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1 characterize
['kærəktəraɪz]1) (depict) caratterizzare (as come)2) (typify) caratterizzare3) (sum up) rappresentare [era, person]* * *1) (to be the obvious feature of: The giraffe is characterized by its long neck.) caratterizzare2) (to describe (as): She characterized him as weak and indecisive.) definire* * *['kærəktəraɪz]1) (depict) caratterizzare (as come)2) (typify) caratterizzare3) (sum up) rappresentare [era, person] -
2 characterize char·ac·ter·ize vt
['kærɪktəˌraɪz]1) (be characteristic of) caratterizzare2)to characterize (as) — descrivere (come)English-Italian dictionary > characterize char·ac·ter·ize vt
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3 ♦ (to) characterize
♦ (to) characterize /ˈkærəktəraɪz/v. t.1 caratterizzare; essere tipico di; (al passivo) essere caratterizzato (da), avere come tratto caratteristico (o distintivo)2 definire; descrivere; dipingere: He characterized the report as incomplete and superficial, ha definito la relazione incompleta e superficialecharacterizationn. [u]caratterizzazione. -
4 ♦ (to) characterize
♦ (to) characterize /ˈkærəktəraɪz/v. t.1 caratterizzare; essere tipico di; (al passivo) essere caratterizzato (da), avere come tratto caratteristico (o distintivo)2 definire; descrivere; dipingere: He characterized the report as incomplete and superficial, ha definito la relazione incompleta e superficialecharacterizationn. [u]caratterizzazione. -
5 describe
[dɪ'skraɪb]1) (give details of) descrivere [person, event, object]2) (characterize) definire, descrivereto describe sb. as an idiot — definire qcn. un idiota
3) mat. tecn. descrivere [ circle]* * *1) (to give an account of in words; to tell in words what something or someone is like: He described what had happened; Would you describe her as beautiful?) descrivere2) (to say that one is something: He describes himself as a salesman.) descriversi•* * *[dɪ'skraɪb]1) (give details of) descrivere [person, event, object]2) (characterize) definire, descrivereto describe sb. as an idiot — definire qcn. un idiota
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6 characterization
[ˌkærəktəraɪ'zeɪʃn] [AE -rɪ'z-]nome art. caratterizzazione f.* * *noun caratterizzazione* * *characterization► to characterize* * *[ˌkærəktəraɪ'zeɪʃn] [AE -rɪ'z-]nome art. caratterizzazione f. -
7 mark out
mark [sb.] out, mark out [sb.]1) (distinguish) (contrad)distinguere* * *1) (to mark the boundary of (eg a football pitch) by making lines etc: The pitch was marked out with white lines.) delimitare2) (to select or choose for some particular purpose etc in the future: He had been marked out for an army career from early childhood.) designare* * *vt + adv1) (zone, road) delimitare2) (single out: for promotion) designare, (characterize) distinguere* * *mark [sb.] out, mark out [sb.]1) (distinguish) (contrad)distinguere -
8 character
['kærəktə(r)]1) (personality) carattere m.to act in, out of character — agire in modo abituale, sorprendente
his remarks are totally in character, out of character — è, non è assolutamente nel suo carattere fare queste osservazioni
2) (reputation)3) letter. teatr. telev. personaggio m. ( from di)4) (person) individuo m.5) inform. tip. carattere m.* * *['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.) carattere, genere2) (a set of qualities that are considered admirable in some way: He showed great character in dealing with the danger.) carattere3) (reputation: They tried to damage his character.) reputazione4) (a person in a play, novel etc: Rosencrantz is a minor character in Shakespeare's `Hamlet'.) personaggio5) (an odd or amusing person: This fellow's quite a character!) personaggio; originale6) (a letter used in typing etc: Some characters on this typewriter are broken.) carattere•2. noun(a typical quality: It is one of his characteristics to be obstinate.) caratteristica- characterize
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- characterisation* * *['kærəktə(r)]1) (personality) carattere m.to act in, out of character — agire in modo abituale, sorprendente
his remarks are totally in character, out of character — è, non è assolutamente nel suo carattere fare queste osservazioni
2) (reputation)3) letter. teatr. telev. personaggio m. ( from di)4) (person) individuo m.5) inform. tip. carattere m.
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characterize — also ise BrE verb (T) 1 to be typical of a person, place, or thing: Bright, vibrant colours characterize his paintings. 2 to describe the character of someone or something in a particular way; portray: characterize sb as sth: I would characterize … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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