prima donna
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pri·ma donna
(prē′mə, prĭm′ə)n.
1. The leading woman soloist in an opera company.
2. A temperamental, conceited person.
[Italian : prima, feminine of primo, first + donna, lady.]
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prima donna
(ˈpriːmə ˈdɒnə)n, pl prima donnas
1. (Classical Music) a female operatic star; diva
2. informal a temperamental person
[C19: from Italian: first lady]
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pri•ma don•na
(ˌpri mə ˈdɒn ə, ˌprɪm ə)n., pl. prima don•nas.
1. a first or principal female singer of an opera company.
2. a vain, temperamental person who expects privileged treatment.
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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.
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prima donna
An Italian phrase meaning first lady, used to mean a female opera star or a person who is temperamental and hard to work with.
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Noun | 1. | prima donna - a vain and temperamental person disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable |
2. | ![]() 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
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Translations
المُغَنِّيَة الأولى في الأوبرا
první pěvkyně
primadonna
primadonna
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primadona
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prima donna
[ˈpriːməˈdɒnə] N (prima donna or prima donnas (pl)) → primadonna f, diva f (fig) → persona f difícil, persona f de reacciones imprevisiblesCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
prima donna
[ˌpriːməˈdɒnə] n (= singer) → prima donna fto behave like a prima donna (fig) → se comporter comme une diva
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prima donna
n (lit, fig) → Primadonna f
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prima
(ˈpriːmə) : prima ballerina the leading female dancer in a ballet company.
prima donna (-ˈdonə) a leading female opera singer.
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