Meaning
celebrated, famous, renowned
In a sentence
Quel cantante è celebre in tutta Italia.
That singer is famous throughout Italy.
Hai visto quel celebre film francese?
Have you seen that famous French film?
Non è celebre, ma tutti lo conoscono qui.
He isn't famous, but everyone knows him here.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| celebre | masculine · singular |
| celebre | feminine · singular |
| celebri | masculine · plural |
| celebri | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use celebre in neutral or formal contexts; famous is often translated as famoso in everyday speech.
- Celebre follows normal adjective agreement: celebre/celebri for singular/plural, same form for masculine and feminine singular.
- Before a noun, it sounds literary or journalistic; after a noun, it is common in standard descriptive use.