Слово англійською: star

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Переклад star українською: зі́рка, зі́ронька, гра́ти головну́ роль в чо́му, вечі́рня зі́рка, морська́ зі́рка, па́даюча зі́рка, знак (зодіа́ку), кінозі́рка

Детальний опис

star

noun

/stɑːr/

in sky

[countable] a large ball of burning gas in space that we see as a point of light in the sky at night

There was a big moon and hundreds of stars were shining overhead.
Sirius is the brightest star in the sky.
under the stars We camped out under the stars.

see also dark star, falling star, lodestar, Pole Star, shooting star, starry

shape

[countable] an object, a decoration, a mark, etc., usually with five or six points, whose shape represents a star

a horse with a white star on its forehead
a sheriff’s star
I've put a star by the names of the girls in the class.
Liz deserves a gold star for all her hard work.
a four-star general

mark of quality

[countable, usually singular] a mark that represents a star and tells you how good something is, especially a hotel or restaurant

three-/four-/five-star hotels
What star rating does this restaurant have?

performer

[countable] a famous and excellent singer, performer, sports player, etc.

pop/rock/Hollywood/TV stars
a football/tennis/sports star
She acts well but she hasn't got star quality.
Get used to her face as she is a rising star.
She's a former child star.
He's so good—I'm sure he'll be a big star.
The best models receive star treatment.

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actor
audition
body double
cameo
cast
play
role
star
stuntman
understudy

see also all-star, co-star (1), cover star, film star, megastar, superstar

[countable] a person who has the main part, or one of the main parts, in a film, play, etc.

The star of the show was a young Italian singer.
The show has plenty of guest stars appearing each week.
She was the star of many popular television series.

best of group

[countable] (often used before another noun) a person or thing that is the best of a group

a star student
Paula is the star of the class.
He was the star performer at the championships.
The star prize is a weekend for two in Paris.
The monkey was the star attraction (= the best or most popular act) at the show.
Through high school he was a track star.

helpful person

[countable, usually singular] (informal) used to show that you feel very grateful for something that somebody has done or that you think they are wonderful

Thanks! You're a star!

influence on somebody’s future

stars

[plural] a description of what somebody thinks is going to happen to somebody in the future, based on the position of the stars and planets when they were born synonym horoscope

Do you read your stars in the paper?

Word OriginOld English steorra, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ster, German Stern, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin stella and Greek astēr.

Idioms

reach for the stars

to try to be successful at something that is difficultTopics Successc2

see stars

(informal) to see flashes of light in front of your eyes, usually because you have been hit on the head

stars in your eyes

if somebody has stars in their eyes, they have dreams of becoming famous, especially as an actor, singer, etc.

thank your lucky stars

to feel very grateful and lucky about something
- Just thank your lucky stars you weren’t in the house at the time.

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