stardust

glamour, charisme

Charme ou enthousiasme particulier qui rend quelqu’un impressionnant, surtout une personne célèbre.

En anglais simple : A special charm or excitement that makes someone, especially a famous person, seem impressive.

• The singer brought stardust to the event.
• Her presence added a little stardust to the evening.
• The production needed some Hollywood stardust.

Synonymes : glamour, charisma

Expressions courantes : celebrity stardust, sprinkle of stardust

poussière d’étoiles

Minuscules particules de matière dans l’espace, notamment celles produites par des étoiles avant l’existence du Soleil.

En anglais simple : Tiny bits of matter in space, especially material made by stars before our sun existed.

• The rock contains ancient stardust.
• Scientists found stardust inside the meteorite.
• Some of these particles began as stardust.

Synonymes : cosmic dust

Expressions courantes : cosmic stardust, ancient stardust

éblouissement, enchantement

Poudre imaginaire qui fait admirer quelqu’un ou quelque chose sans en voir les défauts.

En anglais simple : An imagined powder that makes you admire someone or something without seeing its faults.

• She had stardust in her eyes when she described him.
• The stardust faded once she saw his cruelty.
• With eyes full of stardust, he imagined a perfect future.

Expressions courantes : stardust in someone’s eyes, eyes full of stardust

chimère, illusion

Idées ou rêves qui ne reposent sur aucune réalité.

En anglais simple : Ideas or dreams that have no real basis.

• His grand promises were only stardust.
• Their plans turned out to be stardust.
• She dismissed the prediction as mere stardust.

Synonymes : fantasy, illusion

Contraires : reality

Expressions courantes : mere stardust, nothing but stardust