| inglese > italiano | |
| star | |
| 1. sost. (astronomia) corpo celeste: astro, stella: | |
| North Star: Stella Polare; | |
| 2. sost. (senso figurato) personaggio famoso: divo, stella, star, vedette; | |
| movie star: divo (diva) del cinema; | |
| inglese > inglese | |
| 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. |  |
| italiano > inglese | |
| stella | |
| 1. subst. a star |  |
| 2. subst. (heraldry) star, mullet |  |