star

estrella

Enorme esfera de gas caliente en el espacio que emite luz, como el Sol.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Expresiones frecuentes: bright star, distant star, nearest star

estrella, celebridad

Persona famosa o de gran talento, especialmente en el espectáculo o el deporte.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: celebrity, big name

Expresiones frecuentes: pop star, film star, rising star, sports star

estrella

Figura con varias puntas que salen del centro, normalmente cinco o seis.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Expresiones frecuentes: gold star, paper star, draw a star, star shape

protagonista, estrella

Actor que interpreta uno de los papeles más importantes de una película, programa u obra teatral.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: the star of something (She is the star of the new comedy series.)

Sinónimos: lead, leading actor

Expresiones frecuentes: star of something, the show's star, the film's star

asterisco

Signo pequeño como *, junto a un texto, que llama la atención o remite a una nota.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: asterisk

Expresiones frecuentes: star symbol, star beside something, star next to something

astro, suerte, destino

Astro que se cree que influye en el futuro; en plural, el destino o la suerte de alguien.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Sinónimos: fate, fortune, destiny

Expresiones frecuentes: lucky star, under a lucky star, in the stars

protagonizar

Interpretar uno de los papeles principales de una película, programa u obra teatral.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: 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.)

Sinónimos: play the lead, headline

Expresiones frecuentes: star in something, star as someone, star alongside someone

marcar con una estrella, marcar con un asterisco

Poner un signo como * o ★ junto a algo para destacarlo.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Sinónimos: mark with an asterisk

Expresiones frecuentes: star a message, star a question, star something