Oscar
An Academy AwardAn Academy Award.
» She won an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress.
Sie wurde für einen Oscar als beste Nebendarstellerin nominiert. — samueldora
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3 senses(informal)An Academy Award.
an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
A statuette awarded by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
(Australia, New Zealand, slang, uncountable)Cash; money.
Examples
49 sentencesShe won an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress.
deSie wurde für einen Oscar als beste Nebendarstellerin nominiert. — samueldora
Oscar was my mum's dog.
Оскар був собакою моєї мами. — deniko
deOscar war der Hund meiner Mutter. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Did you watch the Oscars?
deHast du die Oscarverleihungen gesehen? — faehrmann
Oscar is baking apple dumplings for the visitors.
Ah, that's not an oscar in your aquarium; it's a piranha!
Origin
Exact origin uncertain. Resuscitated by James Mcpherson in The Works of Ossian (1765). NapExact origin uncertain. Resuscitated by James Mcpherson in The Works of Ossian (1765). Napoleon, an admirer of the Ossianic poems, chose it for his godson Oscar Bernadotte, who became a king of Sweden.
Shortened form of Oscar Asche.
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Forms
plural: OscarsSynonyms
1 synonyms- an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance:Academy Award
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.