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étoile

Immense boule de gaz chaud dans l’espace qui émet de la lumière, comme le Soleil.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : bright star, distant star, nearest star

star, vedette

Personne célèbre ou particulièrement douée, souvent dans le spectacle ou le sport.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : celebrity, big name

Expressions courantes : pop star, film star, rising star, sports star

étoile

Forme avec plusieurs pointes partant du centre, souvent cinq ou six.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : gold star, paper star, draw a star, star shape

vedette, acteur principal

Acteur qui joue l’un des rôles les plus importants dans un film, une émission ou une pièce.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : the star of something (She is the star of the new comedy series.)

Synonymes : lead, leading actor

Expressions courantes : star of something, the show's star, the film's star

astérisque, étoile

Petit signe comme *, placé près d’un texte pour attirer l’attention ou renvoyer à une note.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : asterisk

Expressions courantes : star symbol, star beside something, star next to something

astre, étoile, destin

Astre censé influencer l’avenir ; au pluriel, le destin ou la chance d’une personne.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : fate, fortune, destiny

Expressions courantes : lucky star, under a lucky star, in the stars

tenir le premier rôle, jouer le rôle principal

Interpréter l’un des rôles principaux d’un film, d’une émission ou d’une pièce de théâtre.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : 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.)

Synonymes : play the lead, headline

Expressions courantes : star in something, star as someone, star alongside someone

marquer d’un astérisque, marquer d’une étoile

Placer un signe comme * ou ★ à côté de quelque chose pour attirer l’attention dessus.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : mark with an asterisk

Expressions courantes : star a message, star a question, star something