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WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2026:
| all-star adj | (team, game: featuring top sportspeople) | di campioni, tra campioni loc agg |
| all-star adj | (cast, show: featuring famous performers) | di celebrità, di personalità famose loc agg |
| | (cast, ecc.) | stellare agg |
| | The new film has an all-star cast. |
| all-star n | (sports: player selected for top team) | campione, campionessa nm, nf |
basket star,
basket fish n | (sea animal) | euryalina nf |
| binary star | (astronomy) | stella binaria nf |
| brittle star n | (type of starfish) | ofiuroidea nf |
carambola,
star fruit,
starfruit n | (yellow Asian star-shaped fruit) | carambola nf |
| Christmas star n | (tree decoration) | stella di Natale nf |
co-star,
costar n | (actor: shares top billing) | coprotagonista nmf |
| | Claudette Colbert was Clark Gable's co-star in the film "It Happened One Night." |
| | Claudette Colbert era la coprotagonista, insieme a Clark Gable, di "Accadde una notte". |
co-star,
costar vi | (actor: share top billing) | essere coprotagonista vi |
| | They fell in love while co-starring in a romantic comedy. |
| | Si sono innamorati quando sono stati coprotagonisti in una commedia romantica. |
co-star with [sb],
costar with [sb] vi + prep | (actor: share top billing with) | essere coprotagonista con [qlcn] v |
dwarf,
dwarf star n | (astronomy: small star) (astronomia: stella) | nana nf |
| | Very small stars are called dwarfs. |
| | Le stelle molto piccole sono chiamate nane. |
| dwarf star n | (astronomy: small star) (astronomia) | stella nana nf |
| the Evening star n | (Venus as seen after sunset) (pianeta: Venere) | la Stella della Sera nf |
| fallen star n | (disgraced celebrity) | stella decaduta nf |
| five-star n as adj | (hotel, etc.: rated five stars) (hotel) | cinque stelle nm |
| | | hotel cinque stelle nm |
| five-star n as adj | figurative (highly rated, recommended) | da cinque stelle loc agg |
| | | vivamente consigliato agg |
| fixed star | (astronomy) | stella fissa nf |
| flare star n | (star that changes in brightness) | stella a brillamento loc nom |
| four-star n as adj | (military: being a full general, admiral) (esercito USA: generali, ecc.) | a quattro stelle loc agg |
| four-star n as adj | (hotel, etc.: rated four stars) (alberghi, ecc.) | quattro stelle, a quattro stelle loc agg |
| four-star general n | (high-ranking military officer) | generale a quattro stelle nm |
| | Dwight David Eisenhower was a four-star-general. |
| | D.D. Eisenhower era un generale a 4 stelle |
giant star,
giant n | (very big star) | stella gigante nf |
| gold star n | (award for schoolwork) (USA, scuola) | stella d'oro nf |
| | Sylvia got a gold star for her project. |
| | Sylvia ha ottenuto una stella d'oro per il suo progetto. |
| Gold Star n | (award given in Soviet Union) (onorificenza sovietica) | Stella d'Oro nf |
| | The Soviet Union awarded the Gold Star to "heroes" of the communist state. |
| | L'Unione Sovietica ha conferito la Stella d'Oro agli "eroi" dello stato comunista. |
| golden star n | (plant of genus Chrysopsis) (botanica: tipo di ginepro) | Chrysopsis nf |
| golden star n | (plant of genus Chrysogonum) (botanica: tipo di girasole) | Chrysogonum virginianum nm |
| golden star n | (plant of genus Bloomeria) (botanica) | bloomeria aurea nf |
| golden star n | (plant of genus Botryllus) (botanica: ascidia) | botryllus schlosseri nm |
| guest star n | (TV: famous actor playing a role) | ospite d'onore nm |
| | | attore ospite nm |
| | | guest star nf |
| | | partecipazione straordinaria nf |
| | James Franco was recently a guest star on the soap opera "General Hospital". |
| | James Franco è stato recentemente ospite d'onore in "General Hospital", una telenovela. |
| guiding star n | figurative (person: inspires, leads) (figurato) | stella cometa nf |
| | Tu sei la mia ispirazione, la mia guida, la mia stella cometa! |
| Lone Star State | (geography) | Texas nm |
| | | Stato della stella solitaria nm |
meadow salsify,
star-of-Jerusalem n | (plant) (pianta) | barba di becco nf |
| the Morning Star n | (Venus as seen before sunrise) | stella del mattino nf |
morning star,
morning-star n | UK regional, Ire (plant: Ornithogalum umbellatum) | stella di Betlemme nf |
| morning star n | (medieval weapon) | mazza chiodata, stella del mattino nf |
movie star,
also UK: film star n | (famous film actor) | stella del cinema, star del cinema nf |
| | Now that he was a movie star everybody wanted to give him things for free. |
| | Adesso che è una stella del cinema, tutti vogliono regalargli qualcosa. |
| neutron star n | (star that has collapsed) | stella di neutroni nf |
| | Una stella di neutroni nasce dall'esplosione di una supernova. |
| the North Star n | (astronomy: polestar, Polaris) | la stella polare, la stella del nord nf |
| | One can distinguish direction at night by following the North Star. |
| one-star n as adj | (hotel, etc.: rated one star) (albergo) | a una stella loc agg |
