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character [ˈkærɪktə] n 1. the combination of traits and qualities distinguishing the individual nature of a person or thing 2. one such distinguishing quality; characteristic 3. moral force; integrity a man of character 4. a. reputation, esp a good reputation b. (as modifier) character assassination 5. a summary or account of a person's qualities and achievements; testimonial my last employer gave me a good character 6. capacity, position, or status he spoke in the character of a friend rather than a father 7. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a person represented in a play, film, story, etc.; role 8. an outstanding person one of the great characters of the century 9. Informal an odd, eccentric, or unusual person he's quite a character 10. an informal word for person a shady character 11. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a symbol used in a writing system, such as a letter of the alphabet 12. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Also called sort Printing any single letter, numeral, punctuation mark, or symbol cast as a type 13. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing any letter, numeral, etc., which is a unit of information and can be represented uniquely by a binary pattern 14. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a style of writing or printing 15. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) Genetics any structure, function, attribute, etc., in an organism, which may or may not be determined by a gene or group of genes 16. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a short prose sketch of a distinctive type of person, usually representing a vice or virtue in (or out of) character typical (or not typical) of the apparent character of a person or thing vb (tr) 1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) to write, print, inscribe, or engrave 2. Rare to portray or represent [from Latin: distinguishing mark, from Greek kharaktēr engraver's tool, from kharassein to engrave, stamp] characterful adj characterless adj
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character noun 1. personality, nature, make-up, cast, constitution, bent, attributes, temper, temperament, complexion, disposition, individuality, marked traits There is a side to his character which you haven't seen yet. 2. nature, kind, quality, constitution, calibre Moscow's reforms were socialist in character. 3. (Informal) person, sort, individual, type, guy (informal), fellow What an unpleasant character he is! 4. reputation, honour, integrity, good name, rectitude, uprightness He's begun a series of attacks on my character. 5. courage, resolution, determination, guts (informal), pluck, grit, bravery, backbone, fortitude, staying power, strength of mind, dauntlessness She showed real character in her refusal to give up. 7. eccentric, card (informal), original, nut (slang), flake (slang, chiefly U.S.), oddity, oddball (informal), odd bod (informal), queer fish (Brit. informal), wacko or whacko (informal) He'll be sadly missed. He was a real character. 8. symbol, mark, sign, letter, figure, type, device, logo, emblem, rune, cipher, hieroglyph Chinese characters inscribed on a plaque Quotations "Genius is formed in quiet, character in the stream of human life" [Goethe Torquato Tasso] "Character is much easier kept than recovered" [Thomas Paine The American Crisis] "A man's character is his fate" [Heraclitus On the Universe] "Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing" [Abraham Lincoln] "Fate and character are the same concept" [Novalis Heinrich von Ofterdingen] Translations character [ˈkærɪktəʳ] A. 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 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 B. 