The Wordsmith Dictionary

chargé d'affaires |ˌʃɑːʒeɪ daˈfɛː, French ʃaʀze dafɛʀ |(also chargé ) ▶noun ( pl. chargés d'affaires pronunc. same ) an ambassador's deputy. • a state's diplomatic representative in a minor country. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: French, ‘(a person ) in charge of affairs ’.

charge density

charge dens |ity ▶noun [ mass noun ] Physics the electric charge per unit area of a surface, or per unit volume of a field or body.

chargehand

charge |hand |ˈtʃɑːdʒhand | ▶noun Brit. a worker, ranking below a foreman, in charge of others on a particular job.

charge nurse

charge nurse ▶noun Brit. a nurse in charge of a ward in a hospital.

Charge of the Light Brigade

Charge of the Light Brigade a British cavalry charge in 1854 during the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War. A misunderstanding between the commander of the Light Brigade and his superiors led to the British cavalry being destroyed. The charge was immortalized in verse by Alfred Tennyson.

charger

charger 1 |ˈtʃɑːdʒə | ▶noun 1 a horse ridden by a knight or cavalryman. 2 a device for charging a battery or battery-powered equipment.

charger

charger 2 |ˈtʃɑːdʒə | ▶noun archaic a large flat dish. ORIGIN Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French chargeour, from chargier ‘to load ’, from late Latin carricare, carcare ‘to load ’ (see charge ).

charge sheet

charge sheet ▶noun Brit. a record made in a police station of the charges against a person.

chargrill

char |grill |ˈtʃɑːɡrɪl | ▶verb grill (food, typically meat or fish ) quickly at a very high heat. ORIGIN late 20th cent.: on the pattern of charbroil .

chariot

cha |riot |ˈtʃarɪət | ▶noun 1 a two-wheeled vehicle drawn by horses, used in ancient racing and warfare. 2 historical a four-wheeled carriage with back seats and a coachman's seat. 3 literary a stately or triumphal carriage. ▶verb [ with obj. ] literary convey in or as in a chariot. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, augmentative of char ‘cart ’, based on Latin carrus ‘wheeled vehicle ’.

charioteer

cha ¦riot |eer |tʃarɪəˈtɪə | ▶noun a chariot driver. • ( the Charioteer ) the constellation Auriga. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French charieter, from chariot ‘large cart ’ (see chariot ). The sense in astronomy dates from the early 20th cent.

Chari River

charism

charism |ˈkarɪz (ə )m | ▶noun another term for charisma ( sense 2 ).

charisma

charisma |kəˈrɪzmə | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] compelling attractiveness or charm that can inspire devotion in others: he has tremendous charisma and stage presence. 2 ( pl. charismata |kəˈrɪzmətə | ) a divinely conferred power or talent. ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (in sense 2 ): via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek kharisma, from kharis ‘favour, grace ’.

charismatic

cha ¦ris |mat ¦ic |karɪzˈmatɪk | ▶adjective 1 exercising a compelling charm which inspires devotion in others: he was a charismatic figure with great appeal to the public. 2 relating to the charismatic movement in the Christian Church. • (of a power or talent ) divinely conferred: charismatic prophecy. ▶noun an adherent of the charismatic movement. • a person who claims divine inspiration. DERIVATIVES charismatically adverb ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek kharisma, kharismat- ‘charisma ’, + -ic .

charismatic movement

cha ¦ris |mat ¦ic move |ment ▶noun a fundamentalist movement within the Roman Catholic, Anglican, and other Christian Churches that emphasizes talents held to be conferred by the Holy Spirit, such as speaking in tongues and healing of the sick.

charitable

char ¦it |able |ˈtʃarɪtəb (ə )l | ▶adjective 1 relating to the assistance of those in need: he has spent £50,000 on charitable causes. • (of an organization or activity ) officially recognized as devoted to the assistance of those in need. • generous in giving to those in need. 2 apt to judge others leniently or favourably: those who were less charitable called for his resignation. DERIVATIVES charitableness noun, charitably adverb ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘showing Christian love to God and man ’): from Old French, from charite (see charity ).

charity

char |ity |ˈtʃarɪti | ▶noun ( pl. charities ) 1 an organization set up to provide help and raise money for those in need. • [ mass noun ] the body of organizations viewed collectively as the object of fundraising or of donations: the proceeds of the sale will go to charity. 2 [ mass noun ] the voluntary giving of help, typically in the form of money, to those in need. • help or money given to those in need: an unemployed teacher living on charity. 3 [ mass noun ] kindness and tolerance in judging others: she found it hard to look on her mother with much charity. • archaic love of humankind, typically in a Christian context: faith, hope, and charity. PHRASES charity begins at home proverb a person's first responsibility is for the needs of their own family and friends. ORIGIN late Old English (in the sense ‘Christian love of one's fellows ’): from Old French charite, from Latin caritas, from carus ‘dear ’.

Charity Commission

Charity Commission (in the UK ) a board established to control charitable trusts.

charity school

char |ity school ▶noun a school which is supported by charitable contributions.

charity shop

char |ity shop ▶noun Brit. a shop where second-hand goods are sold to raise money for a charity.

charity walk

char |ity walk ▶noun a sponsored walk to raise money for a charity.

charivari

charivari |ˌʃɑːrɪˈvɑːri |(chiefly US also shivaree ) ▶noun ( pl. charivaris ) chiefly historical a cacophonous mock serenade, typically performed by a group of people in derision of an unpopular person or in celebration of a marriage. • a series of discordant noises. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French, of unknown origin.

charkha

charkha |ˈtʃəːkə |(also charka ) ▶noun (in South Asia ) a domestic spinning wheel used chiefly for cotton. ORIGIN from Urdu charḵa ‘spinning wheel ’, from Persian; related to Sanskrit cakra ‘wheel ’.

charlady

char |lady |ˈtʃɑːleɪdi | ▶noun ( pl. charladies ) Brit. a charwoman.

charlatan

charlatan |ˈʃɑːlət (ə )n | ▶noun a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill. DERIVATIVES charlatanism noun, charlatanry noun ORIGIN early 17th cent. (denoting an itinerant seller of supposed remedies ): from French, from Italian ciarlatano, from ciarlare ‘to babble ’.

Charlemagne

Charlemagne |ˈʃɑːləmeɪn | (742 –814 ), king of the Franks 768 –814 and Holy Roman emperor (as Charles I ) 800 –14; Latin name Carolus Magnus; known as Charles the Great. As the first Holy Roman emperor Charlemagne promoted the arts and education, and his court became the cultural centre of the Carolingian Renaissance, the influence of which outlasted his empire.

Charleroi

Charleroi |ˈʃɑːləˌrwʌ, French ʃaʀlʀwa | an industrial city in SW Belgium; pop. 201,593 (2008 ).

Charles

Charles 1 |tʃɑːlz | the name of two kings of England, Scotland, and Ireland: • Charles I (1600 –49 ), son of James I, reigned 1625 –49. His reign was dominated by the deepening religious and constitutional crisis that resulted in the English Civil War 1642 –9. After the battle of Naseby, Charles tried to regain power in alliance with the Scots, but his forces were defeated in 1648 and he was tried by a special Parliamentary court and beheaded. • Charles II (1630 –85 ), son of Charles I, reigned 1660 –85. Charles was restored to the throne after the collapse of Cromwell's regime and displayed considerable adroitness in handling the difficult constitutional situation, although continuing religious and political strife dogged his reign.

Charles

Charles 2 |tʃɑːlz | the name of four kings of Spain: • Charles I (1500 –58 ), son of Philip I, reigned 1516 –56, Holy Roman emperor (as Charles V ) 1519 –56. His reign was characterized by the struggle against Protestantism in Germany, rebellion in Castile, and war with France (1521 –44 ). Exhausted by these struggles, Charles handed Naples, the Netherlands, and Spain over to his son Philip II and the imperial Crown to his brother Ferdinand, and retired to a monastery. • Charles II (1661 –1700 ), reigned 1665 –1700. He inherited a kingdom already in a decline which he was unable to halt. His choice of Philip of Anjou, grandson of Louis XIV of France, as his successor gave rise to the War of the Spanish Succession. • Charles III (1716 –88 ), reigned 1759 –88. He improved Spain's position as an international power through an increase in foreign trade, and brought Spain a brief cultural and economic revival. • Charles IV (1748 –1819 ), reigned 1788 –1808. During the Napoleonic Wars he suffered the loss of the Spanish fleet, destroyed along with that of France at Trafalgar in 1805. Following the French invasion of Spain in 1807, Charles was forced to abdicate.

Charles

Charles 4 |tʃɑːlz | the name of seven Holy Roman emperors: • Charles I see Charlemagne . • Charles II (823 –877 ), reigned 875 –877. • Charles III (839 –888 ), reigned 881 –887. • Charles IV (1316 –1378 ), reigned 1355 –1378. • Charles V Charles I of Spain (see Charles 2 ). • Charles VI (1685 –1740 ), reigned 1711 –40. His claim to the Spanish throne instigated the War of the Spanish Succession, but he was ultimately unsuccessful. He drafted the Pragmatic Sanction in an attempt to ensure that his daughter succeeded to the Habsburg dominions; this triggered the War of the Austrian Succession after his death. • Charles VII (1697 –1745 ), reigned 1742 –45.

Charles, Prince

Charles, Prince |ˈtʃɑːlz |, Charles Philip Arthur George, Prince of Wales (b.1948 ), heir apparent to Elizabeth II. He married Lady Diana Spencer in 1981; the couple had two children, Prince William Arthur Philip Louis (b.1982 ) and Prince Henry Charles Albert David (known as Prince Harry, b.1984 ), and were divorced in 1996. In 2005 he married Mrs Camilla Parker Bowles (b.1947 ); she became HRH the Duchess of Cornwall.

Charles, Ray

Charles |tʃɑːlz | (1930 –2004 ), American pianist and singer; born Ray Charles Robinson. Totally blind from the age of 6, he drew on blues, jazz, and country music for songs such as ‘What'd I Say ’ (1959 ) and ‘Georgia On My Mind ’ (1960 ).

Charles XII

Charles VII

Charles VII |tʃɑːlz, French ʃaʀl | (1403 –61 ), king of France 1422 –61. At the time of his accession much of northern France was under English occupation. After the intervention of Joan of Arc, however, the French experienced a dramatic military revival and the defeat of the English ended the Hundred Years War.

Charles' law

Charles' law |ˈtʃɑːlz |(also Charles's law |ˈtʃɑːlzɪz |) ▶noun Chemistry a law stating that the volume of an ideal gas at constant pressure is directly proportional to the absolute temperature. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: named after Jacques A. C. Charles (1746 –1823 ), the French physicist who first formulated it.

Charles Martel

Charles Martel |mɑːˈtɛl | ( c. 688 –741 ), Frankish ruler of the eastern part of the Frankish kingdom from 715 and the whole kingdom from 719, grandfather of Charlemagne. His rule marked the beginning of Carolingian power.

Charles River

Charles Riv er |CHärlz ˌtʃɑrlzˈrɪvər | a river that flows for 60 miles (100 km ) through eastern Massachusetts, between Cambridge and Boston, to Boston Harbor.

Charles's Wain

Charles's Wain |ˈtʃɑːlzɪz | archaic the Plough in Ursa Major. ORIGIN Old English Carles wægn ‘the wain of Carl (Charlemagne )’, perhaps because the star Arcturus was associated with King Arthur, with whom Charlemagne was connected in legend.

Charleston

Charleston 1 |ˈtʃɑːlstən | 1 the state capital of West Virginia; pop. 50,302 (est. 2008 ). 2 a city and port in South Carolina; pop. 111,978 (est. 2008 ). The bombardment in 1861 of Fort Sumter, in the harbour, by Confederate troops marked the beginning of the American Civil War.

Charleston

Charleston 2 |ˈtʃɑːlst (ə )n, -lz- | ▶noun a lively dance of the 1920s which involved turning the knees inwards and kicking out the ankles. ▶verb [ no obj. ] dance the Charleston. ORIGIN 1920s: named after Charleston 1 in South Carolina, US.

