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star

Stern

Definitionen

Englisch > Deutsch
star
1. Substantiv:
2. [1] Stern
3. [2] berühmte Person
[1] "A few seconds after midnight the crowd in the Chertsey road, Woking, saw a star fall from heaven into the pine woods to the northwest."
Englisch > Englisch
star
1. subst. Any small luminous dot appearing in the cloudless portion of the night sky, especially with a fixed location relative to other such dots.
2. subst. (star) A luminous celestial body, made up of plasma (particularly hydrogen and helium) and having a spherical shape. Depending on context the sun may or may not be included.
3. subst. (geometry) A concave polygon with regular, pointy protrusions and indentations, generally with five or six points.
4. subst. (acting) An actor in a leading role.
Many Hollywood stars attended the launch party.
5. subst. An exceptionally talented or famous person, often in a specific field; a celebrity.
His teacher tells us he is a star pupil.
6. subst. (printing) An asterisk (*).
7. subst. A symbol used to rate hotels, films, etc. with a higher number of stars denoting better quality.
8. subst. A simple dance, or part of a dance, where a group of four dancers each put their right or left hand in the middle and turn around in a circle. You call them right-hand stars or left-hand stars, depend
9. subst. (astrology) A planet supposed to influence one's destiny.
What's in the stars for you today? Find out in our horoscope.
10. subst. A star-shaped ornament worn on the breast to indicate rank or honour.
11. subst. A composition of combustible matter used in the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding in the air, presents a starlike appearance.
12. v. (intransitive) To appear as a featured performer or headliner, especially in an entertainment program.
13. v. To feature a performer or a headliner, especially in a movie or an entertainment program.
14. v. To mark with a star or asterisk.
15. v. To set or adorn with stars, or bright, radiating bodies; to bespangle.
Deutsch > Englisch
Stern
1. subst. a star; a small luminous dot that can be seen on the night sky
Morgenstern - morning star
Barnards Stern - Barnard's Star
2. subst. (astronomy) a star; the actual celestial body
3. subst. (geometry, heraldiccharge) a star, a mullet, or anything that resembles such an object
fünfzackiger Stern - five-pointed star
Davidstern - Star of David
Sternenbanner - stars and stripes
NATO-Stern - NATO star
der rote Stern - the red star
4. subst. a star; symbol used as a rating, e.g. for hotels, movies, etc.
Fünf-Sterne-Hotel - five-star hotel
5. subst. (printing, often Sternchen) an asterisk (*)
6. subst. (figuratively, chiefly Sternchen) a star, starlet, celebrity, something or somebody popular
ein Schlagerstern(chen) - a schlager-music starlet
7. subst. A term of endearment.
8. subst. (meteorology) a stellar crystal, a snow crystal possessing the shape of a star

Aussprache

Beispielsätze

A planet is not a star, because it is not massive enough that nuclear fusion can happen in its core.

Ein Planet ist kein Stern, weil er nicht so massereich ist, dass es in seinem Innern zu Fusionsprozessen kommen kann.
Not a single star could be seen in the sky.

Kein Stern war am Himmel zu sehen.
This star is five light years away.

Dieser Stern ist fünf Lichtjahre weit weg.
I have seen "Star Wars" twice.

Ich habe "Star Wars" zweimal gesehen.
Oh, look! A shooting star! Make a wish.

Oh, sieh nur! Eine Sternschnuppe! Wünsch dir was!