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EXACT MATCHES IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
character, s. 1 Typ: Litir f. 2 a Tréith f, comhartha m; nádúr m, meon m. Books of that character, leabhair den chineál sin. To be in character with sth., bheith de réir ruda; bheith freagrach do, ag cur le, rud. It is out of character with . .., níl de réir ...; níl ag teacht le ... In his character of . . ., ina cháilíocht mar . . . b Work that lacks character, obair gan aon tréith shuntasach. 3 Man of (strong) character, fear diongbháilte. He lacks (strength of) character, níl aon diongbháilteacht, aon neart, ann. 4 a A man of bad character, fear a bhfuil drochcháil air. b F: Teastas m (dea-thréithe). F: To give s.o. a good character, dea-cháil a thabhairt ar dhuine. 5 a Carachtar m, pearsa f -n (úrscéil, etc.). (Of acting) In character, oiriúnach don pháirt. Out of character, mí-oiriúnach don pháirt. Character actor, aisteoir cineálach. b A public character, boc mór, fear mór poiblí. A bad character, drochdhuine m. F: He's a character, mac barrúil é, breac aisteach é.
PHRASES IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To act a play, a character, dráma, carachtar, a dhéanamh.
He bears a good character, dea-chlú air.
To blacken s.o.'s character, smúit a chur ar chlú duine; míchlú a chur ar dhuine.
Flexible character, meon (i) sochomhairleach, sotheagaisc; (ii) comaoineach, sochma, séimh.
He lost his character, milleadh a chlú; chuaigh droch-cháil air.
Nebulous character, duine éidreorach.
To portray character, tréithe a léiriú.
To show one's true character, do bhealach féin a nochtadh.
He came out of the business without a stain on his character, tháinig slán gan béim ar a chlú.
To stain s.o.'s character, clú duine a mhilleadh, a mhaslú.
A man of strong character, fear diongbháilte.
Character training, múnlú m meoin.
He vindicated his character, shaor é féin.
Person of weak character, duine bog, éadaingean.
Every treaty of whatever character . . ., gach conradh is cuma cad é an saghas é . . ., cibé (ar bith) saghas é . . .
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