character sketch in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for character sketch in the English»French Dictionary

character sketch N

character sketch

portrait m rapide

Translations for character sketch in the English»French Dictionary

a character sketch of sb

une ébauche du personnage de qn

Translations for character sketch in the English»French Dictionary

I.sketch [Brit skɛtʃ, Am skɛtʃ] N

1. sketch:

sketch (drawing, draft)

esquisse f

sketch (hasty outline)

croquis m

rough sketch

ébauche f

2. sketch (comic scene):

sketch

sketch m

to write sketches

écrire des sketches

3. sketch (brief account):

sketch

aperçu m

to give a sketch of sth

donner un aperçu de qc

a character sketch of sb

une ébauche du personnage de qn

II.sketch [Brit skɛtʃ, Am skɛtʃ] VB trans

1. sketch:

sketch (make drawing of)

faire une esquisse de

sketch (hastily)

faire un croquis de

to sketch the outline of sth

esquisser les contours de qc

2. sketch (describe briefly):

sketch plans, story

ébaucher

III.sketch [Brit skɛtʃ, Am skɛtʃ] VB intr (as art, hobby)

sketch

faire des esquisses

character [Brit ˈkarəktə, Am ˈkɛrəktər] N

1. character (personality):

character

caractère m

to have a pleasant character

être d'un caractère agréable

a house with character

une maison qui a du caractère

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. character (reputation):

character

réputation f

a person of good/bad character

une personne d'une bonne/mauvaise réputation

3. character (nature):

character

caractère m

4. character:

character LIT, THEAT, TV

personnage m (from de)

to play the character of Romeo

jouer le rôle m de Roméo

I hardly recognize her in character

je la reconnais à peine sous son rôle

5. character (person):

character (in general)

individu m

character (appreciative)

numéro m inf

a real character

un sacré numéro inf

a local character

une figure f locale

6. character (moral strength):

character

caractère m

strength of character

force f de caractère

7. character:

character COMPUT, TYPO

caractère m

character attr density, generator, reader, recognition, string

de caractères

character sketch in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for character sketch in the English»French Dictionary

I.sketch [sketʃ] N

1. sketch (drawing):

sketch

esquisse f

2. sketch (text):

sketch

saynète f

3. sketch (outline):

sketch

croquis m

4. sketch (unfinished work):

sketch

ébauche f

5. sketch (summary):

sketch

résumé m

II.sketch [sketʃ] VB trans

sketch

esquisser

character [ˈkærəktəʳ, Am ˈkerəkt̬ɚ] N

1. character no pl (set of qualities) a. COMPUT, TYPO:

character

caractère m

2. character (decidedly different person):

character

personnage m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It's a precise, deliberate character sketch about the peculiar relationship that develops when a father and a child just become two weird, maladjusted adults.

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