What does caractère in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word caractère in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use caractère in French.

The word caractère in French means character, character, characteristic, numeral, typeface, of a/an [adjective] nature, have a strong personality, have a bad attitude, be bad tempered, have a strong personality, have a forceful personality, be resilient, be nasty, be bad-tempered, accented character, strong character, tenacious character, print character, a bit of a pig, nasty type, a jerk, plain-speaking personality, changing nature, evolving nature, bold character, bold type, irrevocable nature, character dance, character dancing, with character, with character, character building, house full of character, grumpiness, crabbiness, font, bad-tempered, bad-temperedness, bad attitude, personality trait, character trait. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word caractère

character

nom masculin (individualité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il est comme sa mère, il a un fort caractère.
He's like his mother; he has a strong character.

character

nom masculin (goût)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cet appartement est décoré avec beaucoup de caractère.
This apartment is decorated with a great deal of character.

characteristic

nom masculin (marque typique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette fièvre présente les caractères d'une crise de paludisme.
This fever is displaying the characteristics of malaria.

numeral

nom masculin (signe graphique) (numbers)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sur la pendule l'heure est indiquée en caractères romains.
On the clock, the hours are shown in Roman numerals.

typeface

nom masculin (signe d'imprimerie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quels caractères seront utilisés pour ce livre ?
What typeface will be used for this book?

of a/an [adjective] nature

locution adverbiale (tendance)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Les livres à caractère violent sont déconseillés aux enfants.
Violent books are not recommended for children.

have a strong personality

locution verbale (ne pas se laisser faire)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

have a bad attitude, be bad tempered

locution verbale (être irritable, irascible)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

have a strong personality, have a forceful personality

locution verbale (avoir un fort tempérament)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

be resilient

locution verbale (ne pas se laisser faire)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

be nasty, be bad-tempered

locution verbale (ne pas être facile à vivre)

accented character

nom masculin (Typographie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je n'arrive pas à taper les caractères accentués avec mon clavier anglais.

strong character, tenacious character

nom masculin (caractère marqué, vif)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

print character

nom masculin (police, typographie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

a bit of a pig, nasty type, a jerk

nom masculin (familier (mauvais caractère,râleur) (slang, pejorative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

plain-speaking personality

nom masculin (caractère sans nuance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon caractère entier n'a pas favorisé mon avancement.

changing nature, evolving nature

nom masculin (critère changeant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

bold character, bold type

nom masculin (écriture en lettres épaisses)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

irrevocable nature

nom masculin (caractère définitif,qui ne peut changer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

character dance, character dancing

nom féminin (danse théâtrale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

with character

locution adjectivale (qui suscite l'intérêt)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

with character

locution adjectivale (qui sait s'imposer)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

character building

nom masculin (immeuble charmant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

house full of character

nom féminin (maison à charme particulier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

grumpiness, crabbiness

nom masculin (caractère peu conciliant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

font

nom féminin (typographie : fonte) (typography)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

bad-tempered

locution adjectivale (pas facile à vivre)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

bad-temperedness, bad attitude

nom masculin (caractère difficile)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

personality trait, character trait

nom masculin (caractéristique psychologique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce trait de caractère vient de ton père.

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