Charlestown

Charles town |ˈCHärlzˌtoun ˈtʃɑrlztaʊn | a neighborhood in northern Boston in Massachusetts, north of the Charles River. Bunker Hill is here.

charley horse

char |ley horse |ˈtʃɑːli | ▶noun [ in sing. ] N. Amer. informal a cramp or feeling of stiffness in an arm or leg. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: of unknown origin.

charlie

char |lie |ˈtʃɑːli | ▶noun ( pl. charlies ) 1 Brit. informal a fool. 2 (charlies ) Brit. informal a woman's breasts. 3 [ mass noun ] informal cocaine. 4 a code word representing the letter C, used in radio communication. 5 US & Austral. /NZ military slang a member of the Vietcong or the Vietcong collectively. [shortening of Victor Charlie, radio code for VC, representing Vietcong . ] ORIGIN late 19th cent.: diminutive of the male given name Charles .

charlock

charlock |ˈtʃɑːlɒk | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a wild mustard with yellow flowers, which is a common weed of cornfields. ●Sinapis arvensis, family Cruciferae. ORIGIN Old English cerlic, cyrlic, of unknown origin.

Charlotte

Char |lotte |ˈʃɑːlət | a commercial city and transportation centre in southern North Carolina; pop. 687,456 (est. 2008 ).

charlotte

char |lotte |ˈʃɑːlət | ▶noun a pudding made of stewed fruit with a casing or covering of bread, sponge cake, biscuits, or breadcrumbs. ORIGIN French, from the female given name Charlotte .

Charlotte Amalie

Charlotte Amalie |əˈmɑːlɪə | the capital of the Virgin Islands, on the island of St Thomas; pop. 10,100 (est. 2009 ). ORIGIN named after the wife of King Christian V of Denmark.

Charlotte Dundas

Charlotte Dundas |dʌnˈdas | a paddle steamer launched in 1802 on the River Clyde, the first vessel to use steam propulsion commercially.

charlotte russe

charlotte russe |ˈruːs | ▶noun a pudding consisting of custard enclosed in sponge cake or a casing of sponge fingers. ORIGIN French, literally ‘Russian charlotte ’.

Charlottesville

Charlottetown

Char ¦lotte |town |ˈʃɑːlətˌtaʊn | the capital and chief port of Prince Edward Island, Canada; pop. 32,174 (2006 ).

Charlton, Bobby

Charlton, Jack

charm

charm |tʃɑːm | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] the power or quality of delighting, attracting, or fascinating others: he was captivated by her youthful charm. • [ count noun ] (usu. charms ) an attractive or alluring characteristic or feature: the hidden charms of the city. 2 a small ornament worn on a necklace or bracelet. 3 an object, act, or saying believed to have magic power. • an object kept or worn to ward off evil and bring good luck: a good luck charm. 4 [ mass noun ] Physics one of six flavours of quark. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 delight greatly: the books have charmed children the world over. • use one's ability to please and attract in order to influence (someone ): he charmed her into going out. 2 control or achieve by or as if by magic: a gesticulating figure endeavouring to charm a cobra | [ with adverbial ] : she will charm your warts away. PHRASES turn on the charm use one's ability to please in a calculated way so as to influence someone or to obtain something. work like a charm be completely successful or effective. ORIGIN Middle English (in the senses ‘incantation or magic spell ’ and ‘to use spells ’): from Old French charme (noun ), charmer (verb ), from Latin carmen ‘song, verse, incantation ’.

charm bracelet

charm brace |let ▶noun a bracelet hung with small trinkets or ornaments.

charmed

charmed |tʃɑːmd | ▶adjective 1 (of a person's life or a period of this ) unusually lucky or happy as though protected by magic: I felt that I had a charmed life. 2 Physics (of a particle ) possessing the property charm. ▶exclamation dated expressing polite pleasure at an introduction: charmed, I'm sure.

charmer

charm ¦er |tʃɑːmə | ▶noun a person with an attractive and engaging personality, typically one who uses this to impress or manipulate others.

charmeuse

charmeuse |ʃɑːˈməːz | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a soft, smooth silky dress fabric. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from French, feminine of charmeur ‘charmer ’, from charmer ‘to charm ’.

charming

charm |ing |ˈtʃɑːmɪŋ | ▶adjective very pleasant or attractive: a charming country cottage. • (of a person or their manner ) very polite, friendly, and likeable: he was a charming, affectionate colleague. ▶exclamation used as an ironic expression of displeasure or disapproval: ‘I hate men. ’ ‘Charming! ’ he said. DERIVATIVES charmingly adverb

charmless

charm |less |ˈtʃɑːmlɪs | ▶adjective unattractive or unpleasant: a charmless sixties structure. DERIVATIVES charmlessly adverb, charmlessness noun

charm offensive

charm of ¦fen |sive ▶noun a campaign of flattery, friendliness, and cajolement designed to achieve the support or agreement of others: he launched a charm offensive against MPs who didn't support the government.

charmonium

charmonium |tʃɑːˈməʊnɪəm | ▶noun ( pl. charmonia ) Physics a combination of a charmed quark and antiquark. ORIGIN 1970s: from charm ( sense 4 of the noun ).

charm school

charm school ▶noun dated or humorous an institution offering training in social graces such as etiquette: not all of the bar staff appear to have benefited from a stint at charm school.

charnel

charnel |ˈtʃɑːn (ə )l | ▶noun short for charnel house. ▶adjective associated with death: I gagged on the charnel stench of the place. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, from medieval Latin carnale, neuter (used as a noun ) of carnalis ‘relating to flesh ’ (see carnal ).

charnel house

char |nel house |ˈtʃɑːnlhaʊs | ▶noun historical a building or vault in which corpses or bones are piled. • a place associated with violent death: Europe in the immediate post-war period had become a charnel house.

Charolais

Charolais |ˈʃarə (ʊ )leɪ | ▶noun ( pl. same ) an animal of a breed of large white beef cattle. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: named after the Monts du Charollais, hills in eastern France where the breed originated.

Charon

Charon |ˈkɛːrən | 1 Greek Mythology an old man who ferried the souls of the dead across the Rivers Styx and Acheron to Hades. 2 Astronomy the only satellite of Pluto, discovered in 1978, with a diameter (1,190 km ) that is more than half that of Pluto.

Charophyta

Charophyta |ˈkɑːrə (ʊ )ˌfʌɪtə, ˈkarə (ʊ )-, ˈtʃarə (ʊ )-| ▶plural noun Botany a division of lower plants that includes the stoneworts, which are frequently treated as a class (Charophyceae ) of the green algae. ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), former name of the family Characeae, from Chara (genus name ) + phuton ‘a plant ’.

charophyte

char |ophyte |ˈkarəfʌɪt | ▶noun Botany a lower plant of the division Charophyta, such as a stonewort.

charpoy

charpoy |ˈtʃɑːpɔɪ | ▶noun Indian a light bedstead. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Urdu cārpāī ‘four-legged ’, from Persian.

charr

charr |tʃɑː |(also char ) ▶noun ( pl. same ) a trout-like freshwater or marine fish of northern countries, valued as a food and game fish. ●Genus Salvelinus, family Salmonidae: several species, in particular the red-bellied Arctic charr (S. alpinus ), which occurs in Arctic waters, and the North American brook charr or brook trout (S. fontinalis ). ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: perhaps of Celtic origin.

charrette

charrette |ʃaˈrɛt |(also charette ) ▶noun N. Amer. 1 a public meeting or workshop devoted to a concerted effort to solve a problem or plan the design of something. 2 a period of intense work, typically undertaken in order to meet a deadline. ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting a cart or wagon ): from French charrette, literally ‘cart ’; current sense dates from the mid 20th cent. , possibly with reference to the use of a cart in 19th -cent. Paris to collect architecture students' work on the day of an exhibition.

charro

charro |ˈtʃɑːrəʊ | ▶noun ( pl. charros ) a traditionally dressed Mexican cowboy. ORIGIN Mexican Spanish, from Spanish, literally ‘rustic ’.

chart

chart |tʃɑːt | ▶noun a sheet of information in the form of a table, graph, or diagram: the doctor recorded her blood pressure on a chart. • (usu. the charts ) a weekly listing of the current bestselling pop records: she topped the charts for eight weeks. • a geographical map or plan, especially one used for navigation by sea or air. • (also birth chart or natal chart ) Astrology a circular map showing the positions of the planets in the twelve houses at the time of someone's birth, from which astrologers are said to be able to deduce their character or potential. ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] make a map of (an area ): Cook charted the coasts and waters of New Zealand. • plot (a course ) on a chart: the pilot found his craft taking a route he had not charted. • record the progress or development of: the poems chart his descent into madness | a major series charting the history of country music. 2 [ no obj. ] (of a record ) sell enough copies to enter the music charts at a particular position: the record will probably chart at about No. 74. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French charte, from Latin charta ‘paper, papyrus leaf ’ (see card 1 ).

chartbuster

chart |bust ¦er |ˈtʃɑːtbʌstə | ▶noun informal a popular singer or group that makes a bestselling recording. • a bestselling recording.

charter

char |ter |ˈtʃɑːtə | ▶noun 1 a written grant by the sovereign or legislative power of a country, by which a body such as a borough, company, or university is created or its rights and privileges defined. • a written constitution or description of an organization's functions. • [ with modifier ] (in the UK ) a written statement of the rights of a specified group of people: the standard set by the patient's charter. • (a charter for ) Brit. a policy or law regarded as enabling people to engage more easily in a specified undesirable activity: he described the act as a charter for vandals. 2 [ mass noun ] the hiring of an aircraft, ship, or motor vehicle for a special purpose: a plane on charter to a multinational company. • [ count noun ] a ship or vehicle that is hired. • [ count noun ] a trip made by a ship or vehicle under hire: he liked to see the boat sparkling clean before each charter. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 (usu. as adj. chartered ) grant a charter to (a city, university, or other body ): chartered corporations. 2 hire (an aircraft, ship, or motor vehicle ). ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French chartre, from Latin chartula, diminutive of charta ‘paper ’ (see card 1 ).

chartered

char |tered |ˈtʃɑːtəd | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] 1 Brit. (of an accountant, engineer, librarian, etc. ) qualified as a member of a professional body that has a royal charter. 2 (of an aircraft or ship ) having been hired.

charterer

char |ter ¦er |ˈtʃɑːt (ə )rə | ▶noun a person or organization that charters a ship or aircraft.

charter flight

char |ter flight ▶noun a flight by an aircraft chartered for a specific journey, not part of an airline's regular schedule.

Charter Mark

Charter Mark ▶noun (in the UK ) an award granted to institutions for exceptional public service under the terms of the Citizen's Charter.

charter member

char |ter mem ¦ber ▶noun N. Amer. an original or founding member of a society or organization.

charter party

charter school

char |ter school ▶noun 1 (in North America ) a publicly funded independent school established by teachers, parents, or community groups under the terms of a charter with a local or national authority. 2 ( Charter School ) historical a school established by the Charter Society (founded for that purpose in 1733 ) to provide a Protestant education to poor Catholics in Ireland.

Chartism

Chart |ism |ˈtʃɑːtɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 a UK parliamentary reform movement of 1837 –48, the principles of which were set out in a manifesto called The People's Charter and called for universal suffrage for men, equal electoral districts, voting by secret ballot, abolition of property qualifications for MPs, and annual general elections. 2 ( chartism ) the use of charts of financial data to predict future trends and to guide investment strategies. DERIVATIVES Chartist noun & adjective

chartlet

chart let |ˈCHärtlit ˌtʃɑrtlət | ▶noun a small chart, as for navigation, highlighting a particular feature.

