characteristic

characteristic
1. adjective
charakteristisch (of für)
2. noun
charakteristisches Merkmal

one of the main characteristics — eines der charakteristischsten Merkmale

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adjective ((negative uncharacteristic) typical (of a person etc): He spoke with characteristic shyness; That kind of behaviour is characteristic of him.) bezeichnend
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char·ac·ter·is·tic
[ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪk, AM ˌkerəktɚˈ-]
I. n charakteristisches Merkmal, Charakteristikum nt geh
a \characteristic of the times ein Zeichen nt der Zeit
to display a \characteristic ein Merkmal zeigen
▪ to be a \characteristic of sth ein typisches Merkmal einer S. gen sein
to be a \characteristic of bad taste von schlechtem Geschmack zeugen
II. adj typisch, charakteristisch
she received the bad news with \characteristic dignity sie nahm die schlechte Nachricht wie immer mit Würde auf
▪ to be \characteristic of sth typisch für etw akk sein
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["krIktə'rIstɪk]
1. adj
charakteristisch, typisch (of für)
2. n
(typisches) Merkmal, Charakteristikum nt; (MATH) Charakteristik f, Kennziffer f

one of the main characteristics of his style is ... —

he has all the characteristics of the true aristocrat — er hat alle Züge des echten Aristokraten

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characteristic [ˌkærəktəˈrıstık; -rık-]
A adj charakteristisch, bezeichnend, typisch (alle:
of für):
characteristic curve TECH Leistungskurve f, -kennlinie f;
characteristic note MUS Leitton m
B s
1. charakteristisches Merkmal, Charakteristikum n, Kennzeichen n
2. MATH Index m eines Logarithmus, Kennziffer f
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1. adjective
charakteristisch (of für)
2. noun
charakteristisches Merkmal

one of the main characteristics — eines der charakteristischsten Merkmale

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adj.
charakteristisch adj. n.
Charaktereigenschaft f.
Charakteristik f.

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