character

character
character [ˈkærɪktər]
1. noun
   a. caractère m
• it's very much in character (for him) ça lui ressemble tout à fait
• it was out of character (for him) cela ne lui ressemblait pas
• to have character avoir du caractère
   b. ( = outstanding individual) personnage m ; ( = original person) (inf) numéro (inf) m
• he's quite a character! (inf) c'est un sacré numéro (inf)
• he's an odd character c'est un curieux personnage
   c. of good/bad character de bonne/mauvaise réputation
   d. (in film, play) personnage m
   e. (Computing) caractère m
• characters per second caractères/seconde mpl
2. compounds
► character actor noun acteur m de genre
► character actress noun actrice f de genre
► character assassination noun diffamation f
► character reference noun certificat m de (bonne) moralité
► character witness noun témoin m de moralité
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✎ caractère does not have an h at the beginning and ends in -ère.
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‼|/b] [b]character is not always translated by caractère.
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['kærəktə(r)]
noun
1) (personality) caractère m

to have a pleasant character — être d'un caractère agréable

to act in/out of character — agir de façon habituelle/surprenante

his remarks are totally in character/out of character — ces remarques ne me surprennent pas/me surprennent de sa part

2) (reputation) réputation f

a person of good character — une personne d'une bonne réputation

3) Literature, Theatre, Television personnage m (from de)

to play the character of Romeo — jouer le rôle de Roméo

4) (person) individu m

a real character — un sacré numéro (colloq)

a local character — une figure locale

5) Computing caractère m (also in printing)

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