character

character
'kærəktə
1. noun
1) (the set of qualities that make someone or something different from others; type: You can tell a man's character from his handwriting; Publicity of this character is not good for the firm.) carácter
2) (a set of qualities that are considered admirable in some way: He showed great character in dealing with the danger.) carácter
3) (reputation: They tried to damage his character.) reputación
4) (a person in a play, novel etc: Rosencrantz is a minor character in Shakespeare's `Hamlet'.) personaje
5) (an odd or amusing person: This fellow's quite a character!) tipo, figura
6) (a letter used in typing etc: Some characters on this typewriter are broken.) carácter
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2. noun
(a typical quality: It is one of his characteristics to be obstinate.) característica
- characterize
- characterise
- characterization
- characterisation
character n
1. personalidad / manera de ser / carácter
she has a lot of character tiene mucha personalidad
2. encanto
an old town with a lot of character una ciudad antigua con mucho encanto
3. personaje
I don't like the central character of the play no me gusta el personaje central de la obra
character
tr['kærəktəSMALLr/SMALL]
noun
1 (nature) carácter nombre masculino
■ the British character el carácter británico
2 (reputation) reputación nombre femenino; (integrity, moral strength) carácter nombre masculino, personalidad nombre femenino
■ a person of good character una persona de buena reputación
■ a person of great character una persona de gran carácter
3 (in film, book, play) personaje nombre masculino
4 familiar (person) tipo
■ an odd character un tipo raro
■ a real character todo un carácter
5 (letter) carácter nombre masculino
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be in/out of character ser/no ser típico,-a
character actor/actress actor/actriz especializado,-a en personajes raros
character reference referencias nombre femenino plural
character ['kærɪktər] n
1) letter, symbol: carácter m
Chinese characters: caracteres chinos
2) disposition: carácter m, personalidad f
of good character: de buena reputación
3) : tipo m, personaje m peculiar
he's quite a character!: ¡él es algo serio!
4) : personaje m (ficticio)
character
n.
• calidad s.f.
• carácter (Tipografía) s.m.
• carácter s.m.
• categoría s.f.
• cifra s.f.
• fuste s.m.
• genio s.m.
• letra s.f.
• papel s.m.
• personaje (Literatura) s.m.
• tenor s.m.
'kærəktər, 'kærəktə(r)
noun
1) (of person)
a) (temperament, nature) carácter m

to be in/out of character — ser*/no ser* típico

she's a good judge of character — es buena psicóloga

b) (good character) reputación f; (before n)

character assassination — (public slander) difamación f

character reference — referencias fpl

c) (strength of personality) carácter m
2) (of place, thing) carácter m

her face is full of character — tiene una cara con mucha personalidad

3) c
a) (in novel, play, movie) personaje m, carácter m (Col, Méx)

he doesn't react in character — su reacción no es la que cabría esperar de su personaje

b) (person) tipo m (fam)

he's a nasty character — es un mal tipo (fam)

c) (eccentric person) caso m
4) c (symbol) carácter m
['kærɪktǝ(r)]
1. N
1) (=nature) [of thing] carácter m , naturaleza f ; [of person] carácter m , personalidad f

a man of good character — un hombre de buena reputación

to bear a good character — tener buena reputación

that is more in character for him — eso es más típico de él

his sudden concern for me was completely out of character (for him) — su inesperado interés por mí no era nada típico de él

2) (in novel, play) (=person) personaje m ; (=role) papel m

chief character — protagonista mf

3) (=energy, determination) carácter m

a man of character — un hombre de carácter

he lacks character — le falta carácter

4) * (=person) tipo(-a) * m / f , individuo(-a) m / f

he's a very odd character — es un tipo muy raro *

he's quite a character — es todo un personaje

5) (Comput, Typ, Bio) carácter m
2.
CPD

character actor N — actor m de carácter

character actress N — actriz f de carácter

character assassination N — difamación f

character code N — (Comput) código m de caracteres

character development N — (in a novel, play, film) evolución f de los personajes

character part N — (Theat) papel m de carácter

character recognition N — (Comput) reconocimiento m de caracteres

character recognition software N — software m de reconocimiento de caracteres

character reference N — informe m , referencia f

character set N — (Typ) juego m de caracteres

character sketch N — esbozo m de carácter

character space N — (Typ) espacio m (de carácter)

character trait N — (=characteristic) rasgo m de carácter

character witness N — testigo de la defensa que atestigua el buen carácter del acusado

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['kærəktər, 'kærəktə(r)]
noun
1) (of person)
a) (temperament, nature) carácter m

to be in/out of character — ser*/no ser* típico

she's a good judge of character — es buena psicóloga

b) (good character) reputación f; (before n)

character assassination — (public slander) difamación f

character reference — referencias fpl

c) (strength of personality) carácter m
2) (of place, thing) carácter m

her face is full of character — tiene una cara con mucha personalidad

3) c
a) (in novel, play, movie) personaje m, carácter m (Col, Méx)

he doesn't react in character — su reacción no es la que cabría esperar de su personaje

b) (person) tipo m (fam)

he's a nasty character — es un mal tipo (fam)

c) (eccentric person) caso m
4) c (symbol) carácter m

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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