variable star in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for variable star in the English»Spanish Dictionary

variable star N

variable star

estrella f de brillo variable

Translations for variable star in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.variable [Am ˈvɛriəb(ə)l, Brit ˈvɛːrɪəb(ə)l] ADJ

variable

variable

variable winds

vientos mpl variables

II.variable [Am ˈvɛriəb(ə)l, Brit ˈvɛːrɪəb(ə)l] N

1. variable MATH:

variable

variable f

2. variable (factor):

variable

factor m

variable

variable f

I.star [Am stɑr, Brit stɑː] N

1. star:

star astrol, astron (astral body)

astro m

star (visible in the sky at night)

estrella f

the morning star

el lucero del alba or de la mañana

it's (written) in the stars

está escrito

what do the stars foretell today?

¿qué dicen los astros para hoy?

what do the stars foretell today?

¿qué dice el horóscopo para hoy?

to be born under a lucky/an unlucky star

nacer con buena/mala estrella

to see stars

ver las estrellas

to thank one's lucky stars inf

dar gracias al cielo

2. star:

star (symbol)

estrella f

star (asterisk)

asterisco m

the Star of David

la estrella de David

a four-star hotel

un hotel de cuatro estrellas

two-/four-star petrol Brit

gasolina f normal/súper

two-/four-star petrol Brit

nafta f normal/súper RioPl

two-/four-star petrol Brit

bencina f corriente/especial And

3. star (celebrity):

star

estrella f

she became a star overnight

se convirtió en una estrella or alcanzó el estrellato de la noche a la mañana

a movie star

una estrella de cine

attr star attraction

atracción f estelar or especial

star performance

actuación f estelar

his star pupil

su alumno estrella

his star pupil

su alumno más brillante or destacado

she's got star quality

tiene madera de estrella

star role

papel m estelar

star witness

testigo mf principal

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

1. star CINE, THEAT, TV:

the famous film which starred Bogart and Bergman

la famosa película que tuvo como protagonistas a Bogart y Bergman

'2005', starring Mike Kirnon

'2005', con (la actuación estelar de) Mike Kirnon

2. star (mark):

star passage/items

marcar con un asterisco

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

she has starred in several films

ha protagonizado varias películas

variable star in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for variable star in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.variable [ˈvær·i·ə·bəl] N math

variable

variable f

II.variable [ˈvær·i·ə·bəl] ADJ

variable

variable

I.star [star] N

1. star (heavenly body):

star

estrella f

2. star (asterisk):

star

asterisco m

3. star (popular person):

star

famoso(-a) m (f)

a movie star

una estrella de cine

Phrases:

to thank one's lucky stars

dar las gracias a Dios

to be written in the stars

estar escrito en las estrellas

to reach for the stars

apuntar a lo más alto

to see stars

ver las estrellas

II.star <-rr-> [star] VB trans

1. star THEAT, CINE:

star

tener como protagonista

2. star (mark with asterisk):

star

señalar con un asterisco

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The main motive behind the development of amateur robotic telescopes has been the tedium of making research-oriented astronomical observations, such as taking endlessly repetitive images of a variable star.

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This effect is observed as a periodic modulation of a variable star's pulsation strength or phase; sometimes both.

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