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carácter

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See also: caracter, caractér, and caràcter

Galician

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Noun

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carácter m (plural caracteres)

  1. character

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ca‧rác‧ter

Noun

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carácter m (plural caracteres) (European Portuguese spelling)

  1. Alternative form of caráter

Usage notes

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This spelling was the only valid form prior to the 1990 Orthographic Agreement’s implementation. After it came into effect, carácter remained a valid alternative form of caráter in European Portuguese.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ https://portuguesaletra.com/duvidas/carater-ou-caracter/

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin character.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaˈɾaɡteɾ/ [kaˈɾaɣ̞.t̪eɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɡteɾ
  • Syllabification: ca‧rác‧ter

Noun

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carácter m (plural caracteres) (nonstandard plural carácteres, sense 1 & 2)

  1. character (traits marking a person or group)
    Puede que la diferencia de edad o los caracteres no resultaran compatibles en ese momento.
    The difference in age or their characters possibly won't result compatible in this moment.
  2. character (moral strength)
  3. character (symbol for a sound or word)
    Ahora los usuarios de Twitter pueden utilizar hasta 280 caracteres al enviar un tuit.
    Now Twitter users can use up to 280 characters when sending a tweet.

Usage notes

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The word carácter is not used to mean a character as in "a persona from a story or video game"; a more appropriate translation in this context is personaje.

Derived terms

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