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1 character
['kærəktə] 1. noun1) (the set of qualities that make someone or something different from others; type: You can tell a man's character from his handwriting; Publicity of this character is not good for the firm.) značaj; vrsta2) (a set of qualities that are considered admirable in some way: He showed great character in dealing with the danger.) značaj3) (reputation: They tried to damage his character.) dober glas4) (a person in a play, novel etc: Rosencrantz is a minor character in Shakespeare's `Hamlet'.) oseba (v igri)5) (an odd or amusing person: This fellow's quite a character!) čudak6) (a letter used in typing etc: Some characters on this typewriter are broken.) črka•2. noun(a typical quality: It is one of his characteristics to be obstinate.) značilnost- characterize
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- characterisation* * *I [kaeriktə]nounznak, pisava, črka, številka; dostojatnstvo, stan, položaj; značaj; oseba, igralec, -lka; dober glas; čudak; spričevalo; opis; kakovost, lastnostto see s.th. in its true character — videti kaj v pravi lučifiguratively to set the character of s.th. — vtisniti čemu pečatto give s.o. a good character — dati komu dobro spričevaloII [kaeriktə]transitive verbpoetically archaic opisati -
2 character
N1. चिह्न/अक्षरThe Greek alphabet has 24 characters.2. चरित्रShe is a woman of strong character.3. कीर्तिThe scandal has damaged the actor's character.4. अजीब\characterगुण\characterहोनाHis brother has got a strange character.5. नाटक\characterका\characterपात्र/नाटक\characterका\characterचरित्रWomen are the main characters in Shakespeare's romantic comedies. -
3 his character is a strange amalgam of contradictory traits
Общая лексика: в его характере причудливо уживаются противоречивые чертыУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > his character is a strange amalgam of contradictory traits
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4 Type
f; -, -n1. DRUCK. und Schreibmaschine: type* * *die Type(Buchstabe) letter;(Schriftart) type* * *Ty|pe ['tyːpə]f -, -n1) (TYP) (= Schreibmaschinentype) type bar; (= Druckbuchstabe) characterTýpen gießen — to set type
2) (inf = Mensch) character3) (bei Mehl) grade* * *Ty·pe<-, -n>[ˈty:pə]fwas ist denn das für eine \Type? what a weirdo!* * *die; Type, Typen1) (DruckType, SchreibmaschinenType) type2) (ugs.) (Person) type; sort; character* * *2. umg (Kauz) character;* * *die; Type, Typen1) (DruckType, SchreibmaschinenType) type2) (ugs.) (Person) type; sort; character* * *-n (Drucktechnik) f.slug (printing) n. -
5 curieux
curieux, -ieuse [kyʀjø, jøz]1. adjectivea. ( = intéressé, indiscret) curiousb. ( = bizarre) curious• ce qui est curieux, c'est que... the curious thing is that...2. masculine noun, feminine nouna. ( = indiscret) inquisitive person• petite curieuse ! nosy little thing! (inf)b. ( = badaud) onlooker* * *
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- ieuse kyʀjø, øz adjectif1) ( comme défaut) [personne] inquisitive, curious; [yeux] inquisitive2) ( étrange) strangeet, chose curieuse, elle était seule — and, curiously enough, she was alone
3) ( intellectuellement)je suis curieux de voir... — ( une réaction) I am curious to see...; (une collection, un objet) I am keen to see...
4) ( intéressant) interesting
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nom masculin, féminin1) ( personne indiscrète)c'est un curieux — he's nosy (colloq)
2) ( passant) onlooker
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nom masculin ( chose étrange)le curieux de l'histoire c'est que — the funny ou curious thing about it is that
* * *kyʀjø, jøz (-euse)1. adj1) (= étrange) strange, curious2) (= indiscret) inquisitive, curiousTu es trop curieux. — You're too inquisitive., You're too nosy. *
3) (= intéressé) curiousIl était curieux de savoir comment ça allait finir. — He was curious to know how it was going to end.
