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célébrité

celebrity

noun seh-leh-bree-TEH Rare

Also means

fame

Usage Note

célébrité covers both the abstract quality of being famous and a famous person. When referring to a person it is grammatically feminine regardless of the person's gender. The related adjective célèbre means 'famous'.

Examples

"Cette actrice est devenue une célébrité."

Natural Translation

That actress became a celebrity.

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