star

stella

Enorme sfera di gas caldo nello spazio che emette luce, come il Sole.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Espressioni comuni: bright star, distant star, nearest star

star, celebrità

Persona famosa o particolarmente talentuosa, spesso nello spettacolo o nello sport.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: celebrity, big name

Espressioni comuni: pop star, film star, rising star, sports star

stella

Figura con diverse punte che partono dal centro, spesso cinque o sei.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Espressioni comuni: gold star, paper star, draw a star, star shape

protagonista, attore principale

Attore che interpreta uno dei ruoli più importanti in un film, programma o opera teatrale.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: the star of something (She is the star of the new comedy series.)

Sinonimi: lead, leading actor

Espressioni comuni: star of something, the show's star, the film's star

asterisco

Piccolo segno come *, accanto a un testo, che richiama l’attenzione o rimanda a una nota.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: asterisk

Espressioni comuni: star symbol, star beside something, star next to something

astro, stella, destino

Astro che si ritiene influenzi il futuro; al plurale, il destino o la fortuna di qualcuno.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Sinonimi: fate, fortune, destiny

Espressioni comuni: lucky star, under a lucky star, in the stars

interpretare il ruolo principale, recitare da protagonista

Interpretare uno dei ruoli principali in un film, programma o opera teatrale.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si 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.)

Sinonimi: play the lead, headline

Espressioni comuni: star in something, star as someone, star alongside someone

segnare con un asterisco, contrassegnare con una stella

Mettere un segno come * o ★ accanto a qualcosa per richiamare l’attenzione.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Sinonimi: mark with an asterisk

Espressioni comuni: star a message, star a question, star something