character

character
['kærəktə] 1. noun
1) (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.) egenskab; personlighed
2) (a set of qualities that are considered admirable in some way: He showed great character in dealing with the danger.) karakterstyrke
3) (reputation: They tried to damage his character.) rygte; ry; navn
4) (a person in a play, novel etc: Rosencrantz is a minor character in Shakespeare's `Hamlet'.) figur; skikkelse; person; rolle
5) (an odd or amusing person: This fellow's quite a character!) original
6) (a letter used in typing etc: Some characters on this typewriter are broken.) type
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2. noun
(a typical quality: It is one of his characteristics to be obstinate.) karaktertræk
- characterize
- characterise
- characterization
- characterisation
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['kærəktə] 1. noun
1) (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.) egenskab; personlighed
2) (a set of qualities that are considered admirable in some way: He showed great character in dealing with the danger.) karakterstyrke
3) (reputation: They tried to damage his character.) rygte; ry; navn
4) (a person in a play, novel etc: Rosencrantz is a minor character in Shakespeare's `Hamlet'.) figur; skikkelse; person; rolle
5) (an odd or amusing person: This fellow's quite a character!) original
6) (a letter used in typing etc: Some characters on this typewriter are broken.) type
•
2. noun
(a typical quality: It is one of his characteristics to be obstinate.) karaktertræk
- characterize
- characterise
- characterization
- characterisation

English-Danish dictionary. 2013.

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