuropéens de transport. We have reached the final episode of the long soap opera of trans-European transport networks. Monsieur le Président, ce qui s'est déroulé ces derniers mois dans les îles Fidji semblait inspiré d'un feuilleton de l'après-midi. Mr President, the events that have unfolded in Fiji over the past few months seem to be taken straight from a soap opera. On pourrait dire que les cerveaux ramollis par des années de feuilletons et de séries d'action sont nos adversaires en la matière. We might say that brains that have been softened over the years by soap operas and television action series are our opponent in this.
soap

A radio or television serial, typically broadcast in the afternoon or evening, about the lives of melodramatic characters, which are often filled with strong emotions, highly dramatic situations and suspense

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