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Estrella vs astro (heavenly bodies)
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Are these words exactly synonymous? Connotations and all? |
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No, to me they are not the same. All "estrellas" are "astros", but not all "astros" are "estrellas".
An "astro" is any celestial body (sun, moon, planets, comets, stars...), but "estrella" is only a star, understood as a mass of hot, gaseous, self-luminous celestial body, like the sun. - Los astros dicen que serás millonario. The stars say you'll be a millionaire. -> Astrology believers use all kinds of celestial bodies, so we say "astros", not "estrellas". - El astro/la estrella de Hollywood, Johnny Smith, falleció esta madrugada. The Hollywood star, Johnny Smith, died early in the morning. (In this case they're perfect synonyms.) - Los antiguos dioses tenían los nombres de los astros. The ancient gods had the names of the celestial bodies. - Los movimientos de rotación y translación de la tierra causan el movimiento aparente de los astros. The earth's rotation and revolution cause the apparent motion of the celestial bodies.
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Thanks!
So, talking about human stars, they don't have to agree in gender? Johnny Smith can be either astro or estrella, whatever they wish? |
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"Astro" in singular, is only for men. "Estrella" is more often used for women, but it may be used for men too.
- La película tiene en los papeles principales a la estrella Penélope Cruz y al astro Javier Bardem. The main roles of the movie will be played by Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem. - El astro del basquetball ahora busca convertirse en estrella de Hollywood. The great basketball player now wants to become a Hollywood star. - Robert Downey Jr., estrella de películas de superhéroes, visita niños en el hospital. RDJ, star in super hero movies, visits children in hospital. - Test: ¿puedes nombrar a todas las estrellas de las siguientes fotografías? Test: can you name all the stars in these pictures? (Men and women included in this particular case, where I found the sentence.) - Anne Hathaway, la estrella de películas como Les Misérables, filma en nuestro país. Anne Hathaway, the star in movies like Les Misérables, is filming in our country.
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