character sketch in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for character sketch in the English»Spanish Dictionary

character sketch N

character sketch

descripción f de un personaje

character sketch

descripción f de un carácter Col Mex

Translations for character sketch in the Spanish»English Dictionary

hizo una excelente caracterización del acusado

she drew an excellent character sketch of the defendant

Translations for character sketch in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.sketch [Am skɛtʃ, Brit skɛtʃ] N

1.1. sketch:

sketch (drawing)

bosquejo m

sketch (drawing)

esbozo m

sketch (for painting, sculpture etc)

boceto m

sketch (for painting, sculpture etc)

bosquejo m

sketch (for painting, sculpture etc)

esbozo m

to make a sketch of sth

bosquejar or esbozar algo

1.2. sketch (outline):

sketch

esbozo m

sketch

bosquejo m

sketch

esquema m

2.1. sketch:

sketch THEAT, TV

sketch m

sketch THEAT, TV

apunte m

2.2. sketch LIT:

sketch

breve ensayo o composición literaria

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

1. sketch (draw):

sketch scene/person

hacer un bosquejo de

sketch scene/person

bosquejar

2. sketch (outline):

sketch idea/plot/situation

esbozar

sketch idea/plot/situation

bosquejar

III.sketch [Am skɛtʃ, Brit skɛtʃ] VB intr

sketch

hacer bosquejos

sketch

hacer bocetos

character [Am ˈkɛrəktər, Brit ˈkarəktə] N

1.1. character U or C:

character (of person) (temperament, nature)

carácter m

the national character

el carácter nacional

we have very different characters

tenemos un carácter muy distinto

we have very different characters

tenemos caracteres muy distintos

to be in/out of character

ser/no ser típico

rudeness is very much in character for him

la mala educación es típica de él or es un rasgo típico en él

she's a good judge of character

es buena psicóloga

1.2. character (of person) U or C:

good character

reputación f

he bears good character

tiene buena reputación

to vouch for sb's (good) character

responder por alguien

he's been a victim of character assassination

han intentado destruir su reputación

he's been a victim of character assassination

ha sido víctima de difamación

1.3. character U or C:

character (of person) (strength of personality)

carácter m

character (of person) (strength of personality)

personalidad f

a person of strong character

una persona de carácter fuerte

a person of strong character

una persona con una personalidad fuerte

he lacks character

no tiene carácter

army life builds character

la vida militar imprime carácter

2. character U or C (of place, thing):

character

carácter m

the restaurant has lots of character

el restaurante tiene mucho carácter

the house has no character

la casa no tiene carácter or estilo

the characters of the two cities are very different

el carácter de las dos ciudades es muy distinto

her face is full of character

tiene una cara con mucha personalidad

the demonstration soon took on the character of a riot

la manifestación no tardó en tomar un cariz violento

3.1. character C (in novel, play, movie):

character

personaje m

character

carácter m Col Mex

he doesn't react in character

su reacción no es la que cabría esperar de su personaje

3.2. character C (person):

character

tipo m inf

he's an odd/a nasty character

es un tipo raro/un mal tipo inf

3.3. character C (eccentric person):

character

caso m

Jane's a real character

Jane es (todo) un caso

4. character C (symbol):

character

carácter m

Chinese/Roman characters

caracteres chinos/romanos

character sketch in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for character sketch in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.sketch [sketʃ] N

1. sketch ART:

sketch

boceto m

to make a sketch of sth

hacer un croquis de algo

2. sketch (rough draft):

sketch

borrador m

3. sketch (outline):

sketch

esquema m

4. sketch THEAT, TV:

sketch

sketch m

II.sketch [sketʃ] VB trans

1. sketch ART:

sketch

hacer un boceto de

2. sketch (write draft of):

sketch

hacer un borrador de

III.sketch [sketʃ] VB intr ART

sketch

dibujar

character [ˈkærəktəʳ, Am ˈkerəkt̬ɚ] N

1. character no pl (qualities):

character

carácter m

to be in/out of character with sb/sth

ser/no ser típico de alguien/algo

2. character (moral integrity):

character

reputación f

character reference

referencias f pl

to be a bad character

tener mala reputación

of dubious character

de dudosa reputación

of irreproachable character

de reputación intachable

3. character (unique person):

character

personaje mf

4. character (representation):

character

personaje m

character

carácter m Col, Mex

in the character of ...

en el papel de...

5. character TYPO:

character

carácter 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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