What does personnage in French mean?

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

The word personnage in French means person, figure, person, character, role, part, person, character, character, figure out, work out, bring a character to life, be in character, fictional character, leading character, historical figure, historical character, imaginary character, fictional character, key figure, vital player, bland character, nondescript character, featureless character, main character, public figure, get into character, sad case. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word personnage

person, figure

nom masculin (personne importante)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce fut un grand personnage de l'histoire de France.
He was a major figure in French history.

person

nom masculin (personne quelconque)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je ne vois pas ce que tu trouves à ce personnage.
I don't know what you see in this person.

character, role, part

nom masculin (acteur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tous les personnages de cette pièce sont des femmes.
All of the roles in this play are female.

person, character

nom masculin (rôle joué)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est un tout autre personnage hors du bureau.
He's a completely different person outside the office.

character

nom masculin (personne créée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hergé inventa le personnage de Tintin.
Hergé invented the character of Tintin.

figure out, work out

locution verbale (percevoir le caractère de [qqn])

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")

bring a character to life

locution verbale (créer un personnage) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Dans son dernier film, le réalisateur donne vie à un personnage très noir.

be in character

locution verbale (jouer un rôle)

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

fictional character

nom masculin (personnage inventé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hercule Poirot est un personnage de fiction inventé par l'écrivain Agatha Christie.

leading character

nom masculin ([qqn] d'importance)

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

historical figure, historical character

nom masculin (personne célèbre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Louis Pasteur, Victor Hugo et Jules Verne sont des personnages historiques.

imaginary character, fictional character

nom féminin (personne irréelle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sherlock Holmes est un personnage imaginaire.

key figure, vital player

nom masculin ([qqn] de référence pour [qch])

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

bland character, nondescript character, featureless character

nom masculin ([qqn] sans intérêt)

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

main character

nom masculin (sujet, héros) (book)

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

public figure

nom masculin ([qqn] connu publiquement)

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

get into character

locution verbale (jouer un rôle à fond) (acting)

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

sad case

nom masculin (personnage peu apprécié) (person)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce voisin est un triste personnage.

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