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all-star

 
(ôl'stär')
adj.
Made up wholly of star performers: an all-star cast.

n. Sports
One chosen for a team of star players.


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All-star (also All-Star) is a term designating an individual as having a high level of performance in their field. Originating in sports, it has since drifted into vernacular and been borrowed heavily by the entertainment industry. It can also be used for a group of individuals, who are popular in certain areas.

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Sports

"All-star" as a sports refers to an individual named as an "all-star" on a team representing the top performers in a given sport, or to a list of top participants in individual sports such as golf and bowling. Events limited to such honorees are referred to as "all-star games" or events.

In American team sports the premier all-star games are the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, NBA All-Star Game, Pro Bowl, NHL All-Star Game, and the MLS All-Star Game. Many all-star teams, such as collegiate "all-conference" and All-America squads, are recognitions of performance only, without the connotation of those selected ever being teammates in a game.

Entertainment

Cinema

The term all-star is often used as a form of ballyhoo to promote the cast of a movie in which high-profile motion picture stars appear, sometimes merely in cameo roles. Well-recognized examples include Grand Hotel (1932), Dinner at Eight (1933), Ocean's Eleven (1960), It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Murder on the Orient Express (1974) and The Expendables (2010).

Television

In television, there are a number of groups who could be considered All-Stars.


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - som kun består af stjerner
n. - medlem af hold bestående af lutter stjerner

Nederlands (Dutch)
bestaande uit bekende mensen

Français (French)
adj. - (Théât, Cin) avec plateau de vedettes
n. - (Théât, Cin) plateau de vedettes

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Star-
n. - Spieler eines Starteams

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - με πλειάδα αστέρων

Italiano (Italian)
con attori famosi

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - composto dos melhores elementos

Русский (Russian)
со всеми звездами

Español (Spanish)
adj. - de primeras figuras
n. - equipo de primeras figuras

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - stjärnspäckad

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
由明星组成的, 运动明星, 明星演员

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 由明星組成的
n. - 運動明星, 明星演員

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 인기 배우 총출연의
n. - 올스타팀에 선발된 선수

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 人気俳優総出演の, 花形選手総出の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) (فريق رياضي) من نجوم عدة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מורכבת מספורטאי צמרת בלבד (קבוצה או נבחרת)‬
n. - ‮ספורטאי הנבחר לקבוצת ספורטאי צמרת (ארה"ב)‬


 
 
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