starlet

• Substantivo que designa uma jovem atriz promovida como futura estrela, ou uma estrela pequena.

A noun referring to a young actress who is promoted as a potential future star, or a small star.

1. B2informal

   A young actress, especially in film, who is promoted as a potential future star.

   Jovem atriz

   • The starlet was discovered at a local theater.
   • Many starlets dream of winning an Oscar one day.
   • The magazine featured a rising starlet on its cover.

2. C1formal

   A small star, often used in a poetic or descriptive context.

   Estrelinha

   • The night sky was dotted with countless starlets.
   • A single starlet twinkled in the early evening sky.
   • The telescope revealed a distant starlet in the galaxy.