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1 character
character [ˈkærɪktər]1. nouna. caractère mc. of good/bad character de bonne/mauvaise réputationd. (in film, play) personnage me. (Computing) caractère m2. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━‼|/b] [b]character is not always translated by caractère.* * *['kærəktə(r)]1) ( personality) caractère mto act in/out of character — agir de façon habituelle/surprenante
his remarks are totally in character/out of character — ces remarques ne me surprennent pas/me surprennent de sa part
2) ( reputation) réputation f3) Literature, Theatre, Television personnage m ( from de)4) ( person) individu ma real character — un sacré numéro (colloq)
5) Computing caractère m ( also in printing) -
2 character
A n1 ( personality) caractère m ; to have a pleasant character être d'un caractère agréable ; a house with character une maison qui a du caractère ; to act in/out of character agir de façon habituelle/surprenante ; his remarks are totally in character/out of character ces remarques ne me surprennent pas/me surprennent de sa part ;2 ( reputation) réputation f ; a person of good/bad character une personne d'une bonne/mauvaise réputation ;3 ( nature) caractère m ;4 Literat, Theat, TV personnage m (from de) ; to play the character of Romeo jouer le rôle m de Roméo ; I hardly recognize her in character je la reconnais à peine sous son rôle ;5 ( person) ( in general) individu m ; ( appreciative) numéro ○ m ; a real character un sacré numéro ○ ; a local character une figure f locale ; -
3 write
(a) (letter) écrire; (address, name) écrire, inscrire; (initials) écrire, tracer; (prescription, cheque) écrire, faire; (will) faire; (application form) compléter, rédiger;∎ to write a letter to sb écrire ou envoyer une lettre à qn;∎ write her a letter envoyez-lui une lettre, écrivez-lui;∎ I have some letters to write j'ai du courrier à faire;∎ they wrote me a letter of thanks ils m'ont écrit pour me remercier;∎ he wrote her a postcard il lui a envoyé une carte postale;∎ can I write you a cheque (for it)? est-ce que je peux vous faire un chèque?;∎ American to write sb écrire à qn;∎ American she wrote me about her father's illness elle m'a écrit au sujet de la maladie de son père;∎ he can't speak Italian very well, but he can write it il ne parle pas très bien l'italien mais il peut l'écrire;∎ it is written in the Bible "thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself" il est écrit dans la bible "tu aimeras ton prochain comme toi-même";∎ figurative perplexity was written all over his face la perplexité se lisait sur son visage;∎ figurative he had success written all over him on voyait bien qu'il avait réussi;∎ he's got journalist written all over him on voit tout de suite que c'est un journaliste∎ well written bien écrit;∎ written for brass ensemble écrit pour ensemble de cuivres(c) (send letter about) écrire;∎ he wrote that he was getting married il a écrit (pour annoncer) qu'il se mariait∎ I never know how to write her name je ne sais jamais comment s'écrit son nom(e) Computing (program) écrire; (CD-ROM) graver, enregistrer; (data → store) stocker, sauvegarder; (→ transfer) transférer;∎ to write sth to disk écrire qch sur disque∎ to write in pencil/in ink écrire au crayon/à l'encre;∎ to learn to read and write apprendre à lire et à écrire;∎ I don't write very well je n'ai pas une belle écriture(b) (send letter) écrire;∎ to write to sb écrire à qn;∎ we still write (to each other) nous nous écrivons toujours;∎ to write to thank/to invite sb écrire pour remercier/pour inviter qn;∎ have you written to let her know? lui avez-vous écrit pour l'avertir?;∎ she wrote and told me about it elle m'a écrit pour me le raconter;∎ please write (again) soon écris-moi vite (à nouveau), s'il te plaît;∎ at the time of writing au moment où j'écris;∎ they wrote (to him) asking or to ask for permission ils (lui) ont écrit pour demander l'autorisation;∎ I've written for a catalogue j'ai écrit pour demander ou pour qu'on m'envoie un catalogue∎ he writes on home affairs for 'The Economist' il fait des articles de politique intérieure dans 'The Economist';∎ she writes for the 'Independent' elle écrit dans 'The Independent';∎ she writes for children's television elle fait des émissions pour les enfants à la télévision;∎ she writes under a pseudonym elle écrit sous un pseudonyme;∎ he writes on or about archeology il écrit sur l'archéologie, il traite de questions d'archéologie;∎ they wrote about their experiences in the Amazon ils ont décrit leurs expériences en Amazonie(d) (pen, typewriter) écrire;∎ this pen doesn't write very well ce stylo n'écrit pas ou ne marche pas très bien►► Computing write access accès m en écriture;Computing write area zone