character

personaje

Persona u otro ser que aparece en un libro, una película, una obra teatral o un juego.

En inglés sencillo: A person or other being in a book, film, play, or game.

• My favorite character is the little dragon.
• She played three characters in the film.
• Which character tells the story?

Expresiones frecuentes: main character, a fictional character, play a character

carácter, personalidad

Conjunto de sentimientos, creencias y formas de comportarse que definen a una persona.

En inglés sencillo: The mixture of feelings, beliefs, and ways of behaving that makes someone the person they are.

• She has a cheerful character.
• His letters reveal a quieter side of his character.
• The twins look alike but have very different characters.

Sinónimos: personality, nature, temperament

Expresiones frecuentes: someone’s character, a gentle character, strength of character

carácter

Un solo signo escrito, como una letra, un número o un signo de puntuación.

En inglés sencillo: A single written mark, such as a letter, number, or punctuation mark.

• Your password needs eight characters.
• I cannot read this Chinese character.
• Spaces count toward the character limit.

Sinónimos: symbol

Expresiones frecuentes: chinese character, special character, character limit

carácter

Cualidades que dan a un lugar o una cosa su ambiente particular y lo distinguen de otros.

En inglés sencillo: The qualities that give a place or thing its particular feel or make it different from others.

• The old houses give the street character.
• New buildings changed the character of the town.
• We want the hotel to keep its original character.

Cómo se usa: the character of something (The character of the village has changed.)

Sinónimos: nature, identity

Expresiones frecuentes: the character of something, rural character, retain its character

integridad, carácter

Buenas cualidades personales, especialmente honestidad, valentía y firmeza para hacer lo correcto.

En inglés sencillo: Good personal qualities, especially honesty, courage, and the strength to do what is right.

• Helping others can build character.
• She showed character by admitting her mistake.
• The difficult journey tested his character.

Sinónimos: integrity, moral strength

Expresiones frecuentes: build character, good character, a person of character

carácter, rasgo

Característica de un ser vivo que se puede describir o comparar científicamente, como su color o forma.

En inglés sencillo: A feature of a living thing that scientists can describe or compare, such as its color or shape.

• Flower color is an inherited character.
• The researchers compared several characters in the two species.
• This character appears only in adult males.

Sinónimos: trait, characteristic

Expresiones frecuentes: inherited character, genetic character, a dominant character