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character

One entry found.

Main Entry: character

Function: noun

Language: English

1 letter, symbol : carácter masculine <Chinese characters : caracteres chinos>
2 disposition : carácter masculine, personalidad feminine <of good character : de buena reputación>
3 : tipo masculine, personaje masculine peculiar <he's quite a character! : ¡él es algo serio!>
4 : personaje masculine (ficticio)

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