Oper

opera

noun OH-per Less Common

Origin: from Italian opera, 'work'

Also means

opera house

Usage Note

Oper means both the art form and, by extension, the 'opera house' (in die Oper gehen = 'to go to the opera'). Do not confuse it with Opfer ('victim, sacrifice'), which looks similar but means something quite different.

Examples

"Wir gehen heute in die Oper."

Natural Translation

We are going to the opera today.

Literal Translation

We go today into the opera.

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