character

personnage

Personne ou autre être qui apparaît dans un livre, un film, une pièce de théâtre ou un jeu.

En anglais simple : 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?

Expressions courantes : main character, a fictional character, play a character

caractère, personnalité

Ensemble des sentiments, des convictions et des façons d'agir qui définissent une personne.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : personality, nature, temperament

Expressions courantes : someone’s character, a gentle character, strength of character

caractère

Un signe écrit unique, comme une lettre, un chiffre ou un signe de ponctuation.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : symbol

Expressions courantes : chinese character, special character, character limit

caractère

Qualités qui donnent à un lieu ou à une chose son aspect particulier et le distinguent des autres.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : the character of something (The character of the village has changed.)

Synonymes : nature, identity

Expressions courantes : the character of something, rural character, retain its character

intégrité, force de caractère

Qualités personnelles positives, surtout l'honnêteté, le courage et la force de faire ce qui est juste.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : integrity, moral strength

Expressions courantes : build character, good character, a person of character

caractère

Particularité d'un être vivant que les scientifiques peuvent décrire ou comparer, comme sa couleur ou sa forme.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : trait, characteristic

Expressions courantes : inherited character, genetic character, a dominant character