Stern

Any small, natural and bright dot in the sky, most visible in the night or twilight sky. This sense includes the planets, but it is now sometimes used in exclusion of them due to influence from the technical astronomical sense

• He shows her the stars.

  Er zeigt ihr die Sterne.

  Tatoeba · althead · CC BY 2.0 FR

• Your eyes are like stars.

  Deine Augen sind wie Sterne.

  Tatoeba · pne · CC BY 2.0 FR

Stern

Any small, natural and bright dot in the sky, most visible in the night or twilight sky. This sense includes the planets, but it is now sometimes used in exclusion of them due to influence from the technical astronomical sense.; A planet thought to influence one's fate; (figuratively) fate or luck

Stern

senses relating to fame; An actor in a leading role

Stern

senses relating to fame; An exceptionally talented or famous person, often in a specific field; a celebrity

Stern

A very massive ball of plasma with strong enough gravity to have ongoing fusion of hydrogen or heavier elements in its core. In strict technical usage, the Sun is includedselten

Stern

senses derived from the apparent shape of a star in the sky when blurred by the eyes to have streaks; A shape made of a few streaks meeting at a shared midpoint.; An asterisk (*) or comparable symbol (e.g., ★, ☆, ✶, ✦, ✧, ✷, ✪, ⭐) inspired by a celestial starselten

Stern

senses derived from the apparent shape of a star in the sky when blurred by the eyes to have streaks; A shape made of a few streaks meeting at a shared midpoint.; A network topology with multiple computers individually merging to one central switch, thus free of risk of collisions. A single point of failure can occur if the switch experiences corruptionselten

Stern

senses derived from the apparent shape of a star in the sky when blurred by the eyes to have streaks; A shape made of a few streaks meeting at a shared midpoint.; A simple dance, or part of a dance, where a group of four dancers each put their right or left hand in the middle and turn around in a circle. You call them right-hand stars or left-hand stars, depending on the hand which is in the middleselten

Stern

senses derived from the apparent shape of a star in the sky when blurred by the eyes to have streaks; A concave polygon with regular, pointy protrusions and indentations, usually with four, five, or six points.; A star-shaped ornament worn on the breast to indicate rank or honour in a military. Now often used metonymically for military rankingsselten

Stern

senses derived from the apparent shape of a star in the sky when blurred by the eyes to have streaks; A concave polygon with regular, pointy protrusions and indentations, usually with four, five, or six points.; A symbol used to rate hotels, films, etc. with a higher number of stars denoting better qualityselten

To appear as a featured performer or headliner, especially in an entertainment program

• Who's got the starring role?

  Wer hat die Hauptrolle?

  Tatoeba · sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR

To feature (a performer or a headliner), especially in a movie or an entertainment programselten

To mark with a star or asteriskselten

To set or adorn with stars, or bright, radiating bodies; to bespangle