starring

[US]/stɑr/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. playing the leading role, taking the top billing; a surface of pure antimony with a star-shaped pattern.
Word Forms
Present Participlestarring

Phrases & Collocations

star in

stjerne i

starring actor

medvirkende skuespiller

starring roles

rolle med skuespiller

Example Sentences

a film starring Liza Minnelli.

en film med Liza Minnelli i hovedrollen.

cast an unknown in the starring role.

gav en ukendt en hovedrolle.

he always had the inside track for the starring role.

han havde altid et forspring til hovedrollen.

she landed the starring role in a new film.

hun fik hovedrollen i en ny film.

Still, despite brotherhood's strong starring cast, the actors can't hide the paleness of plotline.

Trods broderskabets stærke medvirken kan skuespillerne stadig ikke skjule handlingens bleghed.

Earnest thriller-cum-weepie starring Russell Crowe as a maths genius whose life is wracked by schizophrenia.

Earnest thriller-cum-weepie med Russell Crowe i hovedrollen som en matematisk geni, hvis liv er hærget af skizofreni.

He began by acting in TV dramas such as The Last Match, co-starring Shim Eun-ha, and he eventually made his film debut in Repechage (1997) together with Kim Hee-sun.

Han startede med at spille med i tv-dramaer som The Last Match, med Shim Eun-ha som medstjerne, og han fik til sidst sin filmdebut i Repechage (1997) sammen med Kim Hee-sun.

For the film, Allen has written sketches starring Burt Reynolds, Heather MacRae, Lynn Redgrave and John Carradine as victims of everything from satyriasis to frigidity.

Til filmen har Allen skrevet sketches med Burt Reynolds, Heather MacRae, Lynn Redgrave og John Carradine i rollerne som ofre for alt fra satyriasis til kulde.

Real-world Examples

It was my first starring role.

Det var min første hovedrolle.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

So, nobody's wondering why Uncle Phil is starring in a laundromat movie?

Så, er ingen nysgerrige på, hvorfor onkel Phil medvirker i en film om et vaskeri?

Source: Modern Family - Season 10

All four original cast members from the show are also starring in the movie.

Alle fire originale castmedlemmer fra showet medvirker også i filmen.

Source: BBC Listening Collection December 2015

Leonard Hayes is starring in it. - Yeah, and directing.

Leonard Hayes medvirker i den. - Ja, og han instruerer.

Source: Friends Season 9

" Spirochete" was a fun play starring syphilis.

Spirochete var et sjovt skuespil med syfilis i hovedrollen.

Source: Crash Course in Drama

But now there's drama starring the euro.

Men nu er der drama med euroen i hovedrollen.

Source: Financial Times

Avalon was used for the filming of the 2017 movie Ghost in the Shell starring Scarlett Johannsen.

Avalon blev brugt til optagelserne af filmen Ghost in the Shell fra 2017 med Scarlett Johannsen i hovedrollen.

Source: VOA Special English: World

Nature plays a starring role in today's show.

Nature spiller en hovedrolle i dagens show.

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation September 2020

His first starring role came in 1980's Popeye.

Hans første hovedrolle kom i Popeye fra 1980.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

The General's Daughter, starring John Travolta.

The General's Daughter, med John Travolta i hovedrollen.

Source: Stephen King on Writing

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