personality

personnalité, caractère

Façon habituelle de penser, de ressentir et d’agir qui distingue une personne des autres.

En anglais simple : The way someone usually thinks, feels, and behaves, which makes them different from other people.

• She has a friendly personality.
• The twins have very different personalities.
• His warm personality helped everyone feel welcome.

Synonymes : character, nature

Expressions courantes : a strong personality, personality traits, an outgoing personality

personnalité, célébrité

Personne connue, notamment grâce à ses apparitions à la télévision ou dans d’autres médias.

En anglais simple : A well-known person, especially someone who appears on television or in other media.

• A television personality opened the new shop.
• Several famous personalities attended the event.
• She became a popular radio personality.

Synonymes : celebrity, public figure

Expressions courantes : television personality, radio personality, a media personality, a television personality

personnage, personnalité adoptée

Façon de se comporter que l’on adopte pour une situation ou une représentation particulière.

En anglais simple : A way of behaving that someone adopts for a particular situation or performance.

• The actor adopted a nervous personality.
• Her stage personality is louder than her usual self.
• He created a different personality for each performance.

Synonymes : persona, character

Expressions courantes : adopt a personality, a stage personality, an assumed personality