LEARNit Dictionary

star

noun
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a large ball of burning gas in space that we see as a point of light in the sky at night
ستاره, اختر, نجم
see also dark star, falling star, lodestar, Pole Star, shooting star, starry
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an object, a decoration, a mark, etc., usually with five or six points, whose shape represents a star
ستاره, نشان ستاره‌ای, طرح ستاره‌ای, علامت ستاره‌ای, شکل ستاره‌ای
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
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a mark that represents a star and tells you how good something is, especially a hotel or restaurant
ستاره, رتبه, امتیاز, رتبه‌بندی
three-/four-/five-star hotels
What star rating does this restaurant have?
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a famous and excellent singer, performer, sports player, etc.
ستاره, خواننده مشهور, بازیکن برجسته
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.
see also all-star, co-star(1), cover star, film star, megastar, superstar
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a person who has the main part, or one of the main parts, in a film, play, etc.
بازیگر مشهور, ستاره سینما, هنرپیشه اصلی, نقش اول, نقش اصلی
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.
see also star turn
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a person or thing that is the best of a group
ستاره, چهره برجسته, نمونه ممتاز
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 at the show.
Through high school he was a track star.
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used to show that you feel very grateful for something that somebody has done or that you think they are wonderful
عالی, محشر, درخشان
Thanks! You're a star!
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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
طالع, فال, طالع بینی
Do you read your stars in the paper?
synonym horoscope
verb
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to have one of the main parts in a film, play, etc.
نقش آفرینی کردن
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if a film, play, etc. stars somebody, that person has one of the main parts
نقش اول را داشتن, نقش محوری داشتن
a movie starring Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt
see also co-star
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to put a symbol with a shape like a star (= an asterisk) next to a word, etc. in order to make people notice it
ستاره‌گذاری, علامت‌گذاری با ستاره, ستاره‌دار کردن
Treat all the sections that have been starred as priority.