character

personaggio

Persona o altro essere presente in un libro, un film, un'opera teatrale o un gioco.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Espressioni comuni: main character, a fictional character, play a character

carattere, personalità

L'insieme di sentimenti, convinzioni e modi di comportarsi che definiscono una persona.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: personality, nature, temperament

Espressioni comuni: someone’s character, a gentle character, strength of character

carattere

Un singolo segno scritto, come una lettera, una cifra o un segno di punteggiatura.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: symbol

Espressioni comuni: chinese character, special character, character limit

carattere

Qualità che danno a un luogo o a una cosa un'impronta particolare e lo distinguono dagli altri.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: the character of something (The character of the village has changed.)

Sinonimi: nature, identity

Espressioni comuni: the character of something, rural character, retain its character

integrità, forza di carattere

Buone qualità personali, soprattutto onestà, coraggio e forza di fare ciò che è giusto.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: integrity, moral strength

Espressioni comuni: build character, good character, a person of character

carattere, tratto

Caratteristica di un essere vivente che si può descrivere o confrontare scientificamente, come il colore o la forma.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: trait, characteristic

Espressioni comuni: inherited character, genetic character, a dominant character