heypolyglot
Italian

telefilm

/te.leˈfilm/noun · masculineB1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 9,015

Meaning

TV series, TV show

  • television series or made-for-TV movie (esp. episodic fiction)

In a sentence

Guardo sempre questo telefilm americano la sera.

I always watch this American TV show in the evening.

Qual è il tuo telefilm preferito degli anni novanta?

What is your favourite TV series from the nineties?

Non mi piacciono i vecchi telefilm polizieschi.

I don't like old detective TV shows.

Word forms (3)
WordWord forms
telefilmmasculine · singular
telefilmmasculine · plural
telefilmmasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • Invariable noun: 'il telefilm', 'i telefilm'.
  • Somewhat dated; today 'serie TV' or simply 'serie' is more common.

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