Chartres

Chartres |ˈʃɑːtr (ə ), French ʃaʀtʀ | a city in northern France; pop. 41,588 (2006 ). It is noted for its Gothic cathedral.

chartreuse

chartreuse |ʃɑːˈtrəːz | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] a pale green or yellow liqueur made from brandy and aromatic herbs. • a pale yellow or green colour resembling the liqueur chartreuse. 2 a dish made in a mould using pieces of meat, game, vegetables, or (now most often ) fruit in jelly. ORIGIN named after La Grande Chartreuse, the Carthusian monastery near Grenoble, where the liqueur ( sense 1 ) was first made; sense 2 is an extended use.

chart-topping

chart-topping ▶adjective informal (of a popular singer, group, or recording ) having reached the top of the music charts. DERIVATIVES chart-topper noun

charwoman

char |woman |ˈtʃɑːwʊmən | ▶noun ( pl. charwomen ) Brit. dated a woman employed as a cleaner in a house or office. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from obsolete char or chare ‘a turn of work, an odd job, chore ’ (obscurely related to chore ) + woman .

chary

chary |ˈtʃɛːri | ▶adjective ( charier, chariest ) cautiously or suspiciously reluctant to do something: she had been chary of telling the whole truth. DERIVATIVES charily adverb ORIGIN Old English cearig ‘sorrowful, anxious ’, of West Germanic origin; related to care. The current sense arose in the mid 16th cent.

Charybdis

Charybdis |kəˈrɪbdɪs |Greek Mythology a dangerous whirlpool in a narrow channel of the sea, opposite the cave of the sea monster Scylla.

American Oxford Thesaurus

char

char verb the steaks should be slightly charred: scorch, burn, singe, sear, blacken; informal toast.

character

character noun 1 a forceful character | the character of a town: personality, nature, disposition, temperament, temper, mentality, makeup; features, qualities, properties, traits; spirit, essence, identity, ethos, complexion, tone, feel, feeling. 2 a woman of character: integrity, honor, moral strength, moral fiber, rectitude, uprightness; fortitude, strength, backbone, resolve, grit, willpower; informal guts, gutsiness. 3 a stain on his character: reputation, name, good name, standing, stature, position, status. 4 informal a bit of a character: eccentric, oddity, madcap, crank, individualist, nonconformist, rare bird, free spirit; informal oddball. 5 a boorish character: person, man, woman, soul, creature, individual, customer. 6 the characters develop throughout the play: persona, role, part; (characters ) dramatis personae. 7 thirty characters per line: letter, figure, symbol, sign, mark.

characteristic

characteristic noun interesting characteristics: attribute, feature, quality, essential quality, property, trait, aspect, element, facet; mannerism, habit, custom, idiosyncrasy, peculiarity, quirk, oddity, foible. ▶adjective his characteristic eloquence: typical, usual, normal, predictable, habitual; distinctive, particular, special, especial, peculiar, idiosyncratic, defining, singular, unique.

characterize

characterize verb 1 the period was characterized by scientific advancement: distinguish, make distinctive, mark, typify, set apart. 2 the women are characterized as prophets of doom: portray, depict, present, represent, describe; categorize, class, style, brand.

charade

charade noun our entire relationship is a charade: farce, pantomime, travesty, mockery, parody, pretense, act, masquerade.

charge

charge verb 1 he didn't charge much: ask in payment, ask, levy, demand, want, exact; bill, invoice. 2 the subscription will be charged to your account: bill, debit from, take from. 3 two men were charged with theft: accuse of, indict for, arraign for, arraign on a charge of; prosecute for, try for, put on trial for, inculpate for. 4 they charged him with reforming the system: entrust, burden, encumber, saddle, tax. 5 the cavalry charged the tanks: attack, storm, assault, assail, fall on, swoop on, descend on; informal lay into, tear into. 6 we charged into the crowd: rush, storm, stampede, push, plow, launch oneself, go headlong, steam, barrel, zoom. 7 his work was charged with energy: suffuse, pervade, permeate, saturate, infuse, imbue, load, fill. 8 I charge you to stop: order, command, direct, instruct, enjoin; formal adjure; literary bid. ▶noun 1 all customers pay a charge: fee, payment, price, tariff, amount, sum, fare, levy. 2 he pleaded guilty to the charge: accusation, allegation, indictment, arraignment. 3 an infantry charge: attack, assault, offensive, onslaught, drive, push, thrust. 4 the child was in her charge: care, protection, safekeeping, control; custody, guardianship, wardship; hands. 5 his charge was to save the business: duty, responsibility, task, job, assignment, mission, function; informal marching orders. 6 the safety of my charge: ward, protégé, dependent. 7 the judge gave a careful charge to the jury: instruction, direction, directive, order, command, dictate, exhortation. 8 informal I get a real charge out of working hard: thrill, tingle, glow; excitement, stimulation, enjoyment, pleasure; informal kick, buzz, rush. PHRASES in charge of I'm in charge of museum security: responsible for, in control of, in command of, at the helm /wheel of; managing, running, administering, directing, supervising, overseeing, controlling. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See attack . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

charisma

charisma noun he lacks the charisma we look for in our salespeople: charm, presence, personality, force of personality, strength of character; magnetism, attractiveness, appeal, allure.

charismatic

charismatic adjective a charismatic leader: charming, fascinating, strong in character; magnetic, captivating, beguiling, attractive, appealing, alluring, winning.

charitable

charitable adjective 1 charitable activities: philanthropic, humanitarian, altruistic, benevolent, public-spirited; nonprofit; formal eleemosynary. 2 charitable people: big-hearted, generous, openhanded, free-handed, munificent, bountiful, beneficent; literary bounteous. 3 he was charitable in his judgments: magnanimous, generous, liberal, tolerant, easygoing, broad-minded, considerate, sympathetic, lenient, indulgent, forgiving, kind.

charity

charity noun 1 a children's charity: nonprofit organization, voluntary organization, charitable institution; fund, trust, foundation. 2 we don't need charity: financial assistance, aid, welfare, relief, financial relief; handouts, gifts, presents, largesse; historical alms. 3 his actions are motivated by charity: philanthropy, humanitarianism, humanity, altruism, public-spiritedness, social conscience, benevolence, beneficence, munificence. 4 show a bit of charity: goodwill, compassion, consideration, concern, kindness, kindheartedness, tenderness, tenderheartedness, sympathy, indulgence, tolerance, leniency, caritas; literary bounteousness.

charlatan

charlatan noun the shallow promise of a charlatan selling snake oil: quack, sham, fraud, fake, impostor, hoaxer, cheat, deceiver, double-dealer, swindler, fraudster, mountebank; informal phony, shark, con man, con artist, scam artist, flimflammer, bunco artist, snake oil salesman; dated confidence man /woman. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See quack . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

charm

charm noun 1 people were captivated by her charm: attractiveness, beauty, glamour, loveliness; appeal, allure, desirability, seductiveness, magnetism, charisma. 2 these traditions retain a lot of charm: appeal, drawing power, attraction, allure, fascination. 3 magical charms: spell, incantation, conjuration, magic formula, magic word, mojo, hex. 4 a lucky charm: talisman, fetish, amulet, mascot, totem, juju. ▶verb 1 he charmed them with his singing: delight, please, win (over ), attract, captivate, allure, lure, dazzle, fascinate, enchant, enthrall, enrapture, seduce, spellbind. 2 he charmed his mother into agreeing: coax, cajole, wheedle; informal sweet-talk, soft-soap; archaic blandish.

charming

charming adjective a charming inn on the cape | their charming daughter: delightful, pleasing, pleasant, agreeable, likable, endearing, lovely, lovable, adorable, appealing, attractive, good-looking, prepossessing; alluring, delectable, ravishing, winning, winsome, fetching, captivating, enchanting, entrancing, fascinating, seductive; informal heavenly, divine, gorgeous; literary beauteous; archaic fair, comely. ANTONYMS repulsive.

chart

chart noun 1 check your ideal weight on the chart: graph, table, diagram, histogram; bar chart, pie chart, flow chart; Computing graphic. 2 (charts ) the song hit the charts at number twelve: top twenty, top ten, list, listing; dated hit parade. ▶verb 1 the changes were charted accurately: tabulate, plot, graph, record, register, represent; make a chart /diagram of. 2 the book charted his progress: follow, trace, outline, describe, detail, record, document, chronicle, log.

charter

charter noun 1 a royal charter: authority, authorization, sanction, dispensation, consent, permission; permit, license, warrant, franchise. 2 the UN Charter: constitution, code, canon; fundamental principles, rules, laws. 3 the charter of a yacht: hire, hiring, lease, leasing, rent, rental, renting; booking, reservation, reserving. ▶verb they chartered a bus: hire, lease, rent; book, reserve.

chary

chary adjective he was chary of broaching the subject: wary, cautious, circumspect, heedful, careful, on one's guard; distrustful, mistrustful, skeptical, suspicious, dubious, hesitant, reluctant, leery, canny, nervous, apprehensive, uneasy; informal cagey, iffy.

Oxford Thesaurus

char

char verb the flames charred his clothes: scorch, burn, singe, sear; blacken, discolour; informal toast; technical carbonize, calcine; rare torrefy.

character

character noun 1 Jenny had a forceful character | buildings are important to the character of a town: personality, nature, disposition, temperament, temper, mentality, turn of mind, psychology, psyche, constitution, make-up, make, stamp, mould, cast; persona; attributes, features, qualities, properties, traits; essential quality, essence, sum and substance, individuality, identity, distinctiveness, uniqueness, spirit, ethos, complexion, key, tone, tenor, ambience, air, aura, feel, feeling, vibrations; informal kidney; archaic humour, grain. 2 how could any woman of character live with that man? integrity, honour, moral strength, moral fibre, rectitude, uprightness; fortitude, strength, spine, backbone, toughness, resolve, will power, firmness of purpose; informal grit, guts, gutsiness, gumption; Brit. informal bottle. 3 no stain will be on his character: reputation, name, good name, standing, stature, position, status, image, credibility, acceptability, prestige, cachet, kudos, eminence; Indian izzat; archaic report. 4 informal John was a bit of a character: eccentric, oddity, odd fellow, madcap, crank, original, individualist, nonconformist, rare bird; square peg in a round hole; informal oddball, queer fish, odd fish, one; Brit. informal odd bod, oner; informal, dated card, caution, case; rare rara avis. 5 informal her luncheon companion was a boorish character: individual, person, personage, figure, party, being, human being, fellow, man, woman, mortal, soul, creature; informal fella, sort, type, thing, customer, punter, cookie, bunny, critter; Brit. informal bloke, chap, bod, geezer, gent; N. Amer. informal guy, gal, dame, dude, hombre; informal, dated body, dog; Brit. vulgar slang sod, bugger; archaic wight. 6 the characters develop greatly throughout the novel: persona, person, role, part; (characters ) dramatis personae. 7 the file name must not exceed thirty characters: letter, figure, symbol, sign, mark, type, cipher, device, hieroglyph, rune; technical grapheme.

characteristic

characteristic noun these men have some interesting characteristics: attribute, feature; quality, essential quality, property, trait, aspect, element, facet; mannerism, manner, habit, custom, way, mark, trademark, hallmark, distinction; idiosyncrasy, peculiarity, quirk, oddity, foible; penchant, proclivity, bent. ▶adjective his characteristic eloquence | poor soils are characteristic of the uplands: typical, usual, normal, predictable, habitual, in character; distinctive, distinguishing, particular, special, especial, individual, specific, peculiar, idiosyncratic, singular, unique, exclusive, unmistakable; representative, symbolic, symptomatic, indicative, diagnostic. ANTONYMS unusual.

characterize

characterize verb 1 the period was characterized by rapid scientific advancement: distinguish, make distinctive, mark, set apart, identify, specify, signalize, indicate, denote, designate, stamp; typify, pervade, permeate, suffuse. 2 the women are typically characterized as prophets of doom: portray, depict, present, represent, describe, outline, delineate, show, draw, sketch; categorize, class, classify, style, brand.

charade

charade noun the race for the presidential nomination has been a shameless charade: farce, pantomime, travesty, mockery, parody, pretence, act, masquerade, sham, fake, false display, show, front, facade; rare simulacrum.