être curieux de savoir si... — to be curious to know if..., to be interested to know if...
2. nmpl(= badauds) onlookers, bystanders* * *A adj1 ( comme défaut) [personne] inquisitive, nosy○, curious; [visage, yeux] inquisitive; regarder qn d'un œil curieux to look curiously at sb;2 ( étrange) strange, curious, odd; individu à l'allure curieuse strange-looking ou odd-looking individual; par une curieuse coïncidence by a strange coincidence; un curieux paradoxe a curious paradox; il est curieux de voir à quel point… it is strange ou curious to see how much…; c'est curieux, il n'y a personne that's strange ou curious, there's nobody there; ce qui est curieux c'est que the strange ou curious thing is that; et, chose curieuse, elle était seule and, curiously ou oddly enough, she was alone;3 ( intellectuellement) with an inquiring mind ( épith, après n); esprit curieux person with an inquiring mind; être curieux de to be very interested in; elle est curieuse de tout she has a keen interest in everything; être curieux d'apprendre to be keen to learn; je suis curieux de voir… ( une réaction) I am curious to see…; (une collection, un objet) I am keen to see…;4 ( intéressant) interesting; ce serait curieux à voir it would be interesting to see.B nm,f1 ( personne indiscrète) c'est un curieux he's nosy○; le curieux! the nosy○ thing ou parker GB!; aller quelque part en curieux to go somewhere (just) out of curiosity;2 ( passant) onlooker.C nm ( chose étrange) le curieux de l'histoire c'est que the funny ou curious thing about it is that.( féminin curieuse) [kyrjø, øz] adjectif————————, curieuse [kyrjø, øz] nom masculin, nom féminin2. [indiscret] inquisitive personcurieux nom masculin1. [ce qui est étrange]————————en curieux locution adverbiale -
6 personnage
personnage [pεʀsɔnaʒ]masculine nouna. ( = individu) character• c'est un personnage ! he's (or she's) quite a character!b. ( = célébrité) important person• personnage influent/haut placé influential/highly placed person* * *pɛʀsɔnaʒnom masculin1) ( personne fictive) characterla liste des personnages — Théâtre the cast, the dramatis personae (pl)
2) ( personne représentée) figure3) ( personne importante) figure4) ( personne curieuse) character* * *pɛʀsɔnaʒ nm1) (= notable) figure2) (= individu) character, individualC'est un personnage! [homme] — He's quite a character!, He's a real character!, [femme] She's quite a character!, She's a real character!
un personnage étrange — an odd character, an odd individual
3) THÉÂTRE character4) ART figure* * *personnage nm1 ( personne fictive) aussi Cin, Théât character; les personnages d'un roman/d'une pièce the characters in a novel/in a play; les personnages de Zola Zola's characters; un rôle de personnage secondaire the role of a secondary character; la liste des personnages the cast list, the dramatis personae (pl) Théât; se mettre dans la peau de son personnage to get inside one's part ou character;2 ( personne représentée) figure; les personnages d'une crèche de Noël the figures in a Christmas crib GB ou manger; un personnage allégorique qui représente le temps an allegorical figure representing time;3 ( personne importante) figure; un personnage influent an influential figure; un personnage important des sciences/du XXe siècle a prominent figure in science/in the 20th century; un personnage haut placé a high-placed person; les personnages importants de la ville the local dignitaries; un personnage célèbre a celebrity;4 ( personne curieuse) character; c'est un drôle de personnage he's an odd character; c'est un personnage extraordinaire/singulier he's an amazing/a strange character;5 ( personne affectée) image; cet air distant fait partie de son personnage this air of aloofness is part of his image; se composer un personnage to adopt a persona.[pɛrsɔnaʒ] nom masculin1. [de fiction] characterun personnage de roman/de théâtre a character in a novel/in a playpersonnage principal main ou leading charactera. LITTÉRATURE minor ou secondary characters[personne remarquable] characterce Frédéric, c'est un personnage! that Frederic's quite a character! -
7 Kauz
m; -es, Käuze* * *der Kauzscreech-owl; codger* * *[kauts]m -es, Käuze['kɔytsə]1) screech owl2) (= Sonderling) odd or strange fellow, oddball (inf)ein komischer Káúz — an odd bird
ein wunderlicher alter Káúz — a strange old bird
* * *<-es, Käuze>[kauts, pl ˈkɔytsə]m1. (Eulenvogel) [tawny] owl2. (Sonderling) [odd [or strange]] character* * *der; Kauzes, Käuze1) owl; (SteinKauz) little owl2) (Sonderling) odd or strange fellow; oddball (coll.)ein komischer Kauz — an odd or a queer bird (coll.)
