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"En" is a form of "en", a preposition which is often translated as "in". "Estrellas" is a form of "estrellar", a transitive verb which is often translated as "to smash". Learn more about the difference between "en" and "estrellas" below.
en(
ehn
)A preposition is a word that indicates the relationship between a noun and another word (e.g., He ran through the door.).
estrellar(
ehs
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treh
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yahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. to smash
En un ataque de rabia, estrelló el vaso en el piso.In a fit of rage, he smashed his glass on the floor.
b. to crash
Un kamikaze se acercaba, dispuesto a estrellar su avión contra nuestro barco.A kamikaze was approaching, prepared to crash his plane into our ship.
c. to slam
El celular tampoco funcionaba. Desesperada, lo estrelló contra la pared.The cell phone wasn't working either. In despair, she slammed it against the wall.
a. to fill with stars
En la mitología hindú, Agni, Señor del Fuego, crea el sol y estrella la noche.In Hindu mythology, Agni, Lord of Fire, creates the sun and fills the night with stars.
a. to fry
Estrella los huevos en una sartén con el aceite muy caliente.Fry the eggs in a pan with very hot oil.
estrellarse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
4. (to collide)
5. (to fail)
a. to fail
Nuestro proyecto estaba destinado a estrellarse sin ver la luz.Our project was destined to fail before even coming into the world.
a. to come up against
Nunca aprende. Todo lo que hace es estrellarse una y otra vez con la realidad.He never learns his lesson. All he does is to come up against reality, time after time.
