prima donna (redirected from Prema donna)

pri·ma donna  (prm, prm)

n.

1. The leading woman soloist in an opera company.

2. A temperamental, conceited person.

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[Italian : prima, feminine of primo, first + donna, lady.]

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prima donna [ˈpriːmə ˈdɒnə]

n pl prima donnas

1. (Music / Classical Music) a female operatic star; diva

2. Informal a temperamental person

[from Italian: first lady]

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prima donna - Meaning "principal female singer in an opera," it is from the same Italian phrase meaning "first lady"; the meaning "temperamental person" was first recorded in 1834.

See also related terms for opera.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	prima donna - a vain and temperamental person disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
	2.	prima donna - a distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic star diva opera star, operatic star - singer of lead role in an opera

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prima donna

noun diva, star, leading lady, female lead her career as prima donna with the opera company

Translations

prima donna [ˈpriːməˈdɒnə] N (prima donna or prima donnas (pl)) → primadonna f, diva f (fig) → persona f difícil, persona f de reacciones imprevisibles

prima donna [ˌpriːməˈdɒnə] n (= singer) → prima donna f
to behave like a prima donna (fig) → se comporter comme une diva

prima donna

n (lit, fig) → Primadonna f

prima donna [ˈpriːməˈdɒnə] n → primadonna
she is a real prima donna (pej) → fa la primadonna