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♦ star /stɑ:(r)/A n.1 (astron.) stella; astro: fixed stars, stelle fisse; double stars, stelle doppie; shooting star, stella cadente (o filante)2 (fig.) celebrità; stella, astro; (cinem.) diva, divo: film star (o movie star) stella del cinema; a literary star, una celebrità del mondo letterario; guest star, ospite d'onore; rising star, stella emergente; a rock star, una rockstar3 ( sport) campione; asso; fuoriclasse: a basketball star, un asso del basket NOTA D'USO: - champion o star?-4 (fis. nucl.) stella nucleareB a. attr.1 (astron.) stellare; sidereo3 di prim'ordine; ottimo; il più importante; principale: the star part, il ruolo principale ( in un film, ecc.)● DIALOGO → - Going on holiday 1- You're a star!, sei grande!; (fig.) the Stars and Stripes, la bandiera nazionale americana ( degli USA) □ star-bright, lucente come una stella □ (stor.) Star Chamber, tribunale speciale della Corona inglese ( abolito nel 1641 dal Parlamento); (fig.) tribunale sommario, ingiusto □ (astron.) star cluster, ammasso stellare □ (elettr.) star-connected, collegato a stella □ (lett.) star-crossed, sfortunato □ (astron.) star drift, corrente stellare □ star map, carta celeste □ (bot.) star of Bethlehem ( Ornithogalum umbellatum), latte di gallina; cipollone bianco □ star performance, (cinem., teatr., ecc.) interpretazione di prim'ordine; (mus.) esecuzione di prim'ordine; ( sport) grandissima esecuzione (o realizzazione) □ star performer, (cinem., teatr.) grandissimo interprete; (mus.) grandissimo esecutore; ( sport) grande esecutore (o realizzatore) □ ( sport) star player, giocatore di primo piano □ ( gioielleria) star sapphire, zaffiro asteria □ star-shaped, a forma di stella; stellato □ (mil.) star shell, bengala, razzo, proiettile illuminante □ star sign, segno dello zodiaco: What is your star sign?, di che segno sei? □ (mus.) star singer, star della canzone; cantante celebre □ star-spangled, trapunto di stelle, stellato □ the Star-Spangled Banner, l'inno nazionale americano; ( anche) la bandiera nazionale americana ( degli USA) □ (astron.) star spot, macchia stellare □ (astron.) star streaming, flusso stellare □ ( calcio) star striker, attaccante di primo piano; punta formidabile; capocannoniere (fig.) □ star-studded, ( del cielo) pieno (o trapunto) di stelle; ( di una notte) stellata; ( di un film, un evento, ecc.) pieno di divi □ star system, (astron.) sistema stellare; (fig., cinem.) star system □ (teatr.) the star turn, il numero d'attrazione; il numero del mattatore □ star wars, ( fantascienza) guerre stellari; (fig., mil.) scudo spaziale ( sistemi elettronici di difesa nello spazio) □ star wheel, (mecc.) ruota di arpionismo; crociera □ ( sport) an all-star soccer team, una squadra di calcio tutta di campioni □ to be born under a lucky [an evil] star, esser nato sotto una buona [una cattiva] stella □ (autom.) four-star petrol, benzina super □ to have stars in one's eyes, essere ingenuo (o idealista); essere romantico □ (fig.) to see stars, vedere le stelle, sentire cantare gli uccellini ( per un colpo ricevuto) □ to sleep under the stars, dormire sotto le stelle.(to) star /stɑ:(r)/A v. t.B v. i. (cinem., teatr., TV)● (cinem., TV, ecc.) starring…, con ( seguono i nomi degli attori principali; cfr. co-starring, sotto to co-star) □ (cinem., TV) also starring…, e con la partecipazione di. -
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[taɪt]1. adj1) (gen), (clothes, budget, bend) stretto (-a), (rope) teso (-a), tirato (-a), (usu pred: firmly fixed, hard to move) duro (-a), (strict: control, discipline) severo (-a), fermo (-a), Brit, (fam: mean) tirchio (-a)this dress is a bit tight or is a tight fit — questo vestito è un po' stretto
2) (fam: drunk) sbronzo (-a)2. advto be packed tight — (suitcase) essere pieno (-a) zeppo (-a), (people) essere pigiati
to sleep tight — (soundly) dormire sodo
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