characters in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for characters in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

control character N

control character

carácter m de control

null character N COMPUT

null character

carácter m nulo

character witness N

character witness

testigo mf de buena conducta

character recognition N U

character recognition

reconocimiento m de caracteres

character-forming [ˈkɛrəktərˌfɔrmɪŋ] ADJ

character-forming

que forma la personalidad

character code N

character code

código m de caracteres

character space N

character space

espacio m (entre caracteres)

character space

matriz f

character sketch N

character sketch

descripción f de un personaje

character sketch

descripción f de un carácter Col Mex

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

one-dimensional characters/description

superficial

one-dimensional characters/description

sin fondo

one-dimensional characters/description

sin profundidad

characters in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for characters in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

character actor N

character actor

actor m de carácter

Translations for characters in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

secuencia de caracteres tb. COMPUT

series of characters

solvencia moral

character

de toda solvencia moral

of excellent character

característico (-a)

character actor m

característico (-a)

character actress f

cardo

prickly character

heroína (protagonista)

main character

individuo

character

personaje fabuloso

fictitious character

sujeto de mala catadura

nasty-looking character

characters Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be in/out of character with sb/sth

ser/no ser típico de alguien/algo

to be a bad character

tener mala reputación

of dubious character

de dudosa reputación

of irreproachable character

de reputación intachable

in the character of ...

en el papel de...

an indomitable strength of character

una fuerza de carácter indomable

an undesirable character

un carácter difícil

the years have altered his/her character

los años le han mudado el [o de] carácter

this is alien to his/her character

esto es ajeno a su carácter

your friends are a guide to your character

dime con quien andas y te diré quien eres prov

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He had the ability to create an authentic milieu as a background to the characters to heighten the drama.

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According to the combining double diacritics go between the two characters to be marked.

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This is a list of characters who first appeared on the programme during 2009, listed in order of their first appearance.

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The other characters had no idea, as the affair had barely started that very evening.

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However, occasionally within natural plant variation there occur characters that are of value to horticulture but of little interest to botany.

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More than one quarter of female characters embodied all of the three stereotypical categories at once.

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Briefings take place at the start of each mission, which advance the plot and introduce new characters.

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We'll pick up on the stories of our main cast, but were also going to spend time on the support characters.

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She switches around characters' lives, such as a cab driver and teen garage band singer.

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The principal characters are noblemen ("galanes") and ladies ("damas") who work out a plot involving love, jealousy, honor and sometimes also piety or patriotism.

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