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 part N (Theat) → papel m de carácter 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 [ˈkærɪktər] n (= nature) [person] → caractère m; [thing] → nature f Give me some idea of his character → Décris-moi un peu son caractère. to be in character (= typical) [behaviour] The diplomat's actions had been entirely in character → Les actions du diplomate avaient été tout à son image. It was quite in character for Rachel to put her baby first → C'était tout à l'image de Rachel de faire passer son bébé avant tout le reste. out of character (= not typical) [behaviour] The frank confession is out of character for a man who guards his private life jealously → La confession sans détour ne ressemble pas à un homme qui protège jalousement sa vie privée., Cette confession sans détour est inattendue de la part d'un homme qui protège jalousement sa vie privée. to be out of character for sb to do sth → ne pas ressembler à qn de faire qch a person of good character (LAW) (= with no criminal record) → une personne sans casier judiciaire a man of previous good character (LAW) → un homme au casier judiciaire vierge (also strength of character) → force f de caractère it takes character to do sth → il faut une grande force de caractère pour faire qch (= letter) [alphabet] → lettre f character actor n → acteur/trice m/f de genre character actress n → actrice f de genre character assassination n → diffamation f character-building [ˈkærɪktərbɪldɪŋ] adj [activity] → qui forge le caractère to be character-building → forger le caractère character code n (COMPUTING) → code m de caractère character development n (= characterization) (in a novel, play, film) → traitement m des personnages character n (= nature) → Charakter m; (of people) → Wesen nt no pl, → Wesensart f; there’s quite a difference in character between them → sie sind wesensmäßig sehr verschieden; to be in character for somebody → typisch für jdn sein; it is out of character for him to behave like that → solches Benehmen ist untypisch für ihn; it’s out of character for him to do that → es ist eigentlich nicht seine Art, so etwas zu tun; to be of good/bad character → ein guter/schlechter Mensch sein no pl (= individuality, of towns etc) → Charakter m; (of person) → Persönlichkeit f; she/it has no character → sie/es hat keine eigene Note; her face is full of character → sie hat ein Charaktergesicht (= person in public life) → Persönlichkeit f, → Gestalt f; (= original person) → Original nt; (inf: = person) → Typ m (inf), → Type f (inf) (= reference) → Zeugnis nt character in cpds (Theat) → Charakter-; character actor n → Charakterdarsteller m character assassination n → Rufmord m character: character map n (Comput) → Zeichentabelle f character mapping n (Comput) → Zeichenbelegung f character part n → Charakterrolle f character reference n → Referenz f character set n (Comput) → Zeichensatz m character sketch n → Charakterstudie f character space n (Comput) → Zeichenplatz m character string n (Comput) → Zeichenkette f character witness n (Jur) → Leumundszeuge m, → Leumundszeugin f character [ˈkærɪktəʳ] n (gen) (Comput) → carattere m; (in novel, play, film) → personaggio; (eccentric) → originale m a man of character → un uomo di polso a person of good character → una persona a modo it's quite in/out of character for him to be rude → è/non è nella sua natura essere maleducato he's quite a character → è un tipo originale Gothic characters → caratteri gotici character [ˈkærɪktəʳ] n (gen) (Comput) → carattere m; (in novel, play, film) → personaggio; (eccentric) → originale m a man of character → un uomo di polso a person of good character → una persona a modo it's quite in/out of character for him to be rude → è/non è nella sua natura essere maleducato he's quite a character → è un tipo originale Gothic characters → caratteri gotici n character [ˈkӕrəktə] 