co-star
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co·star
also co-star (kō′stär′)n.
A starring actor or actress given equal status with another or others in a play, film, or television series.
tr. & intr.v. co·starred, co·star·ring, co·stars
To act or present as a costar.
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co-star
n
1. (Theatre) an actor who shares star billing with another
2. (Film) an actor who shares star billing with another
vb, -stars, -starring or -starred
3. (Theatre) (often foll by: with) to share star billing (with another actor)
4. (Film) (often foll by: with) to share star billing (with another actor)
5. (Theatre) (tr) to present as sharing top billing: the film co-starred Mae West and W. C. Fields.
6. (Film) (tr) to present as sharing top billing: the film co-starred Mae West and W. C. Fields.
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co-star
Past participle: co-starred
Gerund: co-starring
| Imperative |
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| co-star |
| Present |
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| I co-star |
| you co-star |
| he/she/it co-stars |
| we co-star |
| you co-star |
| they co-star |
| Preterite |
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| I co-starred |
| you co-starred |
| he/she/it co-starred |
| we co-starred |
| you co-starred |
| they co-starred |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am co-starring |
| you are co-starring |
| he/she/it is co-starring |
| we are co-starring |
| you are co-starring |
| they are co-starring |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have co-starred |
| you have co-starred |
| he/she/it has co-starred |
| we have co-starred |
| you have co-starred |
| they have co-starred |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was co-starring |
| you were co-starring |
| he/she/it was co-starring |
| we were co-starring |
| you were co-starring |
| they were co-starring |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had co-starred |
| you had co-starred |
| he/she/it had co-starred |
| we had co-starred |
| you had co-starred |
| they had co-starred |
| Future |
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| I will co-star |
| you will co-star |
| he/she/it will co-star |
| we will co-star |
| you will co-star |
| they will co-star |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have co-starred |
| you will have co-starred |
| he/she/it will have co-starred |
| we will have co-starred |
| you will have co-starred |
| they will have co-starred |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be co-starring |
| you will be co-starring |
| he/she/it will be co-starring |
| we will be co-starring |
| you will be co-starring |
| they will be co-starring |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been co-starring |
| you have been co-starring |
| he/she/it has been co-starring |
| we have been co-starring |
| you have been co-starring |
| they have been co-starring |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been co-starring |
| you will have been co-starring |
| he/she/it will have been co-starring |
| we will have been co-starring |
| you will have been co-starring |
| they will have been co-starring |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been co-starring |
| you had been co-starring |
| he/she/it had been co-starring |
| we had been co-starring |
| you had been co-starring |
| they had been co-starring |
| Conditional |
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| I would co-star |
| you would co-star |
| he/she/it would co-star |
| we would co-star |
| you would co-star |
| they would co-star |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have co-starred |
| you would have co-starred |
| he/she/it would have co-starred |
| we would have co-starred |
| you would have co-starred |
| they would have co-starred |
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Noun 1. co-star - one of two actors who are given equal status as stars in a play or film
Verb 1. co-star - feature as the co-star in a performance
star - feature as the star; "The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man"
2. co-star - be the co-star in a performance
star - be the star in a performance
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Translations
co-star
[ˈkəʊstɑːʳ]A. N → coprotagonista mf, coestrella mf
B. VI to co-star with sb → figurar con algn como protagonista
C. VT the film co-stars A and B → la película presenta como protagonistas a A y B or está coprotagonizada por A y B
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
co-star
n (Film, Theat) → einer der Hauptdarsteller ; Burton and Taylor were co-stars → Burton und Taylor spielten die Hauptrollen
vt the film co-stars R. Burton → der Film zeigt R. Burton in einer der Hauptrollen
vi → als Hauptdarsteller auftreten
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