What does personaggio in Italian mean?

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

The word personaggio in Italian means character, person, character, character, somebody of depth, profound person, female character, prominent celebrity, talked-about celebrity, public figure, secondary character. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word personaggio

character, person

sostantivo maschile (persona importante, personalità)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un personaggio del suo calibro non può camminare liberamente per la città.
A person of his calibre cannot roam around the city freely.

character

sostantivo maschile (figura di un opera letteraria, teatrale ecc.) (theater, literature, etc.)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il mio personaggio preferito resta Paperino.
My favourite character has always been Donald Duck.

character

sostantivo maschile (informale (tipo bizzarro) (colloquial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quel tuo zio è un personaggio.
That uncle of yours is quite a character.

somebody of depth, profound person

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

female character

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

prominent celebrity, talked-about celebrity

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

public figure

sostantivo maschile (figura pubblica)

secondary character

sostantivo maschile (letteratura, giornalismo (non protagonista)

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