charge

charge verb 1 he didn't charge much for her flat: ask in payment, ask, fix a charge, fix a price, impose, levy; expect, demand, exact; bill, invoice. 2 the subscription price will be charged to your account annually: bill, put down, debit from, take from. ANTONYMS credit to. 3 two men from London were charged with affray: accuse of, indict for, arraign for; prosecute for, try for, bring to trial for, put on trial for; blame for, hold accountable for, implicate in; N. Amer. impeach for; archaic inculpate. ANTONYMS absolve. 4 they charged him with writing a history of the Ottoman dynasty: entrust; burden, encumber, hamper, saddle, tax, weigh, weigh down, load. 5 their mounted cavalry charged the advancing tanks: attack, storm, rush, assault, assail, open fire on, fall on, set upon, swoop on, descend on, fly at, make an onslaught on, make a raid on; take by storm, attempt to capture; informal lay into, tear into. 6 riot police charged into the crowd: rush, move quickly, storm, stampede, career, tear, push, plough, swoop, dive, lunge, launch oneself, throw oneself, go headlong; informal steam; N. Amer. informal barrel. ANTONYMS retreat. 7 please see to it that your glasses are charged | the guns were charged and primed: fill, fill up, fill to the brim, top up, stock; load, load up, pack, plug, arm, prepare to fire. ANTONYMS empty. 8 his work was charged with a kind of demonic energy: suffuse, pervade, permeate, saturate, infuse, imbue, impregnate, inform, infect, inject, fill, load, instil, inspire, affect. 9 I charge you to stop this course of action: order, command, direct, instruct, tell, exhort, enjoin, adjure, demand, require; literary bid. ▶noun 1 customers pay a charge for the water consumed | all bus rides were free of charge: fee, price, tariff, amount, sum, figure, fare, rate, payment, toll, levy; cost, expense, expenditure, outlay, dues. 2 his client would be pleading not guilty to the charge: accusation, allegation, indictment, arraignment, citation, imputation; blame, incrimination; N. Amer. impeachment; N. Amer. informal beef; archaic inculpation. 3 Miles mustered the 5th Infantry for a charge: attack, assault, offensive, onslaught, offence, drive, push, thrust, onrush, sortie, sally, swoop, foray, raid, invasion, incursion, campaign; storming; German blitzkrieg; Italian razzia; archaic onset. ANTONYMS retreat. 4 he put Gabriel in the charge of his daughter: care, protection, safe keeping, keeping, supervision, surveillance, control, handling; custody, guardianship, tutelage, wardship, protectorship, patronage, trusteeship, auspices, aegis; hands, lap; archaic ward. 5 his charge was to save the paper from bankruptcy: duty, responsibility, task, job, obligation, assignment, mission, business, concern, function, burden, onus; directive, brief, briefing, instruction; Brit. informal pigeon; dated office. 6 I am concerned for the safety of my charge: ward, protégé, dependant; pupil, trainee, apprentice, mentee; minor. ANTONYMS guardian. 7 the judge gave a painstakingly careful charge to the jury: instruction, direction, directive, order, command, dictate, injunction, exhortation, mandate. 8 N. Amer. informal I get a real charge out of working hard: thrill, tingle, glow; excitement, stimulation, fun, enjoyment, amusement, pleasure, gratification; informal kick, buzz, high. PHRASES in charge of he was in charge of his father's printing works: responsible for, in control of, at the helm of, in the driving seat of, at the wheel of; managing, running, administering, directing, supervising, overseeing, controlling, commanding, leading, heading up, looking after, taking care of; informal running the show, calling the shots.

charisma

charisma noun some managers acquire authority through their personal charisma: charm, presence, aura, personality, force of personality, strength of character, individuality; magnetism, animal magnetism, drawing power, attractiveness, appeal, allure, pull; magic, spell, mystique, glamour.

charismatic

charismatic adjective a charismatic leader: charming, fascinating, full of personality, strong in character; magnetic, mesmerizing, captivating, bewitching, beguiling, attractive, appealing, alluring, hypnotic; magical, glamorous.

charitable

charitable adjective 1 she became involved in local charitable activities: philanthropic, humanitarian, humane, altruistic, benevolent, beneficent, welfare, public-spirited, socially concerned, doing good works; non-profit-making, non-profit, not-for-profit; historical almsgiving; rare eleemosynary. 2 we were fed by some charitable people: big-hearted, giving, generous, liberal, open-handed, free-handed, magnanimous, munificent, bountiful; literary bounteous; rare benignant. ANTONYMS mean. 3 he was charitable in his judgements, never censorious: magnanimous, generous, generous to a fault, liberal, tolerant, moderate, easy-going, broad-minded, understanding, considerate, sympathetic, lenient, indulgent, forgiving, kind, kindly, compassionate, kind-hearted, tender-hearted, benign, mild, gracious. ANTONYMS uncharitable.

charity

charity noun 1 they raised money for an AIDS charity: non-profit-making organization, non-profit organization, not-for-profit organization, voluntary organization, charitable institution; fund, trust, foundation, cause, movement. 2 we may be poor but we don't need charity: financial assistance, aid, welfare, relief, financial relief, funding; handouts, gifts, presents, largesse, donations, contributions, grants, endowments, scholarships, bursaries, subsidies; patronage; historical alms, almsgiving; rare donatives, benefactions. 3 his actions are rooted in self-interest rather than charity: philanthropy, humanitarianism, humanity, altruism, public-spiritedness, social conscience, social concern, benevolence, benignity, beneficence, generosity, magnanimity, munificence, largesse; unselfishness, selflessness, self-sacrifice, self-denial. ANTONYMS selfishness. 4 show a bit of charity to those less fortunate than you: goodwill, compassion, consideration, concern, kindness, kindliness, kind-heartedness, tenderness, tender-heartedness, warm-heartedness, brotherly love, love, sympathy, understanding, fellow feeling, thoughtfulness, indulgence, tolerance, liberality, decency, nobility, graciousness, lenience, leniency; literary bounty, bounteousness; rare caritas. ANTONYMS meanness.

charlatan

charlatan noun they denounced him as a corrupt charlatan: quack, mountebank, sham, fraud, fake, humbug, impostor, pretender, masquerader, hoodwinker, hoaxer, cheat, deceiver, dissembler, double-dealer, double-crosser, trickster, confidence trickster, cheater, swindler, fraudster, racketeer; rogue, villain, scoundrel; informal phoney, sharper, sharp, shark, conman, con artist, hustler, flimflammer, flimflam man; Brit. informal twister; N. Amer. informal grifter, bunco artist, gold brick, chiseller; Austral. informal shicer, magsman, illywhacker; S. African informal schlenter; dated confidence man /woman; rare defalcator, tregetour.

charm

charm noun 1 people were captivated by her charm | she was resistant to his charms: attractiveness, beauty, glamour, prettiness, loveliness; appeal, allure, desirability, seductiveness, magnetism, sexual magnetism, animal magnetism, charisma; wiles, blandishments, enticement; Scottish & N. English bonniness; informal gorgeousness, pulling power, come-on; formal beauteousness; archaic comeliness. ANTONYMS unattractiveness. 2 these traditional stories retain a lot of charm: appeal, pull, draw, drawing power, attraction, allure, fascination, captivation, pleasingness, engagingness, delightfulness. 3 they seek supernatural assistance through magical charms: spell, incantation, conjuration, rune, magic formula, magic word, abracadabra, jinx; sorcery, magic, witchcraft, wizardry; N. Amer. mojo, hex; NZ makutu. 4 he took the charms from his wife's bracelet: ornament, trinket, bauble; archaic bijou. 5 he always carries a lucky charm: talisman, fetish, amulet, mascot, totem, idol, juju; archaic periapt; rare phylactery. ▶verb 1 he charmed thousands with his singing: delight, please, win, win over, appeal to, attract, captivate, allure, lure, draw, dazzle, fascinate, bewitch, beguile, enchant, enthral, enrapture, enamour, seduce, ravish, hypnotize, mesmerize, spellbind, transfix, rivet, grip; rare rapture. ANTONYMS repel. 2 he charmed his mother into letting him have his own way: coax, cajole, wheedle; woo; informal sweet-talk, soft-soap; archaic blandish.

charming

charming adjective he stayed with a French family and their charming daughter: delightful, pleasing, pleasant, agreeable, likeable, endearing, lovely, lovable, adorable, cute, sweet, appealing, attractive, good-looking, prepossessing; striking, alluring, delectable, ravishing, winning, winsome, fetching, captivating, engaging, enchanting, entrancing, fascinating, bewitching, beguiling, spellbinding, hypnotizing, mesmerizing, seductive, desirable, tempting, inviting, irresistible; informal dreamy, heavenly, divine, gorgeous, smashing, easy on the eye, as nice as pie; N. Amer. informal babelicious, bodacious; dated taking; literary beauteous; archaic fair, comely. ANTONYMS repulsive.

chart

chart noun 1 check your height and ideal weight on the chart: graph, table, tabulation, grid, histogram, diagram, guide, scheme, figure, illustration; bar chart, pie chart, flow chart; map, plan, blueprint; Computing graphic. 2 (charts ) the song went straight to the top of the pop charts: hit parade, top twenty; list, listing, league, catalogue, index. ▶verb 1 the population increase can be charted fairly accurately: tabulate, plot, graph, delineate, map, map out, draw up, sketch, draft, document, record, register, represent; make a chart of, make a diagram of. 2 the book charted his passage through Chicago: follow, trace, outline, describe, detail, note, report, record, register, document, chronicle, log, catalogue.

charter

charter noun 1 the company is operating under Royal charter: authority, authorization, sanction, covenant, dispensation, consent, permission, sufferance; prerogative, privilege, right; Law, historical droit. 2 they violated the principles of the UN Charter: constitution, code, canon, body of law, system of rules; fundamental principles, rules, laws. 3 there is a fee for the independent charter of yachts: hire, hiring, lease, leasing, rent, rental, renting, booking, reservation, reserving; dated engaging, engagement; rare bespeaking. 4 Henry II granted him a charter to hold a market: permit, licence, warrant, warranty, deed, bond, document, indenture; concession, franchise, privilege. ▶verb they chartered a train for the trip to Milwaukee: hire, lease, rent, pay for the use of, book, reserve; dated engage; rare bespeak.

chary

chary adjective he was chary of broaching the subject: wary, cautious, circumspect, heedful, careful, on one's guard, guarded, mindful, watchful; distrustful, mistrustful, doubtful, sceptical, suspicious, dubious, hesitant, reluctant, disinclined, loath, averse, shy, nervous, apprehensive, uneasy, afraid; informal leery, cagey, iffy, on one's toes. ANTONYMS heedless.

