character witness in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for character witness in the English»Spanish Dictionary

character witness N

character witness

testigo mf de buena conducta

Translations for character witness in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.witness [Am ˈwɪtnəs, Brit ˈwɪtnəs] N

1.1. witness C LAW:

witness

testigo mf

to call sb as a witness

citar a alguien como testigo

witness for the prosecution/defense

testigo de cargo/de la defensa or de descargo

attr witness stand or Brit box

estrado m

1.2. witness C (to event):

witness

testigo mf

to be witness/a witness to sth

ser testigo de algo

I was a witness to the incident

yo fui testigo del incidente

I was a witness to the incident

yo presencié el incidente

1.3. witness C (to contract, signature):

witness

testigo mf

I was a witness at his wedding

fui testigo en su boda

you'll need a witness to your signature

necesitas a alguien que atestigüe tu firma

to stand witness

atestiguar

to stand witness

testificar

2. witness U (testimony, evidence):

to be witness to sth

ser testimonio or prueba de algo

to be witness to sth

atestiguar algo

to bear witness (in a court of law)

atestiguar

to bear witness (in a court of law)

testificar

his manner bears witness to his guilt

su actitud es prueba de su culpabilidad

to bear false witness BIBL

levantar falsos testimonios

in witness whereof form

en fe de lo cual form

II.witness [Am ˈwɪtnəs, Brit ˈwɪtnəs] VB trans

1. witness (observe, see):

witness change/event

ser testigo de

witness crime/accident

presenciar

witness crime/accident

ser testigo de

witness crime/accident

ver

this region is witnessing an unprecedented economic upturn

esta región está viviendo una reactivación económica sin precedentes

2. witness (authenticate) LAW:

witness signature

atestiguar

witness will

atestiguar la firma de

3. witness (testify):

witness

testificar

witness

atestiguar

III.witness [Am ˈwɪtnəs, Brit ˈwɪtnəs] VB intr

1. witness (testify):

to witness to sth

dar fe de algo

to witness to sth

atestiguar algo

2. witness (consider):

witness the winter of 1963

piensen en or recuerden el invierno de 1963

she is a very talented writer, as witness her 'Olivia' form

es una escritora de gran talento, tal como lo demuestra su 'Olivia'

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 witness in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for character witness in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.witness [ˈwɪtnəs] N

1. witness a. LAW:

witness

testigo mf

witness for the defence

testigo de descargo

according to witnesses

según testigos

to be (a) witness to sth

presenciar algo

2. witness no pl form (testimony):

witness

testimonio m

to bear witness to sth

dar fe de algo

II.witness [ˈwɪtnəs] VB trans

1. witness (see):

witness

ser testigo de

to witness sb doing sth

observar a alguien haciendo algo

2. witness (be there during):

witness

vivir

witness changes

presenciar

3. witness (attest authenticity of):

witness

atestiguar la veracidad de

III.witness [ˈwɪtnəs] VB intr Brit LAW

witness

dar fe de

to witness to sth

dar fe de algo

to witness to have done sth

demostrar haber hecho algo

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 suggests use of employment and character witnesses.

www.baltimoresun.com

The defense then called seven character witnesses to the stand, former soccer coaches, neighbours and family members of the accused.

www.am1150.ca

Those of us who want to vote for him and do support him, we are not his character witnesses.

thinkprogress.org

Most of the trial's witnesses are character witnesses.

en.wikipedia.org

The three board members heard from character witnesses for the three soldiers before deliberating for more than three hours.

www.stuff.co.nz

As character witnesses go, how sounder could you get?

www.sportsjoe.ie

She shows up as a character witness.

www.wtrf.com

The defence has asked for clarity by that time on how many bad character witnesses are likely to be called.

www.abc.net.au

The defense also called several character witnesses.

en.wikipedia.org

Bonnet pleaded not guilty and conducted his own defence without assistance of counsel, cross-examining the witnesses to little avail, and calling a character witness in his favor.

en.wikipedia.org