North Star in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for North Star in the English»French Dictionary

North Star N

North Star

étoile f polaire

Translations for North Star in the English»French Dictionary

I.star [Brit stɑː, Am stɑr] N

1. star:

star ASTRON, ASTROL

étoile f

the stars are out

les étoiles brillent

to navigate by the stars

naviguer aux étoiles

born under a lucky star

né sous une bonne étoile

2. star (person):

star

vedette f

star

star f

a star of stage and screen

une vedette de la scène et de l'écran

a tennis/soccer star

une vedette du tennis/du football

to make sb a star

faire une star de qn

to make sb a star attr billing, quality

de vedette

3. star (asterisk):

star

astérisque m

4. star (award):

star (to hotel, restaurant)

étoile f

star (to pupil)

bon point m

5. star MIL (mark of rank):

star

étoile f

II.stars N

stars npl ASTROL:

stars

horoscope m

what do the stars foretell?

qu'est-ce que l'horoscope prédit?

it's written in the stars

c'est le destin

III.-star COMP

1. -star (rating):

three-/four-star hotel/restaurant

restaurant/hôtel (à) trois/quatre étoiles

2. -star MIL:

four-/five-star general

général à quatre/cinq étoiles

IV.star <pres part starring; pret, pp starred> [Brit stɑː, Am stɑr] VB trans

1. star film, play actor:

star

avoir [qn] pour vedette

the play stars Alan Bates and Maggie Smith as the uncle and aunt

la pièce a pour vedettes Alan Bates dans le rôle de l'oncle et Maggie Smith dans le rôle de la tante

a comedy starring Lenny Henry

une comédie avec Lenny Henry en vedette

2. star (mark with star):

star gén au passif

marquer [qc] d'un astérisque

the starred items/dishes are…

les articles/plats marqués d'un astérisque sont…

3. star (decorate):

star

parsemer

starred with flowers, dots

parsemé de

V.star <pres part starring; pret, pp starred> [Brit stɑː, Am stɑr] VB intr

star actor:

star

jouer le rôle principal (in dans)

Bela Lugosi stars as Dracula or in the role of Dracula

Bela Lugosi joue (le rôle de) Dracula

Meryl Streep also stars

Meryl Streep est également à l'affiche

VI.star [Brit stɑː, Am stɑr]

star → all-star

to reach for the stars

vouloir décrocher la lune

to see stars

voir trente-six chandelles

See also ill-starred, all-star

ill-starred ADJ liter

ill-starred

infortuné form

all-star [Brit, Am ˈɔlˌstɑr] ADJ

all-star team:

all-star

de vedettes

I.north [Brit nɔːθ, Am nɔrθ] N (compass direction)

north

nord m

II.North

1. North POL, GEOG Am, HISTORY (part of world, country):

the North

le Nord

the far North

le Grand Nord

2. North (in cards):

North

nord m

III.north [Brit nɔːθ, Am nɔrθ] ADJ

north

nord

north (gen)

du nord

north METEO

de nord

in/from north London

dans le/du nord de Londres

IV.north [Brit nɔːθ, Am nɔrθ] ADV

north move

vers le nord

north lie, live

au nord (of de)

to go north of sth

passer au nord de qc

North Star in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for North Star in the English»French Dictionary

North Star N

the North Star

l'étoile f polaire

Translations for North Star in the English»French Dictionary

I.star [stɑ:ʳ, Am stɑ:r] N

1. star (heavenly body):

star a. fig

étoile f

to reach for the stars

essayer d'atteindre les étoiles

to be born under a lucky star

être né sous une bonne étoile

2. star (famous, principal performer):

star

star f

a film/rock star

un(e) star du cinéma/de rock

3. star (asterisk):

star

astérisque f

Phrases:

to see stars

voir trente-six chandelles

II.star <-rr-> [stɑ:ʳ, Am stɑ:r] VB intr THEAT, CINE (appear as chief performer)

to star in a film

être la vedette d'un film

starring Johnny Depp

avec dans le rôle principal Johnny Depp

III.star <-rr-> [stɑ:ʳ, Am stɑ:r] VB trans

1. star THEAT, CINE (feature as chief performer):

star

avoir en vedette

2. star (mark with an asterisk):

star

marquer d'un astérisque

IV.star [stɑ:ʳ, Am stɑ:r] ADJ

1. star (outstanding):

star

de premier ordre

2. star (having specified number of stars):

a four-star hotel

un hôtel quatre étoiles

3. star (related to cinema, music):

star

vedette

I.north [nɔ:θ, Am nɔ:rθ] N

1. north (cardinal point):

north

nord m

to lie 5 km to the north of sth

être à 5 km au nord de qc

a north-facing window

une fenêtre exposée au nord

to go/drive to the north

aller/rouler vers le nord

further north

plus au nord

2. north GEO:

north

nord m

in the north of France

dans le nord de la France

II.north [nɔ:θ, Am nɔ:rθ] ADJ

north

nord inv

north wind

vent m du nord

north coast

côte f nord

a north wall

un mur exposé au nord

in north Paris

dans le nord de Paris

III.north [nɔ:θ, Am nɔ:rθ] ADV

north

au nord

north travel

vers le nord

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

By the early 1910s, the parish had decided to move to North Star, and its new building was completed in the village in 1914.

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Late in the 2008 season, the helmets were exchanged for blue shakos with white plumes and a silver North Star badge on the front.

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He was the adopted grandson of North Star, and holds himself responsible for North Star's death.

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Younger patients often had shorter amnesic episodes than older patients, especially those in the North Star group.

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Its campus is at North Star, just outside the town centre.

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To govern by virtue, let us compare it to the North Star: it stays in its place, while the myriad stars wait upon it.

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Due to the precession of the equinoxes (as well as the stars' proper motions), the role of North Star passes from one star to another.

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