Duden Dictionary

Character indelebilis

Cha rac ter in de le bi lis Substantiv, maskulin , der |Char a cter indel e bilis |der Character indelebilis; Genitiv: des Character indelebilis griechisch-lateinisch ; lateinisch unzerstörbares Merkmal oder Siegel, das nach katholischer Lehre Taufe, Firmung und Priesterweihe der Seele einprägen

Charade

Cha ra de Substantiv, feminin , die |Char a de ʃa …| Scharade

Charakter

Cha rak ter Substantiv, maskulin , der |kaˈraktɐ |der Charakter; Genitiv: des Charakters, Plural: die Charaktere |[…ˈteːrə ]|lateinisch character < griechisch charaktḗr, eigentlich = eingebranntes, eingeprägtes (Schrift )zeichen 1 individuelles Gepräge eines Menschen durch ererbte und erworbene Eigenschaften, wie es in seinem Wollen und Handeln zum Ausdruck kommt einen guten, schwierigen Charakter haben | etwas prägt, formt den Charakter | [keinen ] Charakter haben, zeigen, beweisen (sich [nicht ] als zuverlässig o. Ä. erweisen ) | sie ist eine Frau von Charakter (besitzt überwiegend positive Charaktereigenschaften )2 Mensch mit bestimmten ausgeprägten Charakterzügen er ist ein übler Charakter | die beiden sind gegensätzliche Charaktere 3 a ohne Plural einer Personengruppe oder einer Sache innewohnende oder zugeschriebene charakteristische Eigenart der unverwechselbare Charakter einer Landschaft, eines Volkes | der bösartige Charakter einer Geschwulst | die Besprechung hatte, trug vertraulichen Charakter (war vertraulich )b ohne Plural einer künstlerischen Äußerung oder Gestaltung eigentümliche Geschlossenheit der Aussage ihr Vortrag, Spiel hat Charakter | ein Bauwerk mit Charakter 4 meist im Plural veraltend Schriftzeichen ein Wort in griechischen Charakteren drucken

Charakteranlage

Cha rak ter an la ge Substantiv, feminin , die |Char a kteranlage |meist im Plural charakterliche Veranlagung gute, schlechte Charakteranlagen haben

Charakterbild

Cha rak ter bild Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Char a kterbild |Darstellung des Charakters 1 eines Menschen ein Charakterbild von jemandem geben

charakterbildend

cha rak ter bil dend Adjektiv |char a kterbildend |zur Persönlichkeitserziehung beitragend

Charakterbildung

Cha rak ter bil dung Substantiv, feminin , die |Char a kterbildung |ohne Plural Erziehung zur Persönlichkeit durch Bildung des Charakters 1

Charakterdarsteller

Cha rak ter dar stel ler Substantiv, maskulin , der |Char a kterdarsteller |Schauspieler, der Charakterrollen verkörpert

Charakterdarstellerin

Cha rak ter dar stel le rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Char a kterdarstellerin |weibliche Form zu Charakterdarsteller

Charakterdrama

Cha rak ter dra ma Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Char a kterdrama |das Charakterdrama; Genitiv: des Charakterdramas, Plural: die Charakterdramen Drama, dessen Schwerpunkt in der Darstellung der Charaktere liegt

Charaktereigenschaft

Cha rak ter ei gen schaft Substantiv, feminin , die |Char a ktereigenschaft |als Ausdruck des Charakters 1 1, 3a verstandene Eigenschaft

Charakterfehler

Cha rak ter feh ler Substantiv, maskulin , der |Char a kterfehler |negativ bewertete Charaktereigenschaft

charakterfest

cha rak ter fest Adjektiv |char a kterfest |einen positiv bewerteten Charakter 1 besitzend und sich konsequent ihm entsprechend verhaltend

Charakterfestigkeit

Cha rak ter fes tig keit Substantiv, feminin , die |Char a kterfestigkeit |charakterfestes Wesen

charakterisieren

cha rak te ri sie ren schwaches Verb |charakteris ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « (französisch caractériser ) < griechisch charaktērízein 1 den Charakter, die typische Eigenart einer Person oder Sache beschreiben, treffend schildern Personen, eine Situation [genau ] charakterisieren | er charakterisierte sie als ganz und gar unbürgerlich 2 für jemanden, etwas kennzeichnend sein einfache und kurze Sätze charakterisieren die moderne Werbesprache | das Zeitalter des Barocks ist durch einen großen Formenreichtum charakterisiert (gekennzeichnet )

Charakterisierung

Cha rak te ri sie rung Substantiv, feminin , die |Charakteris ie rung |die Charakterisierung; Genitiv: der Charakterisierung, Plural: die Charakterisierungen das Charakterisieren, Charakterisiertwerden

Charakteristik

Cha rak te ris tik Substantiv, feminin , die |Charakter i stik |die Charakteristik; Genitiv: der Charakteristik, Plural: die Charakteristiken treffende Schilderung der kennzeichnenden Merkmale einer Person oder Sache eine knappe Charakteristik des Angeklagten geben

Charakteristikum

Cha rak te ris ti kum Substantiv, Neutrum bildungssprachlich , das |Charakter i stikum |das Charakteristikum; Genitiv: des Charakteristikums, Plural: die Charakteristika bezeichnende, ausgeprägte Eigenschaft; hervorstechendes Merkmal ein auffälliges Charakteristikum dieser Partei

charakteristisch

cha rak te ris tisch Adjektiv |charakter i stisch |griechisch charaktēristikós die besondere Art, das Typische einer Person oder Sache erkennen lassend eine charakteristische Form | etwas an seinem charakteristischen Geruch erkennen | der Ausspruch ist charakteristisch für sie

charakteristischerweise

cha rak te ris ti scher wei se Adverb |charakter i stischerw ei se |bezeichnenderweise

Charakterkomödie

Cha rak ter ko mö die Substantiv, feminin , die |Char a kterkomödie |die Charakterkomödie; Genitiv: der Charakterkomödie, Plural: die Charakterkomödien Komödie, deren komische Wirkung weniger auf Verwicklungen der Handlung als auf der Darstellung eines komischen Charakters beruht

Charakterkopf

Cha rak ter kopf Substantiv, maskulin , der |Char a kterkopf |Kopf von angenehm ausgeprägter Form, mit ausdrucksvollen Gesichtszügen er hat einen Charakterkopf

Charakterkunde

Cha rak ter kun de Substantiv, feminin , die |Char a kterkunde |Charakterologie

charakterlich

cha rak ter lich Adjektiv |char a kterlich |den Charakter 1 betreffend charakterliche Qualitäten | ein charakterlich fragwürdiger Mensch | jemanden charakterlich formen

charakterlos

cha rak ter los Adjektiv |char a kterlos |keinen guten Charakter zeigend ein charakterloser Mensch | sie hat charakterlos gehandelt

Charakterlosigkeit

Cha rak ter lo sig keit Substantiv, feminin , die |Char a kterlosigkeit |1 ohne Plural charakterloses Wesen seine Charakterlosigkeit stößt mich ab 2 charakterlose Äußerung, Handlung das war wieder eine ihrer Charakterlosigkeiten

Charaktermerkmal

Cha rak ter merk mal Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Char a ktermerkmal |Charaktereigenschaft

Charakterologe

Cha rak te ro lo ge Substantiv, maskulin , der |Charakterol o ge |der Charakterologe; Genitiv: des Charakterologen, Plural: die Charakterologen Erforscher der menschlichen Persönlichkeit

Charakterologie

Cha rak te ro lo gie Substantiv, feminin früher , die |Charakterolog ie | -logie Teilgebiet der Psychologie, das sich mit Wesen und Entwicklung des Charakters beschäftigt

Charakterologin

Cha rak te ro lo gin Substantiv, feminin , die |Charakterol o gin |die Charakterologin; Genitiv: der Charakterologin, Plural: die Charakterologinnen weibliche Form zu Charakterologe

charakterologisch

cha rak te ro lo gisch Adjektiv |charakterol o gisch |die Charakterologie betreffend, auf ihr beruhend

Charakteropathie

Cha rak te ro pa thie Substantiv, feminin Psychologie , die |Charakteropath ie |die Charakteropathie; Genitiv: der Charakteropathie, Plural: die Charakteropathien durch Hirnschädigung verursachte Persönlichkeitsstörung

Charakterrolle

Cha rak ter rol le Substantiv, feminin Theater, Film, Fernsehen , die |Char a kterrolle |Darstellung eines komplexen und widersprüchlichen Charakters 2

charakterschwach

cha rak ter schwach Adjektiv |char a kterschwach |haltlos, labil ein charakterschwacher Mensch

Charakterschwäche

Cha rak ter schwä che Substantiv, feminin , die |Char a kterschwäche |Mangel an Charakterfestigkeit

Charakterschwein

Cha rak ter schwein Substantiv, Neutrum derb abwertend , das |Char a kterschwein |charakterloser Mensch

charakterstark

cha rak ter stark Adjektiv |char a kterstark |charakterfest

Charakterstärke

Cha rak ter stär ke Substantiv, feminin , die |Char a kterstärke |charakterstarkes Wesen mit diesem Verhalten bewies sie ihre Charakterstärke

Charakterstück

Cha rak ter stück Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Char a kterstück |das Charakterstück; Genitiv: des Charakterstück [e ]s, Plural: die Charakterstücke romantisches Klavierstück, dessen Gehalt durch den Titel bezeichnet ist z. B. Nocturne

Charakterstudie

Cha rak ter stu die Substantiv, feminin , die |Char a kterstudie |[erzählerische ] Darstellung eines Charakters 2

Charaktertragödie

Cha rak ter tra gö die Substantiv, feminin , die |Char a ktertragödie |die Charaktertragödie; Genitiv: der Charaktertragödie, Plural: die Charaktertragödien Tragödie, die sich aus den besonderen Charaktereigenschaften des Helden entwickelt

charaktervoll

cha rak ter voll Adjektiv |char a ktervoll |1 individuell charaktervolle Gesichtszüge 2 charakterfest

Charakterzug

Cha rak ter zug Substantiv, maskulin , der |Char a kterzug |1 jemandes Charakter 1 bestimmende Eigenschaft ein unangenehmer Charakterzug | das ist ein schöner Charakterzug von ihm 2 den Charakter 3a von etwas bestimmende Eigenschaft der hervorstechende Charakterzug einer Epoche, einer Landschaft

Charcuterie

Char cu te rie Substantiv, feminin , die |ʃarky …|die Charcuterie; Genitiv: der Charcuterie, Plural: die Charcuterien französisch 1 a ohne Plural schweizerisch Wurstwaren b schweizerisch Wurstwarenhandlung, -abteilung 2 süddeutsch veraltet [Schweine ]schlachterei

Chardonnay

Char don nay Substantiv, maskulin , der |ʃardɔˈnɛ |der Chardonnay; Genitiv: des Chardonnay [s ], Plural: die Chardonnays französisch chardonnay, wahrscheinlich nach dem Ort Chardonnay in Burgund a ohne Plural aus dem Burgund stammende französische Rebsorte b Weißwein der Rebsorte Chardonnay a

Chardonnetseide

Char don net sei de Substantiv, feminin , die |ʃardɔˈneː …|die Chardonnetseide; Genitiv: der Chardonnetseide nach dem französischen Chemiker Chardonnet, 1839 –1924 die erste, heute nicht mehr hergestellte Art von Kunstseide

Chardschit

Char d schit, Chard schit Substantiv, maskulin , der |Chardsch i t |der Chardschit; Genitiv: des Chardschiten, Plural: die Chardschiten arabisch ; »Ausziehender «Mitglied einer islamischen Sekte

Chardschitin

Char d schi tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Chardsch i tin |die Chardschitin; Genitiv: der Chardschitin, Plural: die Chardschitinnen weibliche Form zu Chardschit

Charge

Char ge Substantiv, feminin , die |ˈʃarʒə österreichisch ˈʃarʃ |die Charge; Genitiv: der Charge, Plural: die Chargen französisch charge, eigentlich = Last, zu: charger, chargieren 1 bildungssprachlich Amt, Rang die unteren Chargen der Parteihierarchie 2 a Militär veraltet Dienstgrad in eine höhere Charge aufrücken b Militär veraltet Person mit einem Dienstgrad die höheren Chargen saßen am Tisch des Kommandanten 3 Verbindungswesen Chargierter 4 Theater, Film, Fernsehen Nebenrolle mit übertrieben gezeichnetem Charakter 5 Technik Ladung, Beschickung [von metallurgischen Öfen ]6 Wirtschaft Serie von Waren mit gleichen Eigenschaften, die während eines Arbeitsabschnittes und mit den gleichen Rohstoffen hergestellt, verpackt und mit einer Nummer gekennzeichnet werden

Chargé d'Affaires

Char gé d'Af faires Substantiv, maskulin , der |ʃarˈʒeː daˈfɛːɐ̯ |der Chargé d'Affaires; Genitiv: des Chargé d'Affaires, Plural: die Chargés d'Affaires |[ʃarˈʒeː daˈfɛːɐ̯ ] |französisch, zu: chargé (2. Partizip von: charger, chargieren ) = beauftragt; Beauftragter und affaire, Affäre Geschäftsträger, Chef einer diplomatischen Mission oder dessen Vertreter

