Meaning

2 senses
  1. A female who performs on the stage or in films.

    a female actor

  2. (archaic)A female doer or "actor" (in a general sense).

    Schauspielerin

    актри́саaktrísa, арти́сткаartístka

    акто́ркаaktórka, актри́саaktrýsa, лицеді́йкаlycedíjka

Examples

289 sentences
  1. I hear she's a famous actress.

    Я чув, що вона відома актриса.

    deIch habe gehört, dass sie eine berühmte Schauspielerin ist.

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  2. Tom used to date an actress.

    Том колись зустрічався з актрисою.

    ruТом раньше встречался с актрисой.

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  3. I hear that she's a famous actress.

    Я чув, що вона відома актриса.

    deSie soll eine berühmte Schauspielerin sein.

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  4. Tom is married to a famous actress.

    Том одружений із відомою актрисою.

    ruТом женат на известной актрисе.

    deTom ist mit einer berühmten Schauspielerin verheiratet.

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  5. I hear that she is a famous actress.

    Я чув, що вона відома актриса.

    deSie soll eine berühmte Schauspielerin sein.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
female actor — see also actor:
Русский
female actor — see also actor:
Deutsch
female actor — see also actor:

Origin

From actor + -ess. Probably formed independently of Middle French actrice.

From actor + -ess. Probably formed independently of Middle French actrice.

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Forms

plural: actresses
Singularactress
Pluralactresses

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
actorineactrice

Word family

9 related words

Collocations

3 patterns
  • an an actress
  • a famous actress
  • famous actress

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
actress — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto