| Principal Translations |
| character n | (fiction, theatre: person) | personaje nm |
| | This play has well-written characters. |
| | Esta obra tiene personajes bien escritos. |
| character n | (moral quality) | carácter nm |
| | | personalidad nf |
| | The character of my employees is important to me. |
| | El carácter de mis empleados es importante para mí. |
| character n | (writing symbol) | carácter nm |
| | Each written character represents a sound. |
| | Cada carácter representa un sonido. |
| character n | (computers: any symbol) | carácter nm |
| | The screen was filled with random characters. |
| | La pantalla estaba llena de caracteres aleatorios. |
| character n | informal (person) (coloquial, peyorativo) | tipo, tipa nm, nf |
| | (coloquial) | personaje nm |
| | (ES: coloquial) | tío, tía nm, nf |
| | I don't know what that character's doing, but I am next in line! |
| | No sé qué está haciendo ese tipo, pero yo soy el siguiente en la fila. |
| character n | informal (odd person) (coloquial) | personaje nm |
| | Old Man Jenkins is quite a character. |
| | El viejo Jenkins es todo un personaje. |
Compound Forms:
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| bad character n | (law: in disrepute) | mala conducta adj + nf |
| build character vtr + n | (reinforce moral values) | forjar el carácter loc verb |
| cartoon character n | (in comic, animation) | personaje de dibujos animados nm + loc adj |
| | | personaje de caricaturas nm + loc adj |
| | Bugs Bunny, Mickey Mouse and Popeye are all cartoon characters. |
| | Bugs Bunny, el Ratón Mickey y Popeye son personajes de dibujos animados. |
| character actor n | (plays quirky roles) | actor de reparto nm + loc adj |
| | | actor de carácter nm + loc adj |
| | Thom aspired to be a character actor, not a lead. |
| character evidence n | (law: proof based on traits) | prueba respecto del carácter de una persona nf + loc adj |
| | | referencia personal nf + adj mf |
| character reference n | (law: letter regarding [sb]'s personality) | carta de referencia nf + loc adj |
| character role n | (film, TV: quirky part) | rol nm |
| | | papel nm |
| | Stuffy, aristocratic character roles are often given to English actors. |
| character string n | (sequence of symbols) (informática) | cadena de caracteres nf + loc adj |
| | Computer programmers must distinguish character strings from numbers. |
| character trait n | (behavioural characteristic) | rasgo de personalidad nm + loc adj |
| | He has a lot of nasty character traits. |
| | Tiene algunos rasgos de personalidad que pueden resultar fastidiosos pero es una buena persona. |
| character witness n | (court: testifier) | testigo de carácter loc nom mf |
| | The character witness testified that the doctor was honest. |
| | El testigo de carácter declaró que el médico era una persona honesta. |
| character-driven adj | (fiction: reliant on character) | de personajes loc adj |
| | Es sobre todo una novela de personajes, la línea argumental, en sí, es muy simple. |
colorful character (US),
colourful character (UK) n | figurative (outgoing or eccentric person) (coloquial) | personaje nm |
| | | persona interesante, persona peculiar nf + adj |
| control character | (computing) | carácter de control nm + loc adj |
| flat character | (easily recognized character) | personaje plano nm + adj |
| in character adj | (actor: as if playing a role) | en papel, en personaje loc adj |
| in character adv | (actor: as if playing a role) | en papel, en personaje loc adv |
| in character adj | (typical of [sb]) | típico de loc adj |
| in character adv | (in a typical way) | de acuerdo con su forma de ser loc adv |
| | El hecho de que no haya pagado su parte va de acuerdo con su forma de ser: es un tacaño. |
| main character n | (protagonist) | protagonista n común |
| | Willy Loman is the main character of the play Death of a Salesman. |
| | Willy Loman es el protagonista de la obra "La muerte de un viajante". |
| | | personaje principal nm + adj |
| | Willy Loman es el personaje principal de la obra "La muerte de un viajante". |
| OCR n | initialism (optical character recognition) (reconocimiento óptico de carácteres) | ROC loc nom m |
| of good character expr | (person: moral, honest) | de buen carácter loc adj |
| optical character recognition n | (electronic data entry method) | reconocimiento óptico de carácteres loc nom m |
| out of character expr | (not typical of [sb]) | impropio/a adj |
| | Ivan is usually such a mild-mannered guy; that outburst was totally out of character. |
| round character | (character in fiction) | personaje redondo nm + adj |
| specific character n | (distinguishing qualities) | carácter específico nm + adj |
| | | peculiaridades nfpl |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Entre sus peculiaridades figura la de tener una memoria fotográfica. |
| stock character | (recognizable character) | personaje típico nm + adj |
| | | estereotipo nm |