fame

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfeɪm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/feɪm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fām)

Inflections of 'fame' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
fames
v 3rd person singular
faming
v pres p
famed
v past
famed
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
fame n(being famous)fama nf
 Paul's musical talents brought him fame and money.
 El talento musical de Paul lo llevó a la fama y al dinero.
fame n(reputation)fama nf
 She owes her fame to a reality TV show.
 Le debe su fama a un programa de telerrealidad.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
fame [sth]⇒ vtrarchaic (spread renown of)hacer famoso loc verb
  afamar⇒ vtr
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Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
hall of fame,
Hall of Fame n		figurative (list of great achievers)salón de la fama loc nom m
 Only the greatest athletes ever make it to their sport's hall of fame.
 Solo los mejores atletas llegan a estar en el salón de la fama.
Hall of Fame n(place in New York City)Salón de la Fama n propio m
of ill fame adj(notorious)de mala fama loc adj
 Although de Sade was a man of ill fame, some of his works are considered to be classic French literature.
 A pesar de que el Marqués de Sade era un hombre de mala fama, sus obras se consideran clásicos de la literatura francesa.
rise to fame v expr(become well known and popular)alcanzar la fama loc verb
  hacerse famoso loc verb
rise to fame n(becoming well known and popular)camino a la fama loc nom m
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'fame' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
adventuress - celebrity - climb back - glory - immortality - limelight - reaching for the stars - renown - stardom - starstruck - the big time - unchanged
Spanish:
gloria - fama - notoriedad - renombre - elegido - celebridad - período de fulgor - catapultar a la fama - preceder la fama - minutos de gloria - saltar a la fama

Collocations: [great, global, lasting, short, brief] fame, [great] fame as an [artist, actress, opera singer, engineer], acquired fame [from, by, when, through], more...

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