Chargennummer

Char gen num mer Substantiv, feminin Pharmazie , die |Ch a rgennummer |

chargieren

char gie ren schwaches Verb |ʃarˈʒiːrən |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « französisch charger = beladen < vulgärlateinisch carricare, zu lateinisch carrus, Karre 1 Verbindungswesen (von Chargierten ) in der studentischen Festtracht erscheinen 2 a Theater, Film, Fernsehen eine Charge 4 spielen b Theater, Film, Fernsehen (als Schauspieler ) in seiner Rolle übertreiben 3 Metallurgie Öfen beschicken

Chargierter

Char gier ter substantiviertes Adjektiv, maskulin Verbindungswesen der Chargierte /ein Chargierter; des /eines Chargierten, die Chargierten /zwei Chargierte Vorsitzender einer studentischen Verbindung

Charis

Cha ris Substantiv, feminin , die |ˈçaːrɪs |die Charis; Genitiv: der Charis, Plural: die Chariten 1 meist im Plural griechische Mythologie Göttin der Anmut 2 ohne Plural bildungssprachlich Anmut

Charisma

Cha ris ma Substantiv, Neutrum , das |ˈça (ː )rɪsma auch ˈka (ː )…auch …ˈrɪs …|das Charisma; Genitiv: des Charismas, Charismen und Charismata lateinisch charisma = Geschenk < griechisch chárisma 1 Theologie Gesamtheit der durch den Geist Gottes bewirkten Gaben und Befähigungen des Christen in der Gemeinde 2 besondere Ausstrahlung [skraft ] eines Menschen Charisma besitzen | er besaß kein Charisma

Charismatiker

Cha ris ma ti ker Substantiv, maskulin , der |Charism a tiker |der Charismatiker; Genitiv: des Charismatikers, Plural: die Charismatiker jemand, der Charisma 2 besitzt

Charismatikerin

Cha ris ma ti ke rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Charism a tikerin |die Charismatikerin; Genitiv: der Charismatikerin, Plural: die Charismatikerinnen weibliche Form zu Charismatiker

charismatisch

cha ris ma tisch Adjektiv |charism a tisch österreichisch auch …ˈmat …|a das Charisma 2 betreffend, auf Charisma beruhend eine charismatische Autorität | sie hatte eine charismatische Ausstrahlungskraft b Charisma besitzend ein charismatischer Führer

charitativ

cha ri ta tiv karitativ |charitat i v ka …|

Chariten

Cha ri ten |Char i ten |Plural von Charis 1

Charitin

Cha ri tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Char i tin ç …| Charis 1

Charity

Cha ri ty Substantiv, feminin Jargon , die |ˈt͜ʃɛrɪti |die Charity; Genitiv: der Charity < meist ohne Artikel > englisch charity < französisch charité, Charité Wohltätigkeit; Gesamtheit von der Wohltätigkeit dienenden Veranstaltungen, Aktivitäten

Charkow

Char kow Eigenname |Ch a rkow ç …auch x …|Stadt in der Ukraine

Charles

Charles Eigenname |ʃarl |französischer männlicher Vorname ), |[t͜ʃaːɐ̯ls ]| (englischer männlicher Vorname

Charleston

Charles ton Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈtʃarlstn̩ englisch ˈtʃɑːlst (ə )n |englisch Charleston, nach der gleichnamigen Stadt in Südkarolina (USA )1 aus Amerika stammender Modetanz der Zwanzigerjahre des 20. Jahrhunderts im schnellen, stark synkopierten Rhythmus des Foxtrotts 2 Musikstück im Rhythmus des Charleston 1

Charley

Char ley Eigenname Charlie |Ch a rley t͜ʃ …|männlicher Vorname

Charlie

Char lie Eigenname Charley |Ch a rlie t͜ʃ …|männlicher Vorname

Charlière

Char li è re Substantiv, feminin , die |ʃarˈli̯ɛːrə |die Charlière; Genitiv: der Charlière, Plural: die Charlièren französisch ; nach dem französischen Physiker J. A. C. Charles, 1746 –1823 mit Wasserstoffgas gefüllter Luftballon

Charlotte

Char lot te Eigenname |Charl o tte ʃ …|weiblicher Vorname

Charlotte

Char lot te Substantiv, feminin Kochkunst , die |ʃarˈlɔtə |die Charlotte; Genitiv: der Charlotte, Plural: die Charlotten französisch charlotte, nach dem weiblichen Vornamen Süßspeise aus einer Crememasse, die in eine mit Löffelbiskuits o. Ä. ausgelegte Form gefüllt und dann gestürzt wird

Charlottenburg

Char lot ten burg Eigenname |Charl o ttenburg |Stadtteil Berlins

Charly

Char ly Substantiv, maskulin Jargon , der |ˈt͜ʃaːɐ̯li |der Charly; Genitiv: des Charly [s ] englisch Kokain

charmant

char mant Adjektiv |ʃarˈmant |französisch charmant, 1. Partizip von: charmer = bezaubern < spätlateinisch carminare, zu lateinisch carmen, Charme Charme besitzend, durch Liebenswürdigkeit gefallend ein charmanter Herr | eine charmante Gastgeberin | sie hat eine charmante Stimme | charmant lächeln

Charme

Charme Substantiv, maskulin , der |ʃarm |der Charme; Genitiv: des Charmes französisch charme < lateinisch carmen = Gesang, Lied, Zauberformel Anziehungskraft, die von jemandes gewinnendem Wesen ausgeht weiblicher, unwiderstehlicher Charme | Charme haben | seinen ganzen Charme aufbieten | er erlag ihrem bezaubernden Charme

Charmebolzen

Charme bol zen Substantiv, maskulin umgangssprachlich , der |ˈʃarm …|Charmeur

Charmelaine

Char me laine Substantiv, feminin , die |ʃarməˈlɛːn |die Charmelaine; Genitiv: der Charmelaine französisch schmiegsamer Kammgarnwollstoff in Köper - oder Atlasbindung besondere Webart

Charmeur

Char meur Substantiv, maskulin , der |ʃarˈmøːɐ̯ |der Charmeur; Genitiv: des Charmeurs, Plural: die Charmeurs und Charmeure französisch charmeur Mann, der mit gezieltem Charme Frauen für sich einzunehmen versteht

Charmeuse

Char meuse Substantiv, feminin Textilindustrie , die |ʃarˈmøːz |französisch charmeuse, eigentlich = Bezauberin maschenfeste Wirkware aus synthetischen Fasern

charmieren

char mie ren , schar mie ren schwaches Verb scharmieren |charm ie ren scharm ie ren |durch seinen Charme bezaubern

charming

char ming Adjektiv bildungssprachlich |ˈtʃaːmɪŋ |indeklinables Adjektiv englisch charming, zu: to charme = bezaubern < (alt )französisch charmer, charmant liebenswürdig, gewinnend er ist fotogen und sehr charming

Chäromanie

Chä ro ma nie Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Chäroman ie çɛ …|die Chäromanie; Genitiv: der Chäromanie, Plural: die Chäromanien griechisch-neulateinisch krankhafte Heiterkeit

Charon

Cha ron Eigenname |Ch a ron ç …|in der griechischen Sage Fährmann in der Unterwelt

Chart

Chart Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, Neutrum , der oder das |t͜ʃaːɐ̯t t͜ʃart |der oder das Chart; Genitiv: des Charts, Plural: die Charts englisch chart < französisch charte, Charte 1 grafische Darstellung von Zahlenreihen ein Chart gestalten; Charts auflegen 2 Pluraletantum englisch charts Hitliste die Gruppe hat sich mit ihrem neuen Album rasch einen Platz in den deutschen Charts erobert

Charta

Char ta Substantiv, feminin Verfassungswesen , die |ˈkarta |die Charta; Genitiv: der Charta, Plural: die Chartas lateinisch charta, Karte Verfassung [surkunde ]

Chartbreaker

Chart brea ker Substantiv, maskulin , der |…breɪkɐ |der Chartbreaker; Genitiv: des Chartbreakers, Plural: die Chartbreaker englisch chartbreaker, zu: to chartbreake = an die Spitze (der Charts ) gelangen, zu: chart (Chart 2 ) und to break = (einen Rekord ) brechen 1 Musikstück, das nach seiner Veröffentlichung sofort an die Spitze der Charts gelangt 2 Urheber eines Chartbreakers 1

Charte

Char te Substantiv, feminin , die |ˈʃartə |französisch charte < lateinisch charta, Karte wichtige Urkunde im Staats- und Völkerrecht

charten

char ten schwaches Verb umgangssprachlich |ch a rten t͜ʃ …|englisch in die Charts kommen

Charter

Char ter Substantiv, feminin oder Substantiv, maskulin , die oder der |ˈt͜ʃartɐ ˈt͜ʃaːɐ̯tɐ auch ˈʃ …|die Charter; Genitiv: der Charter, Plural: die Charter, auch: der Charter; Genitiv: des Charters, Plural: die Charters englisch charter < altfranzösisch chartre < lateinisch chartula = kleiner Brief 1 Miet- oder Pachtvertrag über ein Flugzeug, ein Schiff o. Ä. oder Teile seines Laderaums zur Beförderung von Gütern oder Personen 2 englische Bezeichnung für: Urkunde, Freibrief

Charterer

Char te rer Substantiv, maskulin , der |Ch a rterer |jemand, der etwas chartert, gechartert hat

Charterflug

Char ter flug Substantiv, maskulin , der Flug mit einem Charterflugzeug

Charterflugzeug

Char ter flug zeug Substantiv, Neutrum , das von einer privaten Gesellschaft o. Ä. [für eine Reise ] gemietetes Flugzeug

Chartergeschäft

Char ter ge schäft Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Ch a rtergeschäft |

Chartergesellschaft

Char ter ge sell schaft Substantiv, feminin , die 1 früher Handelsgesellschaft für Export und Import 2 Gesellschaft, die Personen oder Güter mit gemieteten oder gepachteten Verkehrsmitteln befördert

Chartermaschine

Char ter ma schi ne Substantiv, feminin , die Charterflugzeug

chartern

char tern schwaches Verb |chartern |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « englisch to charter ein Schiff oder Flugzeug mieten

Chartismus

Char tis mus Substantiv, maskulin , der |Chart i smus |der Chartismus; Genitiv: des Chartismus englisch-neulateinisch erste organisierte Arbeiterbewegung in England

Chartist

Char tist Substantiv, maskulin , der |Chart i st |der Chartist; Genitiv: des Chartisten, Plural: die Chartisten Anhänger des Chartismus

Chartistin

Char tis tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Chart i stin |die Chartistin; Genitiv: der Chartistin, Plural: die Chartistinnen weibliche Form zu Chartist

Chartres

Char t res , Char tres Eigenname |ˈʃartrə |französische Stadt

Chartreuse

Char t reu se , Char treu se Substantiv, feminin , die |ʃarˈtrøː …|französisch Hauptkloster des Kartäuserordens

Chartreuse

Char t reu se , Char treu se Substantiv, maskulin Kochkunst , der ® |ʃarˈtrøːz (ə ) |französisch chartreuse, nach dem gleichnamigen Mutterkloster des Kartäuserordens in der Dauphiné (Frankreich )von Kartäusermönchen hergestellter Kräuterlikör

Chartreuse

Char t reu se , Char treu se Substantiv, feminin Kochkunst , die |ʃarˈtrøːzə | Chartreuse Gericht aus Gemüse oder Teigwaren und Fleisch, das nach der Zubereitung gestürzt wird

Charts

Charts Pluralwort , die |Ch a rts t͜ʃ …|Plural englisch so viel wie Hitliste [n ]

Charttechnik

Chart tech nik Substantiv, feminin Börsenwesen , die |ˈt͜ʃaːɐ̯t …|Methode, mit der ermöglicht werden soll, Kurse von Aktien, Wertpapieren u. a. vorauszusagen

charttechnisch

chart tech nisch Adjektiv Börsenwesen |ˈt͜ʃaːɐ̯t …|die Charttechnik betreffend, auf ihr beruhend

