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1 cero
m (large) candle* * *cero s.m. large candle.* * *['tʃero]sostantivo maschile candle, taperaccendere un cero a — to light a candle to [Madonna, santo]
accendere un cero (a sant'Antonio) — fig. to thank one's lucky stars
* * *cero/'t∫ero/sostantivo m.candle, taper; accendere un cero a to light a candle to [Madonna, santo]; accendere un cero (a sant'Antonio) fig. to thank one's lucky stars\cero pasquale Paschal candle. -
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3 stella
f starstella alpina edelweissstella polare North Star, Pole Starstella cadente shooting starstella di mare starfishfig vedere le stelle see stars* * *stella s.f.1 star: il sole è una stella, the sun is a star; stella del mattino, della sera, morning, evening star; stella doppia, fissa, double, fixed star: stella di tipo B, helium star; stella cadente, shooting (o amer. falling) star; un cielo senza stelle, a starless sky; la luce delle stelle, starlight; il cielo era pieno di stelle, the sky was full of stars // dormire sotto le stelle, to sleep under the stars // stella filante, streamer // a forma di stella, fatto a stella, starlike (o star-shaped): un gioiello a forma di stella, a star-shaped jewel // andare alle stelle, to go sky-high: i prezzi erano alle stelle, prices were sky-high // portare qlcu. alle stelle, to praise s.o. to the skies // vedere le stelle, to see stars: ho visto le stelle quando mi ha colpito sul naso, I saw stars when he hit me on the nose2 ( destino, fato) star, fate: così vogliono le stelle, it's in the stars; è nato sotto una buona, una cattiva stella, he was born under a lucky, an unlucky star; è perseguitato dalla sua cattiva stella, he is hounded by fate; può ringraziare la sua buona stella se ci è riuscito, he can thank his lucky stars if he has succeeded; la sua stella è tramontata, his sun has set; la sua stella sale, his star is rising (o is in the ascendant); seguire la propria stella, to follow one's star (o destiny)3 ( diva) star: stella del cinema, film star; stella della televisione, television star; le stelle di Hollywood, the stars of Hollywood // le stelle dello sport, the stars of sport4 ( emblema) star: la stella di Davide, the star of David // (mil.) generale a una stella, a one-star general // albergo a tre stelle, a three-star hotel5 ( di cavallo) blaze, star6 ( rotella dello sperone) rowel7 (tess.) swift9 (bot.): erba stella, ( Plantago coronopus) buckthorn; stella alpina, ( Leontopodium alpinum) edelweiss; stella di Betlemme, ( Ornithogalum umbellatum) star-of-Bethlehem; stella di Natale, ( Euphorbia pulcherrima) poinsettia (o Christmas flower)* * *['stella]sostantivo femminile1) starcacciavite a stella — Phillips screwdriver®;
2) (di cavallo) blaze3) (artista) starstella del cinema — film o movie star
4) colloq. (persona cara) darling•stella cadente — falling o shooting star
stella filante — (di carnevale) (paper) streamer
stella di Natale — bot. poinsettia
stella polare — North Star, Polaris, pole star
••essere nato sotto una buona, cattiva stella — to be born under a lucky, an unlucky star
dormire sotto le -e — to sleep under the open sky o out in the open
salire alle -e — [ prezzi] to soar, to (sky)rocket, to shoot up
portare qcn. alle -e — to praise sb. to the skies
* * *stella/'stella/sostantivo f.1 star; cielo senza -e starless sky; che cosa dicono le -e? what do the stars foretell? what's in the Stars? a (forma di) stella star-shaped; cacciavite a stella Phillips screwdriver®; la bandiera a -e e strisce the Stars and Stripes; hotel a quattro -e four-star hotel2 (di cavallo) blaze4 colloq. (persona cara) darlingessere nato sotto una buona, cattiva stella to be born under a lucky, an unlucky star; dormire sotto le -e to sleep under the open sky o out in the open; salire alle -e [ prezzi] to soar, to (sky)rocket, to shoot up; portare qcn. alle -e to praise sb. to the skies; vedere le -e to see stars\stella alpina edelweiss; stella cadente falling o shooting star; stella cometa comet; stella di Davide Star of David; stella filante (di carnevale) (paper) streamer; stella marina starfish; stella del mattino morning star; stella di Natale bot. poinsettia; stella polare North Star, Polaris, pole star.
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