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Stern

Riesige Kugel aus heißem Gas im Weltall, die wie die Sonne Licht ausstrahlt.

In einfachem Englisch: A huge ball of hot gas in space that gives out light, like the sun.

• A bright star shone above the house.
• We watched the stars through a telescope.
• The sun is the nearest star to Earth.

Häufige Wendungen: bright star, distant star, nearest star

Star, Berühmtheit

Berühmte oder besonders talentierte Person, oft im Sport oder in der Unterhaltungsbranche.

In einfachem Englisch: A famous or especially talented person, often in entertainment or sport.

• She wants to be a pop star.
• Fans waited outside to meet the film star.
• He became a basketball star at a young age.

Synonyme: celebrity, big name

Häufige Wendungen: pop star, film star, rising star, sports star

Stern

Form mit mehreren Spitzen, die von der Mitte ausgehen, oft fünf oder sechs.

In einfachem Englisch: A shape with several points coming out from its center, often five or six.

• Draw a star on the paper.
• The teacher gave me a gold star.
• We hung silver stars on the tree.

Häufige Wendungen: gold star, paper star, draw a star, star shape

Hauptdarsteller, Star

Schauspieler, der eine der wichtigsten Rollen in einem Film, einer Sendung oder einem Theaterstück spielt.

In einfachem Englisch: An actor who has one of the most important parts in a film, show, or play.

• He is the star of this film.
• The show's star was ill, so filming stopped.
• Two young actors were chosen as the stars of the play.

So benutzt man es: the star of something (She is the star of the new comedy series.)

Synonyme: lead, leading actor

Häufige Wendungen: star of something, the show's star, the film's star

Sternchen, Asterisk

Kleines Zeichen wie * neben einem Text, das Aufmerksamkeit weckt oder auf eine Anmerkung verweist.

In einfachem Englisch: A small mark like *, used beside text to draw attention or point to a note.

• Put a star beside your name.
• The star points to a note at the bottom.
• Names with stars are people who have already paid.

Synonyme: asterisk

Häufige Wendungen: star symbol, star beside something, star next to something

Stern, Schicksal

Himmelskörper, der angeblich die Zukunft beeinflusst; in der Mehrzahl das Schicksal oder Glück eines Menschen.

In einfachem Englisch: A heavenly body believed to affect your future; in the plural, your fate or luck.

• She was born under a lucky star.
• He blamed his stars for his bad luck.
• What do the stars have in store for us?

Synonyme: fate, fortune, destiny

Häufige Wendungen: lucky star, under a lucky star, in the stars

die Hauptrolle spielen

Eine der Hauptrollen in einem Film, einer Sendung oder einem Theaterstück spielen.

In einfachem Englisch: To perform one of the main parts in a film, show, or play.

• She will star in the film.
• He starred as a doctor in a television drama.
• Who stars alongside you in the new play?

So benutzt man es: star in something (She starred in a popular television series.); star as someone (He stars as a detective in the new film.); star alongside someone (She will star alongside her sister in the comedy.)

Synonyme: play the lead, headline

Häufige Wendungen: star in something, star as someone, star alongside someone

mit einem Stern markieren

Ein Zeichen wie * oder ★ neben etwas setzen, um darauf aufmerksam zu machen.

In einfachem Englisch: To put a mark like * or ★ beside something to draw attention to it.

• Please star the important questions.
• I starred the messages I need to answer.
• Have you starred your favorite places on the map?

Synonyme: mark with an asterisk

Häufige Wendungen: star a message, star a question, star something