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1 characterize
1) (to be the obvious feature of: The giraffe is characterized by its long neck.) karakterisere, kjennetegne, utmerke (seg)2) (to describe (as): She characterized him as weak and indecisive.) beskrive, karakterisereverb \/ˈkærəktəraɪz\/ eller characterisekarakterisere, beskrive, betegne, kjennetegne, utmerke -
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'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.) (egen)art, natur, karakter2) (a set of qualities that are considered admirable in some way: He showed great character in dealing with the danger.) karakterstyrke3) (reputation: They tried to damage his character.) rykte, ry, navn4) (a person in a play, novel etc: Rosencrantz is a minor character in Shakespeare's `Hamlet'.) figur, skikkelse, person; rolle5) (an odd or amusing person: This fellow's quite a character!) original6) (a letter used in typing etc: Some characters on this typewriter are broken.) (skrift)tegn•2. noun(a typical quality: It is one of his characteristics to be obstinate.) karakteregenskap, trekk, kjennetegn- characterize
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- characterisationkarakter--------person--------rollesubst. \/ˈkærəktə\/1) karakter, natur, egenart, særpreg, beskaffenhet, egenskap, lynne2) (sterk) karakter, viljestyrke3) anseelse, rykte, ry, skussmål, vitnemål4) stilling5) personlighet, person, original, pussig skrue6) oppdiktet person, figur, rolle, skikkelse7) ( litteratur) karakterskildring8) ( naturvitenskap) merke, tegn, kjennetegn9) skrifttegn, bokstav, tegn11) bokstaver, skrift, håndskriftact out of character gå ut av rollen, falle ut av rollencharacter for rykte for, ord på seg forin character typisk, karakteristisk, helt naturlig ( teater) i kostyme i karakterskildringin the character as\/of i egenskap avbe out of character være upassende for rollen, falle utenfor, være malplassert, være utypiska person of character en person med sterk personlighet, en person med karakterstyrkebe quite a character være litt av en skrue -
3 characterise
1) (to be the obvious feature of: The giraffe is characterized by its long neck.) karakterisere, kjennetegne, utmerke (seg)2) (to describe (as): She characterized him as weak and indecisive.) beskrive, karakterisereverb \/ˈkærəktəraɪz\/se ➢ characterize
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Characterize — Char ac*ter*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Characterized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Characterizing}.] [LL. characterizare, Gr. ?: cf. F. charact[ e]riser.] 1. To make distinct and recognizable by peculiar marks or traits; to make with distinctive features.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
characterize — characterize, distinguish, mark, qualify are comparable when they mean to be a peculiar or significant quality or feature of something. Characterize stresses that quality or feature (or those qualities or features) which stands out and identifies … New Dictionary of Synonyms
characterize — I verb classify, construe, delineate, depict, descend to particulars, describe, designare, detail, diagram, differentiate, distinguish, draw, elucidate, exemplify, express precisely, formalize, give an account of, give precise meaning to, give… … Law dictionary
characterize — (v.) 1590s, to engrave, write, formed in English or else from M.L. characterizare, from Gk. kharakterizein to designate by a characteristic mark, from kharakter (see CHARACTER (Cf. character)). Meaning to describe the qualities of is recorded… … Etymology dictionary
characterize — (Amer.) char·ac·ter·ize || kærÉ™ktÉ™raɪz v. describe; be a characteristic of (also characterise) … English contemporary dictionary
characterize — [v] typify, distinguish belong to, brand, button down*, constitute, define, delineate, describe, designate, differentiate, discriminate, feature, identify, indicate, individualize, individuate, inform, make up, mark, outline, peculiarize, peg,… … New thesaurus
characterize — (also characterise) ► VERB 1) describe the distinctive character of. 2) (of a feature or quality) be characteristic of. DERIVATIVES characterization noun … English terms dictionary
characterize — [kar′ək tər īz΄, kar′iktər īz΄] vt. characterized, characterizing [ML characterizare < Gr charaktērizein: see CHARACTER] 1. to describe or portray the particular qualities, features, or traits of 2. to be the distinctive character of;… … English World dictionary
characterize */*/ — UK [ˈkærɪktəraɪz] / US [ˈkerəktəˌraɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms characterize : present tense I/you/we/they characterize he/she/it characterizes present participle characterizing past tense characterized past participle characterized 1) to be… … English dictionary
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
characterize — characterizable, adj. characterizer, n. /kar ik teuh ruyz /, v.t., characterized, characterizing. 1. to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of: Rich metaphors characterize his poetry. 2. to describe the character or… … Universalium