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♦ character /ˈkærəktə(r)/A n.1 carattere; natura: the two sides of his character, i due lati del suo carattere; the British national character, il carattere nazionale britannico; to be a good judge of character, saper giudicare il carattere delle persone; strength of character, forza di carattere; in character, tipico di q.; da lui [lei, ecc.]; out of character, in contrasto col proprio carattere; non da lui [lei, ecc.]; (in modo) insolito; (in modo) sorprendente; It's in keeping with his character, è nel suo carattere; è da lui; a man of character, un uomo di carattere2 carattere distintivo; atmosfera; personalità: a village full of character, un paesino pieno di atmosfera3 [u] reputazione; buon nome: an attack on his character, un attacco al suo buon nome; character reference, referenze (pl.); character assassination, campagna diffamatoria; (leg.) character witness, testimone della buona reputazione di q.4 personaggio ( di romanzo, film, ecc.): a cartoon character, un personaggio dei fumetti; a colourful character, un personaggio pittoresco; a fictional character, un personaggio inventato (o di fantasia); He plays a character named Joe, interpreta un personaggio di nome Joe; the main character, il protagonista NOTA D'USO: - protagonist o main character?-5 individuo; tipo; personaggio; soggetto: a suspicious character, un individuo sospetto; a bad character, un cattivo soggetto; un brutto tipo; a shady character, un losco figuro; un tipo losco8 (comput., tipogr.) carattere9 (biol.) carattere10 (antiq.) attestato di servizio; benservito; referenze (pl.): The maid was given an excellent character, la cameriera ricevette un ottimo benservitoB a. attr.2 (psic.) caratteriale; caratterologico3 (comput., tipogr.) di, dei caratteri: character encoding, codifica dei caratteri; character map, mappa dei caratteri; character recognition, riconoscimento dei caratteri● (cinem.) character actor [actress], caratterista □ character builder, cosa (esperienza, ecc.) che serve a formare il carattere □ (cinem.) character part, parte da caratterista. -
2 shady
['ʃeɪdɪ]1) [ place] ombreggiato, ombroso2) (dubious) [ deal] losco, sospetto; [ businessman] equivoco, disonesto* * *1) (sheltered or giving shelter from heat or light: a shady tree; a shady corner of the garden.) ombreggiato, in ombra2) (dishonest: a shady business.) losco* * *shady /ˈʃeɪdɪ/a.1 ombroso; ombreggiato; in ombra: shady leaves, ombrose fronde; a shady lawn, un prato ombreggiato; the shady side of the courtyard, il lato in ombra del cortile2 (fig.) ambiguo; dubbio; disonesto; di dubbia fama; equivoco; losco; sospetto: a man of shady reputation, un uomo di dubbia fama; a shady politician, un politicante disonesto; a shady character, un losco figuro; un tipo losco; a shady transaction, un affare sospetto● to be on the shady side of fifty, aver passato la cinquantina.* * *['ʃeɪdɪ]1) [ place] ombreggiato, ombroso2) (dubious) [ deal] losco, sospetto; [ businessman] equivoco, disonesto
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shady character — dubious character, questionable type … English contemporary dictionary
Shady — Shad y, a. [Compar. {Shadier}; superl. {Shadiest}.] 1. Abounding in shade or shades; overspread with shade; causing shade. [1913 Webster] The shady trees cover him with their shadow. Job. xl. 22. [1913 Webster] And Amaryllis fills the shady… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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shady — shad|y [ˈʃeıdi] adj comparative shadier superlative shadiest 1.) protected from the sun or producing shade ▪ a shady street ▪ It was nice and shady under the trees. 2.) probably dishonest or illegal ▪ a shady character ▪ She s been involved in… … Dictionary of contemporary English
shady — adjective 1 protected from the sun or producing shade: the shady side of the street | shady trees 2 probably dishonest or illegal: a shady character | She s been involved in some shady deals … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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character — noun /ˈkʰæɹəktɚ,ˈkʰɛɹəktɚ/ a) A being involved in the action of a story. You may not like to eat liver, said Calvins father, but it builds character. b) A written or printed symbol, or letter … Wiktionary
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On the shady side of — Shady Shad y, a. [Compar. {Shadier}; superl. {Shadiest}.] 1. Abounding in shade or shades; overspread with shade; causing shade. [1913 Webster] The shady trees cover him with their shadow. Job. xl. 22. [1913 Webster] And Amaryllis fills the shady … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To keep shady — Shady Shad y, a. [Compar. {Shadier}; superl. {Shadiest}.] 1. Abounding in shade or shades; overspread with shade; causing shade. [1913 Webster] The shady trees cover him with their shadow. Job. xl. 22. [1913 Webster] And Amaryllis fills the shady … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English