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Detailed Translations for characteristic from English to French

characteristic:

characteristic [the ~] noun

  1. the characteristic (characterization; feature; character profile; )
    la caractéristique; la particularité; la qualité; la propriété; la caractérisation; le caractère; la marque; la singularité; l'indice; le trait distinctif; le trait
  2. the characteristic (feature; trait; attribute; property)
    la caractéristique; le trait; la propriété; le sceau; la qualité; la particularité; la marque; la marque distinctive; l'analyse; la trait de caractère; le trait distinctif; l'indice; le signe; le cachet; le profil; le portrait; la décoration; l'emblème; le symbole; le signal; le poinçon; la singularité
  3. the characteristic (feature; hallmark)
    la caractéristique; le trait; le caractère
  4. the characteristic (trait; feature; streak)
    le trait de caractère; la qualité

Translation Matrix for characteristic:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
analyse attribute; characteristic; feature; property; trait analysing; analysis; character description; character drawing; character profile; crawl; description of character; dissection; population; scan; update
cachet attribute; characteristic; feature; property; trait allowance; compensation; fee; hallmark; impress; imprint; income; pay; payment; recompense; remuneration; revenue-stamp; reward; salary; seal; seal printing; stamp; stamping; trading stamp; wage; wages; wax seal; wax stamp
caractère character description; character profile; characterisation; characteristic; characterization; feature; hallmark; quality character; character trait; disposition; drive; energy; font; fount; frame of mind; gin; heart; humor; humour; impetus; inclination; jenever; mind; momentum; mood; nature; personality; soul; spirit; spunk; strength; temper; tendency; tenor; thoroughness; trend; type; typeface
caractérisation character description; character profile; characterisation; characteristic; characterization; feature; quality character description; character drawing; character painting; character profile; characterisation; characterization; classification; delineation of character; description of character; placing; profile; type-indication; typification
caractéristique attribute; character description; character profile; characterisation; characteristic; characterization; feature; hallmark; property; quality; trait character; character trait; trait
distinctif distinctive
décoration attribute; characteristic; feature; property; trait adorning; adornment; attire; badge; buttonhole; corsage; decorating; decoration; drapery; dressing up; finery; furnishing; garnishing; honor; honour; insignia; knighthood; medal; order; ornament; ribbon; trappings; trimming
emblème attribute; characteristic; feature; property; trait armorial bearings; badge; decoration; escutcheon; honor; honour; knighthood; medal; order; symbol
indice attribute; character description; character profile; characterisation; characteristic; characterization; feature; property; quality; trait allusion; area code; clue; dialling code; gesture; guide number; hint; index; index figure; index number; innuendo; lead; prefix; reference; sign; signal; stock index; stock-exchange index; tip
marque attribute; character description; character profile; characterisation; characteristic; characterization; feature; property; quality; trait badge; body of evidence; brand; brand name; characterizing someone; decoration; distinctive mark; distinguishing mark; evidence; gesture; hallmark; honor; honour; identification mark; identifying mark; impress; imprint; knighthood; licence number; licence plate; logo; mark; medal; name; number plate; order; piece of evidence; proof; registration number; seal; sign; signal; stamp; token; trademark; weal; welt
marque distinctive attribute; characteristic; feature; property; trait badge; character; character trait; decoration; honor; honour; knighthood; medal; order
particularité attribute; character description; character profile; characterisation; characteristic; characterization; feature; property; quality; trait detail; eccentricity; habit; heterogeneity; oddity; oddness; particular; peculiarity; queerness; singularity; strangeness
poinçon attribute; characteristic; feature; property; trait alder; awl; brand; brand name; drift; guarantee; hallmark; impress; imprint; punch; seal; security; stamp; trademark; warrant
portrait attribute; characteristic; feature; property; trait character description; character drawing; character painting; character profile; characterisation; characterization; delineation of character; description of character; image; picture; portrait; portrait orientation; portraying
profil attribute; characteristic; feature; property; trait Windows Live Profile; character description; character drawing; character painting; character profile; characterisation; characterization; contour; delineation of character; description of character; outline; profile; section; typification
propriété attribute; character description; character profile; characterisation; characteristic; characterization; feature; property; quality; trait ability; appropriateness; assets; belonging; commodities; country estate; country seat; domain; estate; household effects; landed property; ownership; possession; property; suitability
qualité attribute; character description; character profile; characterisation; characteristic; characterization; feature; property; quality; streak; trait ability; caliber; calibre; capability; capacity; character; character trait; dignity; function; level; quality
sceau attribute; characteristic; feature; property; trait brand; brand name; hallmark; impress; imprint; revenue-stamp; seal; seal printing; stamp; trademark; trading stamp
