character Signification, définition

Signification de character en français

• 0 a person in a book, movie, etc. -- personnage [ masculine ]

  • He plays the character of Benny. Il joue le rôle / incarne le personnage de Benny.

• 1 qualities that make a person or place unique -- caractère [ masculine ]

  • a side of her character we hadn’t seen une facette de son tempérament que nous n’avions pas vue

  • to have a strong/weak character avoir un tempérament fort/faible

  • the changing character of Mexican society le caractère changeant de la société mexicaine

  • two schools that are very similar/different in character deux écoles qui ont des réputations très similaires/différentes

  • Yelling is completely out of character for her. Crier ne lui ressemble pas du tout.

• 2 sb of a particular kind -- nature [ feminine ]

  • a suspicious-looking character une nature soupçonneuse

• 3 emotional and mental strength -- caractère [ masculine ]

  • Climbing can be a real test of character. Faire de l’escalade peut être une véritable épreuve de force.

  • an activity that builds character une activité qui forge le caractère

• 4 a written or printed letter or symbol -- caractère [ masculine ]

  • Japanese characters des caractères japonais

• 5 the set of qualities that make someone or something different from others; type -- caractère, genre

  • You can tell a man’s character from his handwriting

  • Publicity of this character is not good for the firm.

• 6 a set of qualities that are considered admirable in some way -- caractère

  • He showed great character in dealing with the danger.

• 7 reputation -- réputation

  • They tried to damage his character.

• 8 a person in a play, novel etc -- personnage

  • Rosencrantz is a minor character in Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’.

• 9 an odd or amusing person -- numéro, personnage

  • This fellow’s quite a character!

• 10 a letter used in typing etc -- caractère

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