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I . pri·ma don·na [ˌpri:məˈdɒnə, Am -ˈdɑ:nə] N also fig

II . pri·ma don·na [ˌpri:məˈdɒnə, Am -ˈdɑ:nə] N modifier

pri·ma don·na-ish [ˌpri:məˈdɒnəɪʃ, Am -ˈdɑ:n-] ADJ pej inf

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to behave like a right prima donna
sich acc aufführen wie eine Primadonna

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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She is, in other words, a typical prima donna.
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The prima donna was normally, but not necessarily, a soprano.
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They represent, respectively, the young girl's, the musician's, and the courtesan's side of the prima donna.
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He found the conference different from the previous ones where the military element had been the prima donna, occupying the centre of the stage.
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They were cast in heroic male roles, alongside another new breed of operatic creature, the prima donna.
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A friend described her as the prima donna of the whole thing.
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The prima donna had reached the soaring heights of a spectacular career.
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A lot of us felt she had become a prima donna.
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