| polar star n | (north star) | stella polare nf |
| | You can find north by looking for the polar star. |
| | ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. La stella polare è l'unica stella che appare fissa durante la notte. |
polestar,
pole star n | (Polaris, North Star) | stella polare nf |
| | | stella del nord, Polaris nf |
polestar,
pole star n | (brightest star near celestial pole) | stella polare nf |
polestar,
pole star n | figurative (guiding principle, leader) | punto di riferimento nm |
| | | principio ispiratore nm |
| | (figurato) | guida nf |
| red star | (astronomy) | stella rossa nf |
| rising star n | figurative (up-and-coming performer) (figurato) | astro nascente nm |
| | (figurato) | stella nascente nf |
| rock star n | (singer, musician: rock music) | rock star nf |
| | | star del rock loc nom |
| rock star n | figurative, informal (hero, icon) (figurato) | mito nm |
| | | icona nf |
| shining star n | figurative (luminary, inspiring figure) | guida nf |
shooting star,
falling star n | (meteor) | stella cadente nf |
| | I spent all last night trying to see a shooting star. |
| | Ieri sono stato tutta la notte a cercar di vedere le stelle cadenti. |
| star anise n | (spice) | anice stellato nm |
| | Star anise lends its flavor to many things including ouzo. |
| | L'anice stellato conferisce il suo sapore a molte cose quali l'ouzo. |
| star apple n | (fruit of West Indian tree) (frutto del Chrysophyllum cainito) | melastella nf |
| | | cainetta nf |
| star apple n | (West Indian tree) | chrysophyllum cainito nm |
star chart,
star map n | (astronomy) | carta celeste nf |
| star cluster n | (astronomy: collection of stars) (astronomia) | gruppo di stelle loc nom |
| | (astronomia) | ammasso stellare nm |
| star cut n | (gem cutting style) | taglio a stella, taglio a forma di stella nm |
| star fruit n | (fruit) (frutto tropicale) | carambola nf |
| star fruit n | (plant) (pianta tropicale) | Averrhoa carambola nf |
star jasmine,
confederate jasmine,
Chinese star jasmine n | (flowering plant) | falso gelsomino nm |
| | | rincorspemo nm |
| Star of Bethlehem n | (Christianity: star that led the Magi) | Stella di Betlemme, Stella cometa nf |
| | The Wise Men followed the Star of Bethlehem to the stable where Jesus was born. |
| | I Magi seguirono la Stella di Betlemme fino alla capanna. |
star-of-Bethlehem,
summer snowflake n | (plant) (botanica) | stella di Betlemme nf |
| Star of David n | (Judaism: six-pointed star) | stella di David nf |
| star player n | (top sportsperson in a team) (sport) | giocatore celebre nm |
| | The team's star player is currently injured. |
| star sapphire n | (gemstone) (pietra) | zaffiro stellato nm |
| star sign n | (one of 12 signs of the Zodiac) | segno zodiacale nm |
| star system n | (galaxy) | sistema stellare nm |
| star system n | (movie industry) (cinema: apparato pubblicitario) | star system nm |
| star turn n | (leading performer) | vedette nf |
| | | protagonista nmf |
| star turn n | (performance by featured player) | numero principale nm |
| | | numero clou dello spettacolo nm |
| Star Wars n | (film) (franchise) | Guerre stellari, Star Wars nm |
| Star Wars n | historical (defense program) (programma militare americano) | Star Wars nm |
| star-crossed adj | (unlucky) | sfortunato agg |
| | | sventurato agg |
| the Star-Spangled Banner n | (national anthem of United States) | the Star-Spangled Banner nm |
| | | inno nazionale americano nm |
| star-studded adj | (covered with stars) | pieno di stelle, disseminato di stelle loc avv |
| | I looked up at the star-studded sky. |
| star-studded adj | informal (with many famous people) | di grandi stelle del cinema, di grandi stelle loc agg |
| | (cinema: cast) | stellare agg |
| | The movie boasts a star-studded cast. |
starfish,
sea star n | (star-shaped sea creature) | stella marina nf |
| | We saw different kinds of starfish on the beach. |
| | Sulla spiaggia abbiamo visto diversi tipi di stella marina. |
starstruck,
also UK: star-struck adj | figurative (awed by fame or celebrities) | attratto dai VIP, attratto dai personaggi famosi agg |
| | (persona) | in cerca di fama loc agg |
| | The first time I met my hero in person, I was a little starstruck. |
| three-star n as adj | (of, being a lieutenant general) (militare) | a tre stelle loc agg |
| three-star n as adj | (hotel, etc.: rated three stars) (hotel, ristorante) | a tre stelle loc agg |
top billing,
star billing n | (performer: most featured) | primo nome in cartellone nm |
| | | pezzo forte dello spettacolo nm |
| two-star n as adj | (of, being a major general) (militare) | a due stelle, con due stelle loc agg |
| two-star n as adj | (hotel, etc.: rated two stars) (hotel) | a due stelle loc agg |
two-star,
two-star petrol n | UK, dated (low-grade leaded fuel) | benzina di basso livello nf |
| | | carburante di basso livello nm |
| wandering star n | archaic (planet) (pianeta) | stella errante nf |