Chartularia

Char tu la ria Pluralwort , die |Chartul a ria kar …|die Chartularia (Plural ) ägyptisch-griechisch-lateinisch-mittellateinisch gesammelte Abschriften von Urkunden in Buchform

Charybdis

Cha ryb dis Substantiv, feminin |Char y bdis ça …|über lateinisch charybdis aus griechisch chárybdis Szylla

French Dictionary

char

char n. m. nom masculin 1 anciennement Voiture à deux roues tirée par un ou plusieurs chevaux. : Un char romain. 2 Voiture décorée pour les fêtes publiques. : Char allégorique. FORME FAUTIVE char. Impropriété au sens de voiture. LOCUTION Char d ’assaut. Véhicule blindé monté sur chenilles. : Des chars d ’assaut, des chars de combat.

charabia

charabia n. m. nom masculin familier Langage inintelligible. : Des charabias curieux. SYNONYME jargon .

charade

charade n. f. nom féminin Énigme qui consiste à découvrir un mot à partir de la définition de ses syllabes. : Voici une charade: Mon premier est un métal précieux, mon second est un habitant des cieux et mon tout est un fruit délicieux. Qui suis-je? Orange (or-ange ).

charbon

charbon n. m. nom masculin 1 Substance combustible composée de carbone. : Au début du siècle, on se chauffait au charbon. 2 Maladie infectieuse de l ’homme et de certains animaux domestiques (bovins, chevaux, ovins, porcins ) causée par le bacille du charbon. : En octobre 2001, la maladie du charbon a fait plusieurs victimes aux États-Unis. Note Technique Dans ses « Questions de français », le journal Le Monde précise: « on appelle charbon, ou maladie du charbon, la maladie provoquée par le bacille de l ’anthrax (Bacillus anthracis ) ou bacille charbonneux ». LOCUTIONS Charbon de bois. Combustible résultant de bois partiellement brûlé à l ’abri de l ’air. : Des pizzas cuites sur des charbons de bois. Être sur des charbons ardents. figuré Être fou d ’inquiétude.

charbonnage

charbonnage n. m. nom masculin Exploitation d ’une mine de charbon.

charbonner

charbonner v. tr. , intr. verbe transitif Noircir avec du charbon. : Ce feu charbonnera les murs de la maison. verbe intransitif Produire une suie épaisse. : Cette lampe à huile charbonne. aimer

charbonneux

charbonneux , euse adj. adjectif 1 Qui a l ’aspect, la couleur du charbon. : Des yeux cernés, charbonneux. 2 Qui a trait à la maladie du charbon. : La fièvre charbonneuse.

charbonnier

charbonnier , ière adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif Qui se rapporte au charbon. nom masculin Cargo destiné au transport du charbon. nom masculin et féminin Personne qui vend du charbon.

charcuter

charcuter v. tr. verbe transitif familier Opérer quelqu ’un maladroitement. aimer

charcuterie

charcuterie n. f. nom féminin 1 Viande de porc apprêtée. : Une collation de fromages et de charcuterie. 2 Boutique où l ’on vend de la charcuterie.

charcutier

charcutier charcutière n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Personne qui prépare ou vend des charcuteries.

chardon

chardon n. m. nom masculin Mauvaise herbe à feuilles épineuses.

chardonneret

chardonneret n. m. nom masculin Oiseau passereau au chant agréable. : Les chardonnerets sont friands de graines de chardon.

charge

charge n. f. nom féminin 1 Fardeau. : Une charge de bois. 2 Poids. : La charge maximale de cet ascenseur est de 500 kilos. 3 Fonction, travail à accomplir. : C ’est Geneviève qui a la charge d ’organiser la fête. SYNONYME responsabilité . 4 Dépenses. : Mes parents ont de lourdes charges. 5 Attaque. : Une charge de cavalerie. SYNONYME assaut . LOCUTIONS À charge de revanche. En contrepartie. Charge utile. Poids maximal qu ’un véhicule, un ascenseur peut transporter. : La charge utile (et non *capacité ) de cet ascenseur est de 500 kilogrammes. Être à la charge de. Dépendre financièrement de. Prendre en charge quelqu ’un, quelque chose. S ’occuper matériellement, moralement, financièrement de quelqu ’un, de quelque chose. Revenir à la charge. Se reprendre, recommencer. Témoin à charge. droit Personne qui témoigne en justice contre un suspect. : La déposition d ’un témoin à charge. SYNONYME témoin de la poursuite . ANTONYME témoin à décharge . FORMES FAUTIVES appel à charges renversées. Calque de « reverse-charge call » pour appel à frais virés, P.C.V. (à percevoir ) (France ). charge. Anglicisme au sens de prix, frais. charge additionnelle. Calque de « additional charge » pour supplément (à payer ). en charge de. Calque de « in charge of » pour responsable, chargé de. : Elle est chargée (et non *en charge ) de l ’organisation du colloque ou on lui a confié la charge ou la responsabilité d ’organiser le colloque. prendre charge de. Calque de « to take charge of » pour assurer la direction de, se charger de. : Elle s ’est chargée de (et non *a pris en charge ) la conception de cette exposition.

chargé

chargé , ée adj. adjectif 1 Qui transporte une lourde charge. : Elle est chargée comme un mulet. 2 Rempli de. : Un costume chargé de médailles militaires. SYNONYME bardé ; plein ; surchargé . Note Syntaxique En ce sens, l ’adjectif se construit avec la préposition de. LOCUTION Temps, ciel chargé. Couvert de nuages.

chargé (de projet, de cours)

chargé (de projet, de cours ) chargée (de projet, de cours ) n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Personne qui a la responsabilité d ’un projet, d ’une mission, d ’une recherche, d ’un cours. : Une chargée de mission, les chargés de cours.

chargement

chargement n. m. nom masculin 1 Action de charger. : Le chargement de l ’avion s ’est fait rapidement. 2 Ce que transporte un véhicule, un animal. : Le chargement de la camionnette ne doit pas être trop lourd. SYNONYME cargaison .

charger

charger v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif 1 Mettre une charge sur. : Charger un chameau. 2 Donner une responsabilité à quelqu ’un. : On l ’a chargé d ’une enquête. SYNONYME confier à . ANTONYME décharger . 3 Mettre dans un appareil ce qui est nécessaire à son fonctionnement. : Charger un appareil photo d ’un film. 4 Couvrir de façon exagérée. : On l ’avait chargée de bijoux. SYNONYME surcharger . verbe pronominal Prendre la responsabilité de. : Il se chargera de diriger les travaux. SYNONYME assumer ; occuper de . Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Elle s ’est chargée de tout. FORME FAUTIVE charger. Anglicisme au sens de demander un prix, exiger (une somme ), facturer, porter à un compte. changer Conjugaison Le g est suivi d ’un e devant les lettres a et o. Il chargea, nous chargeons.

chargeur

chargeur n. m. nom masculin 1 Dispositif approvisionnant en cartouches le magasin d ’une arme à répétition. 2 Boîte étanche destinée à recevoir la pellicule d ’un appareil de photo, d ’une caméra.

chargeuse

chargeuse n. f. nom féminin Engin automoteur constitué d ’un tracteur équipé à l ’avant de deux bras articulés portant un godet relevable, et servant à la reprise, au transport et au déchargement des matériaux. : L ’entreprise a fait l ’acquisition d ’une chargeuse (et non d ’un *loader ).

chargeuse-pelleteuse

chargeuse-pelleteuse n. f. nom féminin Engin de terrassement comportant à l ’avant un équipement de chargeuse et, à l ’arrière, un équipement de pelle rétrocaveuse (Recomm. off. ). Note Technique L ’appellation « pépine » relève du parler populaire québécois et ne peut remplacer convenablement en contexte spécialisé le terme technique établi (GDT ). Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec la rétrochargeuse, chargeuse dont le godet peut être rempli à l ’avant et déchargé à l ’arrière en passant par-dessus l ’engin.

chariot

chariot n. m. nom masculin Voiture à quatre roues servant à la manutention ou au transport de produits. : Des chariots de supermarché. Des chariots de bagages. « Des trains presque sans fin de chariots vides de tout bagage » (Pierre Nepveu , Lignes aériennes ). Chariot élévateur. Chariot motorisé à conducteur porté, qui permet de manutentionner, de lever ou d ’abaisser une charge (GDT ). : Un chariot élévateur (et non *lift truck ).

charismatique

charismatique adj. adjectif 1 Qui se rapporte au charisme. 2 Se dit d ’une personnalité qui jouit d ’un grand prestige, d ’un charme irrésistible. Prononciation Les lettres ch se prononcent k, [karismatik ]

charisme

charisme n. m. nom masculin 1 Don particulier octroyé par Dieu. 2 Ascendant naturel. : René Lévesque avait beaucoup de charisme. Prononciation Les lettres ch se prononcent k, [karism ]

charitable

charitable adj. adjectif Qui a de la charité pour les autres, qui est généreux. : Ces jeunes portent des repas chauds à des personnes âgées: ils sont très charitables. ANTONYME égoïste .

charitablement

charitablement adv. adverbe Avec charité. SYNONYME généreusement .

charité

charité n. f. nom féminin Amour des autres. : Faire la charité. SYNONYME générosité .

charivari

charivari n. m. nom masculin Bruit discordant. SYNONYME chahut ; tapage .

charlatan

charlatan n. m. nom masculin Escroc qui exploite la crédulité publique. : Cette cartomancienne est un charlatan. Note Technique Ce nom n ’a pas de forme féminine.

charlatanisme

charlatanisme n. m. nom masculin Procédé du charlatan. : Ces prétendus guérisseurs ont été accusés de charlatanisme.

charleston

charleston n. m. nom masculin Danse à la mode vers 1920. Prononciation Les lettres ch se prononcent ch (et non *tch ) et le n se prononce, [ʃarlɛstɔn ]; le nom rime avec tonne

charlotte

charlotte n. f. nom féminin Entremets à base de fruits, de crème qu ’on entoure avec du pain grillé ou des biscuits. : Une charlotte aux amandes.

charmant

charmant , ante adj. adjectif 1 Qui a beaucoup de charme, qui séduit. : « Un jeune Écossais, charmant de traits et de caractère, tout humour et toute drôlerie, avait fini par m ’approcher » (Gabrielle Roy , La Détresse et l ’Enchantement ). SYNONYME séduisant . 2 Qui fait preuve de délicatesse. : Une attention charmante. SYNONYME aimable ; gentil . 3 Qui est très agréable. : Une auberge charmante. Des illustrations charmantes. 4 ironiquement Très ennuyeux. : Nous avons raté le dernier métro, c ’est charmant! LOCUTIONS Prince charmant. Personnage merveilleux de noble ascendance, jeune et beau qui délivre la princesse et l ’épouse. Prince charmant. figuré Fiancé idéal. : Ces jeunes filles sont à la recherche du prince charmant.

charme

charme n. m. nom masculin 1 Enchantement. : Le charme est rompu. SYNONYME ensorcellement . 2 Séduction exercée par une personne, une chose. : Le charme d ’une ancienne maison de campagne. Elles ont beaucoup de charme. SYNONYME agrément ; attrait . LOCUTIONS Faire du charme. Tenter de plaire, de séduire. SYNONYME charmer . Rompre le charme. Faire cesser l ’enchantement, détruire l ’illusion. Se porter comme un charme. Se sentir très bien, en bonne forme. : Elles se portent comme un charme malgré leur âge avancé.

charmer

charmer v. tr. verbe transitif 1 Ensorceler. : Ulysse disait que le chant des sirènes charmait les marins. 2 Attirer, séduire. : Votre visite nous a charmés. Les musiciens ont charmé l ’auditoire. SYNONYME faire plaisir à ; plaire à . aimer

charmeur

charmeur , euse adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif Qui exerce un pouvoir de séduction. : Un sourire charmeur. nom masculin et féminin Personne qui charme, qui ensorcelle. : Ce jeune homme est un charmeur. Au Maroc, un charmeur de serpents a enroulé un serpent autour de mon cou: j ’avais très peur.