f d'écriture;Computing write density densité f d'écriture;Technology write head tête f d'enregistrement;Computing write protection protection f contre l'écriture ou en écriture;Computing write speed vitesse f d'écriture(a) (correspond) écrire;∎ I had to write away to the publisher j'ai dû écrire à la maison d'édition∎ I wrote away for a catalogue j'ai écrit pour demander ou pour qu'on m'envoie un catalogue;∎ I had to write away for spare parts j'ai dû écrire pour commander des pièces(answer) répondre (à une lettre);∎ please write back soon réponds-moi vite, s'il te plaît;∎ he wrote back to say he couldn't come il a répondu qu'il ne pouvait pas venir;∎ he wrote back rejecting their offer il a renvoyé une lettre refusant leur offre∎ unless you write the number down, you'll forget it si vous ne notez pas le numéro ou si vous ne mettez pas le numéro par écrit, vous allez l'oublier;∎ figurative I had them written down as layabouts je les considérais comme des bons à rien(b) Finance & Commerce (in price) réduire le prix de; (in value) réduire la valeur de; (undervalue) sous-évaluer; (asset) déprécier➲ write inécrire;∎ to write in for a refund écrire pour demander un remboursement;∎ hundreds wrote in to complain des centaines de personnes ont écrit pour se plaindre(a) (on list, document → word, name) ajouter, insérer(b) American Politics (add → name) ajouter, inscrire (sur un bulletin de vote); (vote for → person) voter pour (en ajoutant le nom sur le bulletin de vote)(b) (consider lost, useless) faire une croix sur, considérer comme perdu; (cancel) renoncer à, annuler;∎ the plan had to be written off le projet a dû être abandonné;∎ three months' hard work was simply written off on a perdu trois mois de travail acharné;∎ he was written off as a failure on a considéré qu'il n'y avait rien de bon à en tirer(c) (in accident → of insurance company) considérer comme irréparable, mettre à la casse; (→ of driver) rendre inutilisable;∎ British she wrote off her new car elle a complètement démoli sa voiture neuve;∎ British his car has been written off sa voiture a été mise à la casse(d) (letter, poem) écrire en vitesse∎ can you write the amount out in full? pouvez-vous écrire la somme en toutes lettres?(b) (copy up → notes) recopier, mettre au propre∎ the demonstration was written up in the local newspaper le journal local a fait un compte rendu de la manifestation;∎ he wrote up his ideas in a report il a consigné ses idées dans un rapport(b) (copy up → notes, data) recopier, mettre au propre(c) Finance & Commerce (in price) augmenter le prix de; (in value) augmenter la valeur de; (overvalue) surévaluer; (asset) revaloriser -
4 play
[plei] 1. verb1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) jouer2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) jouer (à)3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) jouer4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) jouer5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) jouer (de)6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) jouer (un tour à)7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) jouer (contre)8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) chatoyer9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) diriger10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) jouer2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) jeu, amusement2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) pièce3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) match4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) jeu•- player- playable - playful - playfully - playfulness - playboy - playground - playing-card - playing-field - playmate - playpen - playschool - plaything - playtime - playwright - at play - bring/come into play - child's play - in play - out of play - play at - play back - play down - play fair - play for time - play havoc with - play into someone's hands - play off - play off against - play on - play a - no part in - play safe - play the game - play up -
5 personality
1 ( character) personnalité f ; the study of personality l'étude de la personnalité ; to have an attractive/extrovert personality avoir une personnalité séduisante/extravertie ; to dominate others by sheer force of personality dominer les autres par la seule force de sa personnalité ; she has a very strong personality elle a une très forte personnalité, elle a beaucoup de caractère ; let's leave personalities out of this! pas de commentaires personnels! ;2 ( person) personnalité f ; a well-known local personality une personnalité locale bien connue ; a sporting personality une vedette du sport ; a television personality une vedette de la télévision.
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