* * *2. umg, fig:komischer Kauz odd customer, oddball; stärker: weirdo* * *der; Kauzes, Käuze1) owl; (SteinKauz) little owl2) (Sonderling) odd or strange fellow; oddball (coll.)ein komischer Kauz — an odd or a queer bird (coll.)
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8 individu
individu [ɛ̃dividy]masculine noun* * *ɛ̃dividynom masculin1) ( personne privée) individual2) ( personne physique) human being, person3) ( homme suspect) individualun sinistre/dangereux individu — a sinister/dangerous individual ou character
4) ( unité) subject* * *ɛ̃dividy nm* * *individu nm1 ( personne privée) individual; la société écrase l'individu society crushes the individual; il s'est attaqué à l'individu plutôt qu'au parti qu'il représente he attacked the person rather than the party he represents; il se soucie avant tout de son individu he's very self-centredGB;2 ( personne physique) human being, person; dans l'organisme d'un individu in the human body, in a person's body;3 ( homme suspect) individual; un sinistre/dangereux individu a sinister/dangerous individual ou character; un individu armé an armed man; l'individu l'a braqué the man pointed a gun at him;4 Sci ( unité) subject; l'étude a été réalisé sur une population de cent individus the study covered a group of one hundred subjects.[ɛ̃dividy] nom masculin1. [personne humaine] individual -
9 figur
* * *subst. figure subst. diagram, pattern subst. figure, shape (she has a lovely figure, the shape of his body is...) subst. [ personlighet] figure, character (he is a strange character - han er en merkelig figur) subst. [ liten statue] figure, figurine (gjøre en god/dårlig figur) make a good/bad figure) (hel figur) full length -
10 тип
мtype; об автомобиле и т. п. model, make; о человеке type, characterстра́нный он тип — he's a strange character, he's an odd/ подозрительный a fishy customer sl
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11 Knacker
m; -s, -; umg.2. Knackwurst* * *Knạ|cker ['knakɐ]m -s, -1)See:2) (pej inf)alter Knacker — old fog(e)y (inf)
* * *Kna·cker<-s, ->ein blöder \Knacker a stupid [or silly] so-and-soein komischer \Knacker a strange character* * *der; Knackers, Knackeralter Knacker — (salopp) old fogey
* * *1. pej:alter Knacker old fogey* * *der; Knackers, Knackeralter Knacker — (salopp) old fogey
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12 urig
I Adj. Person, Humor, Wesen etc.: earthy; (rustikal) rustic; (ungekünstelt) unsophisticated; (ungeschliffen) unrefined; ein uriger Typ umg. an original; eine urige Kneipe umg. an old-fashioned pub (Am. inn); siehe auch urwüchsig* * *['uːrɪç]adj (inf)Mensch earthy; Lokal etc ethnic* * *[ˈu:rɪç]adj (fam)1. (originell) eccentricein \uriger Kauz a queer [or an odd] bird [or strange characterdieses Lokal ist besonders \urig this pub has a real local flavour* * ** * *A. adj Person, Humor, Wesen etc: earthy; (rustikal) rustic; (ungekünstelt) unsophisticated; (ungeschliffen) unrefined;ein uriger Typ umg an original;B. adv:da geht es urig zu umg they carry on in the good old-fashioned way there* * * -
13 citoyen
citoyen, -yenne [sitwajɛ̃, jεn]1. adjective( = faisant preuve de civisme) socially aware2. masculine noun, feminine noun* * *- enne sitwajɛ̃, ɛn nom masculin, féminin citizen* * *sitwajɛ̃, jɛn nm/f citoyen, -ne* * *citoyen d'honneur ≈ freeman., citoyenne [sitwajɛ̃, ɛn] nom masculin, nom féminin2. (familier) [personnage]b. [amusant] what an eccentric! -