signal attribute; characteristic; feature; property; trait gesture; sign; signal
signe attribute; characteristic; feature; property; trait badge; blink; body of evidence; character; characterizing someone; clue; cue; decoration; evidence; font; gesture; hint; honor; honour; identification mark; identifying mark; knighthood; lead; licence number; licence plate; mark; medal; number plate; order; piece of evidence; pointer; proof; registration number; sign; sign of the Zodiac; signal; tip; tip-off; token; type; typeface; wink
singularité attribute; character description; character profile; characterisation; characteristic; characterization; feature; property; quality; trait detail; eccentricity; habit; heterogeneity; nervous tremor; oddity; oddness; particular; peculiarity; queerness; quirk; singularity; strangeness; tic
symbole attribute; characteristic; feature; property; trait badge; charm; decoration; honor; honour; knighthood; medal; order; symbol
trait attribute; character description; character profile; characterisation; characteristic; characterization; feature; hallmark; property; quality; trait brush stroke; character; character trait; crease; drag; draught; drink; facial line; feature; first move; furrow; gibe; jeer; line; pen line; penstroke; puff; pull; scratch; shark; streak; stripe; stroke; stroke of the pen; swig; taunt; wrinkle
trait de caractère attribute; characteristic; feature; property; streak; trait character; character trait; feature; quality
trait distinctif attribute; character description; character profile; characterisation; characteristic; characterization; feature; property; quality; trait character; character trait; feature; licence number; licence plate; number plate; quality; registration number
- device characteristic; feature
Not SpecifiedRelated TranslationsOther Translations
indice subscript
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- distinctive feature; index
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
caractéristique characteristic; characterizing; distinctive; typical bizarre; characterizing; conspicuous; curious; defining; different; distinct; eccentric; exceptional; explicit; freak; idiosyncratic; notable; noteworthy; obvious; odd; outstanding; peculiar; pronounced; remarkable; specifying; striking; unmistakable; unusual
descriptif characteristic; characterizing; distinctive; typical defining; describing; specifying
distinctif characteristic; characterizing; distinctive; typical defining; differentiated; specific; specifying
expressif characteristic; illustrative; typical expressive; illustrative
figuré characteristic; illustrative; typical figurative; proposed
frappant characteristic; characterizing; typical apposite; apt; conspicuous; distinct; excessive; explicit; extreme; leaps out at you; notable; obvious; outstanding; prominent; pronounced; remarkable; sticks out; striking; unmistakable
illustratif characteristic; illustrative; typical illustrative
imagé characteristic; illustrative; typical illustrative; ornate; rich in imagery
particulier characteristic; distinctive; specific; typical apart; atypical; bizarre; conspicuous; curious; different; distinct; eccentric; exceptional; excessive; exeptional; explicit; extreme; extremely; freak; greatly; highly; idiosyncratic; individual; notable; noteworthy; obvious; odd; on its own; outstanding; particular; peculiar; pronounced; remarkable; separate; special; strange; striking; ultra; unmistakable; unusual
propre characteristic; distinctive; typical chaste; chivalrous; civil; clean; clean as a whistle; cleaned; cleanly; cleansed; complaisant; courteous; courtly; dignified; forward; hygienic; immaculate; impeccable; mannerly; neat; neatly; obliging; pliable; pliant; polite; pristine; proper; properly; pure; reputable; respectable; responsive; sanitary; spotless; tidied; tidy; unspoiled; untainted; virginal; well bred; well educated; well-educated; well-mannered
représentatif characteristic; characterizing; distinctive; typical bizarre; conspicuous; curious; defining; different; distinct; eccentric; exceptional; explicit; freak; idiosyncratic; notable; noteworthy; obvious; odd; outstanding; peculiar; pronounced; remarkable; representative; representing; specifying; striking; unmistakable; unusual
saisissant characteristic; characterizing; typical compelling; emotional; exciting; fascinating; gripping; heart rending; heart warming; moving; sensational; stirring; stunning; thrilling; touching
spécifique characteristic; distinctive; typical bizarre; conspicuous; curious; different; distinct; eccentric; exceptional; explicit; freak; idiosyncratic; notable; noteworthy; obvious; odd; outstanding; peculiar; pronounced; remarkable; specific; striking; unmistakable; unusual
spécifiquement characteristic; specific
touchant characteristic; characterizing; typical about; compelling; concerning; emotional; gripping; heart rending; heart warming; melodramatic; moving; pathetic; stirring; thrilling; touching; with reference to; with regard to; with respect to
typique characteristic; characterizing; distinctive; typical alien; bizarre; conspicuous; curious; defining; describing; different; distinct; eccentric; exceptional; exotic; explicit; foreign; freak; funny; idiosyncratic; notable; noteworthy; obvious; odd; outlandish; outstanding; peculiar; pronounced; queer; remarkable; specifying; strange; striking; unmistakable; unusual
typiquement characteristic; distinctive; typical bizarre; conspicuous; curious; different; distinct; eccentric; exceptional; explicit; freak; idiosyncratic; notable; noteworthy; obvious; odd; outstanding; peculiar; pronounced; remarkable; striking; unmistakable; unusual
évocateur characteristic; illustrative; typical illustrative