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. karakter شَخْصِيَّه нрав povaha, charakter egenskab; personlighed der Charakter χαρακτήρας carácter iseloom شخصیت؛ منش luonne caractère; genre תְכוּנָה प्रकार karakter, značajka jelleg watak skapgerð, lunderni carattere, genere 性格 성격 charakteris raksturs watak karakter (egen)art, natur, karakter charakter carácter fire; gen характер povaha značaj; vrsta karakter karaktär, natur, beskaffenhet คุณลักษณะเด่น kişilik, karakter 性格 характер; тип کردار tính cách 特征 2 a set of qualities that are considered admirable in some way He showed great character in dealing with the danger. inbors صِفات، سَجايا характер charakter karakterstyrke die Persönlichkeit χαρακτήρας carácter iseloomukindlus سیرت luonteenlujuus caractère אוֹפִי चरित्र značajka jellem sifat skapfesta carattere 人格 평판 asmenybė, charakteris raksturīgas iezīmes; personība peribadi karaktersterkte karakterstyrke osobowość, charakter carácter caracter характер charakter značaj karakter [] karaktär คุณลักษณะที่น่ายกย่อง üstün bir özellik, takdir edilecek bir özellik 特質 характер بلند کردار ، خصوصیات nghị lực 品质 3 reputation They tried to damage his character. reputasie سُمْعَه، شُهْرَه реноме pověst rygte; ry; navn der Ruf φήμη, υπόληψη reputación maine اعتبار maine réputation שֵם טוֹב कीर्ति karakter, ličnost hírnév reputasi mannorð reputazione 評判 명성 reputacija reputācija nama baik reputatie rykte, ry, navn reputacja reputação reputaţie репутация povesť dober glas reputacija anseende, rykte ชื่อเสียง ün, şöhret, nam 名聲 репутація ساکھ ، شہرت thanh danh 名声 4 a person in a play, novel etc Rosencrantz is a minor character in Shakespeare's `Hamlet'. karakter شَخْصِيَّه رِوائِيَّه/ مَسرحيه действащо лице postava (ve hře) figur; skikkelse; person; rolle die Rolle πρόσωπο έργου personaje tegelaskuju شخصیت henkilö(hahmo) personnage דְמוּת किरदार, पात्र lice romana alak, személy tokoh persóna personaggio 登場人物 인물 personažas, veikėjas tēls; personāžs watak figuur, personage figur, skikkelse, person; rolle postać personagem personaj персонаж postava oseba (v igri) lik rollfigur, diktad person ตัวแสดง karakter 角色 образ, герой ڈرامے کا کردار nhân vật 角色 5 an odd or amusing person This fellow's quite a character! koddige kalant شَخْصٌ غَريبُ الأطْوار чешит podivín; číslo original die Persönlichkeit τύπος tipo, figura veidrik آدم عجیب و غریب tyyppi numéro טִיפּוּס पात्र ličnost személyiség, figura menyenangkan furðufugl, sérkennilegur personaggio; originale 変わり者 기인 tipas tips pelik type original dziwak personalidade personaj оригинал zvláštny človek čudak faca personlighet, lustig typ (kurre) คนที่มีนิสัยไม่เหมือนใคร ilginç kişi 怪人 оригінальна, ексцентрична людина عجیب آدمی người lập dị 怪人 6 a letter used in typing etc Some characters on this typewriter are broken. karakter حَرْفٌ هِجائي буква písmeno, znak type das Schriftzeichen χαρακτήρας (γράμμα) carácter trükimärk حرف؛ نشانه kirjain(merkki) caractère גוֹפָן चिह्न, अक्षर slovo betű, karakter huruf letur(gerð) carattere 文字 문자 rašmuo burts; rakstu zīme huruf letter (skrift)tegn znak carácter caracter; literă литера písmeno, znak črka slovo typ, tecken ตัวอักษรพิมพ์ดีด harf, karakter (打字用的)字母 буква ٹائپ کیا ہوا ایک لفظ ký tự (打字用的)字母 adj characterˈistic (negativeuncharacteristic) typical (of a person etc) He spoke with characteristic shyness; That kind of behaviour is characteristic of him. kenmerkend مُمَيِّز характерен charakteristický, typický karakteristisk bezeichnend χαρακτηριστικός característico iseloomulik منش؛ مشخصه luonteenomainen typique מְאַפיֵין विशेष svojstven, značajan, karakterističan jellemző khas einkennandi, dæmigerður caratteristico, tipico 特有な 특유한 charakteringas, būdingas raksturīgs tipikal kenmerkend karakteristisk charakterystyczny característico tipic характерный charakteristický, typický značilen karakterističan karakteristisk, kännetecknande