14 somewhat
adverb(rather) irgendwie; ziemlich* * ** * *some·what[ˈsʌm(h)wɒt, AM -(h)wɑ:t]adv inv etwas, ein wenig [o bisschen]\somewhat to my surprise, I found the whole house empty ich war etwas überrascht, das ganze Haus leer zu findenthe foul-up has annoyed him more than \somewhat das Durcheinander hat ihn ganz schön aufgeregtthis is \somewhat of a new departure for the group das ist so etwas wie ein neuer Anfang für die Gruppeshe's \somewhat more confident than she used to be sie ist doch etwas selbstsicherer als frühershe was well known as being \somewhat of a strange character sie war für ihre etwas seltsame Art bekannt* * *['sʌmwɒt]advein wenigmore than somewhat! — mehr als das!, und ob! (inf)
more than somewhat disappointed/late etc — ganz schön enttäuscht/verspätet etc
the system is somewhat less than perfect —
it was somewhat of a mystery — es war irgendwie rätselhaft
somewhat of a surprise/disappointment — eine ziemliche or arge Überraschung/Enttäuschung
somewhat to my surprise... — ziemlich überraschend für mich...
* * *somewhat adv etwas, ein wenig, ein bisschen:somewhat of a shock ein ziemlicher Schock;he is somewhat of a bore er ist ein ziemlich langweiliger Mensch* * *adverb(rather) irgendwie; ziemlich* * *adv.ein bisschen adv.etwas adv.irgendetwas adv.irgendwas adv. -
15 somewhat
etwas, ein wenig [o bisschen];\somewhat to my surprise, I found the whole house empty ich war etwas überrascht, das ganze Haus leer zu finden;the foul-up has annoyed him more than \somewhat das Durcheinander hat ihn ganz schön aufgeregt;this is \somewhat of a new departure for the group das ist so etwas wie ein neuer Anfang für die Gruppe;she's \somewhat more confident than she used to be sie ist doch etwas selbstsicherer als früher;she was well known as being \somewhat of a strange character sie war für ihre etwas seltsame Art bekannt -
16 Kauz
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17 Knacker
Kna·cker <-s, -> mein blöder \Knacker a stupid [or silly] so-and-so;ein komischer \Knacker a strange character2) → Knackwurst -
18 urig
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19 client
n. m.1. 'Mug', 'sucker', dupe.2. 'Cove', 'geezer', strange character.3. Etre client: To be extremely keen about something. Une semaine de boustifaille gratis, un peu que je suis client! One week's free grub suits mejust fine! -
20 coco
I.n. m.1. (Child's language): 'Cackleberry', egg.2. 'Bean', 'bonce', head. Avoir le coco fêlé: To be 'slightly cracked', to be a little mad.3. Gullet, throat. Dévisser le coco à quelqu'un: To throttle, to strangle someone.4. 'Tum-tum', belly. Se remplir le coco: To 'stuff one's face', to eat heartily.5. Du coco en poudre: Sherbet, fruit-flavoured and slightly effervescent powder.6. 'Juice', petrol. Fais-moi le plein de coco! Fill her up, please!7. Un drôle de coco: A 'queer cove', a strange character.8. (pl.): 'Clodhoppers', shoes.9. 'Red', 'commie', communist. Il voit des cocos partout: He sees Reds under the bed.10. Des boniments à la noix de coco: 'Clap-trap', arguments or sales-patter that hold no credence.11. Mon coco: My lovey-dovey—My pet—My darling.II.n. f. 'Coke', 'snow', cocaine.
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