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char·ac·ter [ˈkærəktəʳ, Am ˈkerəktɚ] N

1. character no pl (personality):

character
Charakter m <-s, -te̱·re>
character
Wesen nt <-s, ->
character
Wesensart f <->
to be similar in character
sich dat im Wesen ähnlich sein
to not be in character
untypisch sein
out of character
ungewöhnlich

2. character (moral integrity):

character
Charakter m <-s, -te̱·re>
strength of character
Charakterstärke f <-, -n>
weakness of character
Charakterschwäche f <-, -n>
to be of bad/good character
ein schlechter/guter Mensch sein
of dubious/irreproachable/questionable character
von zweifelhaftem/untadeligem/fragwürdigem Charakter

3. character (unique person):

character
Original nt <-s, -e>
character
Type f <-, -n> inf
he's quite a character
der ist vielleicht 'ne Type inf
lack of character
fehlende Originalität

4. character LIT, ART (representation):

character
[Roman]figur f
character
[Roman]gestalt f
main character
Hauptfigur f <-, -en>
main character
Protagonist(in) m (f) <-en, -en> form

5. character TYPO:

character (mark, space)
Zeichen nt <-s, ->
character (symbol)
Schriftzeichen nt <-s, ->

6. character LAW:

to issue character evidence
Leumundsbeweise pl [o. CH, A Leumundszeugnis] nt aufbieten

character N

character
Merkmal
OpenDict entry

character N

character map COMPUT
Zeichentabelle

car·ˈtoon char·ac·ter N

cartoon character
Zeichentrickfigur f

ˈchar·ac·ter ac·tor N

character actor
Charakterdarsteller m <-s, -; -, -nen>

ˈchar·ac·ter as·sas·si·na·tion N

character assassination
Rufmord m <-(e)s, -e>

ˈchar·ac·ter loan N FIN

character loan
Personalkredit m <-(e)s, -e>

ˈchar·ac·ter ref·er·ence N

character reference
Referenz f <-, -en>
to give sb a character reference
jdm ein Empfehlungsschreiben ausstellen

ˈchar·ac·ter set N COMPUT

character set
Zeichensatz m <-es, -sätze>
character set
Font m <-s, -s>

ˈchar·ac·ter trait N

character trait
Charakterzug m <-(e)s, -züge>

ˈchar·ac·ter wit·ness N LAW

character witness
Leumundszeuge(-zeugin) m (f)

con·ˈtrol char·ac·ter N COMPUT

control character
Steuerzeichen nt <-s, -> spec

eˈrase char·ac·ter N COMPUT

erase character
Nullzeichen nt <-s, ->

ˈpad char·ac·ter N

pad character
Auffüllzeichen nt