ลักษณะนิสัย kendine özgü, tipik 特有的 характерний امتیازی ، انفرادی cá tính 特有的 n a typical quality It is one of his characteristics to be obstinate. eienskappe ميزَه، صِفَةٌ مُمَيِّزه отличителна черта vlastnost, charakteristický rys karaktertræk die Eigenschaft χαρακτηριστικό característica iseloomuomadus خصوصیت ominaispiirre caractéristique לְאַפייֵן विशिष्ट लक्षण značajka, karakteristika ismertetőjel ciri khas (persónu-/skapgerðar)einkenni caratteristica 特徴 특성 bruožas raksturīga pazīme sifat eigenschap karakteregenskap, trekk, kjennetegn cecha característica caracteristică характерная черта charakteristická črta značilnost karakteristika kännetecken, karaktärsdrag ลักษณะเฉพาะ özellik, hususiyet 特徵 характерна риса; особливість đặc điểm 特征 adv characteˈristically kenmerkend بِصورَةٍ مُمَيِّزَه типично charakteristicky karakteristiskt bezeichnenderweise χαρακτηριστικά típicamente iseloomulikult بطور ویژه luonteenomaisesti typiquement אוֹפְייָנִי विशिष्टापूर्वक značajan, svojstven, karakterističan jellemző módon secara khas á dæmigerðan hátt tipicamente 特徴的に 독특하게 charakteringai, būdingai, tipiškai raksturīgi bersifat karakteristiek karakteristisk charakterystycznie tipicamente tipic; caracteristic характерно charakteristicky značilno karakteristično karakteristiskt, kännetecknande อย่างมีลักษณะพิเศษ kendine özgü olarak, tipik olarak 特有地 характерним чином خصوصیت một cách đặc trưng 特有地 v characterize, ˈcharacterise 1 to be the obvious feature of The giraffe is characterized by its long neck. kenmerk يُمَيِّزُ охарактеризирам vyznačovat se (čím) karakterisere; kendetegne kennzeichnen χαρακτηρίζω caracterizar iseloomulik olema ویژگی چیزی یا کسی بودن olla ominaista caractériser לְאַפייֵן विशिष्ट लक्षण karakterizirati jellemez berciri khas einkenna caratterizzare 特徴づける (~한) 특징이 있다 išskirti būt raksturīgam; atšķirties mencirikan kenmerken karakterisere, kjennetegne, utmerke (seg) charakteryzować caracterizar a caracteriza отличать(ся) charakterizovať biti značilen karakterisati karakterisera, känneteckna แสดงลักษณะพิเศษ belirgin özelliği olmak 顯出...的特徵 відрізняти; служити характерною ознакою امتیازی وصف بیان کرنا tiêu biểu cho 表示...的特性 2 to describe (as) She characterized him as weak and indecisive. beskryf يَصِفُ описвам charakterizovat, popisovat beskrive; karakterisere beschreiben χαρακτηρίζω κπ. ως, περιγράφω describir iseloomustama شرح دادن؛ ترسیم کردن luonnehtia décrire לְתַאֵר चरित्रचित्रण karakterizirati, obilježiti svojstvima jellemez memerikan lÿsa definire ~の特徴を述べる (~으로) 묘사하다 charakterizuoti, apibūdinti raksturot menggambarkan sifat karakteriseren beskrive, karakterisere opisywać descrever a descrie характеризовать opísať označiti opisati beteckna พรรณนาถึงคุณสมบัติพิเศษ tanımlamak, nitelendirmek 描繪 характеризувати, зображати بیان کرنا mô tả 描绘性格 n characteriˈzation, ˌcharacteriˈsation karakterisering وَصْف، تَصْوير، خَلْقُ الشَّخْصِيّاتالرِّوائِيّه أو المَسْرَحِيَّه характерстика charakteristika, podpis karakterisering die Charakterisierung χαρακτηρισμός caracterización iseloomustus توصیف luonnehdinta caracté- risation אִפיוּן דְמוּת चरित्रचित्रण karakterizacija jellemzés karakterisasi skapgerðarlÿsing caratterizzazione 特徴づけ 성격 묘사, 특성의 기술(記述) charakteristika, apibūdinimas raksturojums; raksturošana penyifatan karakterisering karakterskildring/-tegning, karakterisering charakterystyka caracterização caracterizare характеристика charakteristika označba karakterizacija karakterisering, karakteristik คุณสมบัติพิเศษ tanımlama, nitelendirme 特性 характеристика امتیازی خاصہ ہونا sự tiêu biểu 特性 character → شخصية charakter karakter Charakter χαρακτήρας carácter luonne personnage karakter carattere 特質 특성 karakter egenskap charakter carácter, caráter характер personlighet คุณลักษณะ karakter đặc điểm 特征 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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