Related Words for "characteristic":

  • characteristics

Synonyms for "characteristic":


Antonyms for "characteristic":

  • uncharacteristic

Related Definitions for "characteristic":

  1. typical or distinctive1
    • heard my friend's characteristic laugh1
    • red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn1
    • stripes characteristic of the zebra1
  2. a distinguishing quality1
  3. any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions1
  4. a prominent attribute or aspect of something1
    • generosity is one of his best characteristics1
  5. the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 21

Wiktionary Translations for characteristic:

characteristic
adjective
  1. being a distinguishing feature of a person or thing
characteristic
noun
  1. Le propre d’une chose, ce qui la distingue
  2. Marque qui distingue une substance, une plante, un animal
  3. Ce qui servir à caractériser quelqu'un ou quelque chose.
  4. (vieilli) action de tirer une voiture par des animaux.
adjective
  1. Qui caractériser.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
characteristic caractéristique; typique typisch — kenmerkend
characteristic particularité Besonderheit — spezielles, meist neutrales oder positives, selten negatives Merkmal eines Gegenstandes oder eines geistigen Werkes, welches den Erkennungswert des Gegenstandes deutlich erhöht und ihn von der Masse abhebt; Besonderheiten können z.B. optischer oder stilistischer Art, aber auch verstärkte Attribute des Gegenstandes sein
characteristic propriété EigenschaftTeilaspekt einer Sache, eines Wesens. Was jemanden oder etwas zu eigen ist.
characteristic caractéristique; marque; indice; trait Merkmal — eine typische Eigenschaft, an der man etwas erkennen, durch die es sich von ähnlich unterscheiden
characteristic caractéristique charakteristischtypisch, für etwas bezeichnend/ kennzeichnend
characteristic bizarre; particulier; singulière; singulier; particulière eigenartig — besonders in seiner Art, vom Standard abweichend

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