charmille

charmille n. f. nom féminin Allée d ’arbres taillés. : Elle marchait sous la charmille de lilas parfumés.

charnel

charnel , elle adj. adjectif Qui appartient à la chair, au corps.

charnellement

charnellement adv. adverbe D ’une façon charnelle.

charnier

charnier n. m. nom masculin Fosse où sont entassés des cadavres.

charnière

charnière n. f. nom féminin 1 Assemblage qui articule deux surfaces. : Les charnières d ’une porte. 2 figuré Point de jonction, transition. : Dans cette histoire, les charnières sont importantes. LOCUTION Date charnière. Date qui sert de jalon. : Des dates charnières.

charnu

charnu , ue adj. adjectif Formé de chair. : Les parties charnues de son anatomie. « Majorique […], sa fine petite moustache noire au-dessus d ’une lèvre très rouge et charnue comme un fruit prêt à éclater » (Gabrielle Roy , De quoi t ’ennuies-tu, Éveline?). LOCUTION Fruit charnu. De consistance ferme et juteuse.

charognard

charognard n. m. nom masculin 1 Animal qui se nourrit d ’animaux morts. : Les vautours et les chacals sont des charognards. 2 figuré Exploiteur répugnant du malheur des autres. Note Orthographique cha r ognar d.

charogne

charogne n. f. nom féminin Corps de bête morte. Note Orthographique cha r ogne.

charolais

charolais , aise adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif 1 Qui est du Charolais. : Une coutume charolaise. 2 Qui est de la race des charolais. : Des bœufs charolais. Note Typographique L ’adjectif s ’écrit avec une minuscule. nom masculin et féminin 1 Du Charolais. : Un Charolais, une Charolaise. 2 Bovin de la race des charolais. : Des charolais ou Charolais bien vigoureux. Note Typographique Le nom qui désigne une personne s ’écrit avec une majuscule; celui qui désigne une race de bovins s ’écrit avec une minuscule ou une majuscule. Note Orthographique cha r ol ais.

charpente

charpente n. f. nom féminin Assemblage de pièces de bois ou de fer soutenant une construction. : Ériger la charpente d ’une maison.

charpenté

charpenté , ée adj. adjectif 1 Bâti. : Des bûcherons bien charpentés. 2 figuré Structuré. : Un texte bien charpenté. SYNONYME construit .

charpentier

charpentier charpentière n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Personne qui fait des travaux de charpente.

charpie

charpie n. f. nom féminin Amas de fils tirés d ’une étoffe usée servant anciennement à panser les blessures. LOCUTION Mettre en charpie. figuré Réduire en miettes, déchirer.

charretier

charretier charretière n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Personne qui conduit une charrette. LOCUTION Jurer comme un charretier. Blasphémer grossièrement.

charrette

charrette n. f. nom féminin 1 Voiture à deux roues servant au transport des fardeaux. 2 Travail intensif en vue de terminer à temps un projet, un ouvrage, un texte. : Je dois faire une charrette ce soir. Note Technique Ce mot s ’emploie principalement dans le domaine de l ’architecture et de la communication. Note Orthographique cha rr ette.

charriage

charriage n. m. nom masculin Action de charrier. : Le charriage des glaces par la rivière. Note Orthographique cha rr iage.

charrier

charrier v. tr. , intr. verbe transitif 1 Transporter dans une charrette. : Charrier du foin. 2 Entraîner, en parlant d ’un cours d ’eau. : Le fleuve a charrié des amas de glace. verbe intransitif familier Exagérer. : Tu charries! LOCUTION Charrier dans les bégonias. familier Exagérer. étudier Conjugaison Redoublement du i à la première et à la deuxième personne du pluriel de l'indicatif imparfait et du subjonctif présent. (Que ) nous charriions, (que ) vous charriiez.Note Orthographique cha rr ier.

charroi

charroi n. m. nom masculin Transport par chariot. Note Orthographique cha rr oi.

charron

charron n. m. nom masculin Personne qui fabrique et répare des charrettes.

charroyer

charroyer v. tr. verbe transitif Charrier. : Le cultivateur charroyait du bois. SYNONYME transporter . employer Conjugaison Le y se change en i devant un e muet. Je charroie, je charroierai. Le y est suivi d ’un i à la première et à la deuxième personne du pluriel de l ’indicatif imparfait et du subjonctif présent. (Que ) nous charroyions, (que ) vous charroyiez.

charrue

charrue n. f. nom féminin Instrument aratoire composé d ’un ou de plusieurs socs tranchants et servant au labour. LOCUTION Mettre la charrue devant, avant les bœufs. figuré Commencer par la fin. FORME FAUTIVE charrue. Impropriété au sens de chasse-neige. Note Orthographique cha rr ue.

charte

charte n. f. nom féminin Loi fondamentale. : La Charte de la langue française a été adoptée le 26 août 1977. Note Typographique Dans un titre de loi, le nom charte s ’écrit avec une majuscule. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le mot vieilli chartre qui désignait une prison ni avec le nom propre Chartres qui désigne la ville.

charter

charter FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme pour avion nolisé, vol nolisé.

chartre

chartre n. f. nom féminin anciennement Prison. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom charte, loi fondamentale.

chartreuse

chartreuse n. f. nom féminin Liqueur aux herbes. : De la chartreuse verte ou jaune.

chartreux

chartreux , euse n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin 1 Religieux, religieuse de l ’ordre de Saint-Bruno. Note Typographique Le nom s ’écrit avec une minuscule lorsqu ’il désigne un membre de l ’ordre religieux; quand il désigne l ’ordre religieux, il s ’écrit avec une majuscule. Les Chartreux. 2 Race de chats.

Spanish Dictionary

charabán

charabán nombre masculino Antiguo coche descubierto con dos o más filas de asientos .

charabón

charabón nombre masculino Arg, Bol, Urug Ñandú que comienza la muda de su plumón .

charada

charada nombre femenino Acertijo o pasatiempo que consiste en adivinar una palabra a partir de las pistas que se dan sobre su significado y sobre el de las palabras que pueden formarse tomando una o varias de las sílabas de esta .

charal

charal nombre masculino Méx Pez comestible de cuerpo comprimido y espinoso, que mide de 5 a 15 cm de longitud, es muy delgado y abunda en los lagos y lagunas; se consume seco .estar hecho un charal Méx Estar [una persona ] muy flaca .

charamusca

charamusca nombre femenino Méx Dulce de azúcar en forma de tirabuzón, acaramelado y duro .

charanda

charanda nombre femenino Aguardiente de caña de azúcar típica del estado mexicano de Michoacán .

charanga

charanga nombre femenino 1 Banda de música formada por instrumentos de metal, en ocasiones acompañados de percusión, y que suele tocar por las calles en las fiestas populares y en ocasiones ceremoniosas :durante los carnavales, la calle se llena de charangas .SINÓNIMO fanfarria .2 Griterío persistente y molesto .de charanga y pandereta Esp Que pertenece a la vertiente folclórica y popular de lo español y es poco serio :“la España de charanga y pandereta ” son palabras de Antonio Machado .

charango

charango nombre masculino Instrumento musical parecido a una bandurria pequeña, de cinco cuerdas, que produce sonidos muy agudos; es típico del folclore andino, y suele construirse con el caparazón de una especie de armadillo llamado quirquincho .

charanguero, -ra

charanguero, -ra adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino 1 De la charanga o relacionado con ella .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que trabaja o hace las cosas con poco cuidado, sin técnica o con un acabado deficiente .SINÓNIMO chapucero .

charapa

charapa nombre femenino Ecuad, Perú Tortuga pequeña y comestible .

charape

charape nombre masculino Méx Bebida fermentada elaborada a base de pulque, panocha, miel, clavo y canela .

charata

charata nombre femenino Arg, Bol Ave gallinácea similar al faisán, de unos 50 cm de largo, con la cabeza y el cuello grises, el vientre gris ocráceo, la cola gris violáceo con borde castaño oscuro, y el abdomen y la rabadilla canela; habita en montes y se alimenta de frutos e insectos .

charca

charca nombre femenino Charco grande de agua retenida en un terreno de forma natural o artificial :los perros sedientos se quedaron gruñendo en el pretil de la charca .

charcal

charcal nombre masculino Terreno lleno de charcos .

charcha

charcha nombre femenino 1 Chile Pliegue cutáneo que sobresale en el borde inferior del cuello de algunos animales, como el cerdo o el toro .SINÓNIMO papada .2 nombre femenino Chile col. desp Pliegue de grasa en una parte del cuerpo, especialmente alrededor de la cintura :le cuelgan las charchas .SINÓNIMO michelín .3 nombre femenino Chile col. desp [persona, cosa ] Que es de mala calidad :este abogado es muy characha, lo único que hace es cobrar sin dar soluión alguna .

charchina

charchina nombre femenino Méx Automóvil viejo y en mal estado .

charco

charco nombre masculino Agua u otro líquido retenidos en un hoyo o cavidad de la tierra o sobre el suelo; es de dimensiones pequeñas, poca profundidad y se mantiene poco tiempo :charco de sangre; charco de aceite; unos niños juegan tirando piedras contra los charcos que la lluvia dejó .cruzar (o pasar ) el charco coloquial Atravesar el mar, especialmente el océano Atlántico :se decidió a cruzar el charco e ir a visitar a sus parientes a Italia .estar en su charco Hond, Nicar Estar [una persona ] en una situación ideal, de bienestar o que les es cómoda :está en su charco escuchando los discos de los compositores que más le gustan .

charcón, -cona

charcón, -cona nombre masculino y femenino Arg, Bol coloquial [persona, animal ] Que es delgado :un perro charcón .

charcutería

charcutería nombre femenino Esp Establecimiento o puesto en el que se venden embutidos y fiambres, principalmente los que están elaborados con carne de cerdo .

charcutero, -ra

charcutero, -ra nombre masculino y femenino Esp Persona que tiene por oficio elaborar o vender productos de charcutería .SINÓNIMO salchichero .

charla

charla nombre femenino 1 Acción de charlar o hablar unas personas con otras :algún que otro día de entre semana solíamos ir al cine y el taquillero tenía que interrumpir a veces su charla con el acomodador para cobrarnos la entrada a la desierta sala .2 Conferencia o disertación acerca de un tema que se da en un ambiente familiar, distendido y ameno, sin la solemnidad o formalidad habituales :el problema de los misiles es un tema que el conferenciante no quiso abordar en la charla .

charlador, -ra

charlador, -ra adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino 1 [persona ] Que habla mucho o habla demasiado, especialmente sobre temas sin trascendencia .SINÓNIMO charlatán .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que le gusta hablar .

charladuría

charladuría nombre femenino Conversación indiscreta .

charlar

charlar verbo intransitivo 1 Hablar con alguien de forma amena, familiar y distendida sobre temas sin trascendencia :en la discoteca del hotel, los jugadores oteaban el panorama femenino y charlaban animados con los periodistas; charlando, charlando, se nos fue la tarde .2 Hablar una persona demasiado y de cosas que no tienen interés o sustancia :pasaban las tardes de verano charlando de tiendas, modelitos y personajes famosos y ricos .ETIMOLOGÍA Voz de creación expresiva, probablemente préstamo (s. xvi ) del italiano ciarlare .

charlatán, -tana

charlatán, -tana adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino 1 [persona ] Que habla mucho o habla demasiado, especialmente sobre temas sin trascendencia :el doctor parece un orador desatado con dejes de charlatán de feria, cuando se entrega con arrebato a la tarea de vender las inefables virtudes del tabaco .2 [persona ] Que por indiscreción cuenta cosas que no debería contar .3 [persona ] Que engaña a alguien con palabras, ofreciendo o prometiendo cosas que no puede o no piensa cumplir :los curanderos charlatanes anuncian tónicos milagrosos para curar todas las enfermedades .SINÓNIMO embaucador .4 nombre masculino Vendedor callejero que anuncia sus productos con discursos preparados :los charlatanes concentran grupos ante la mercancía expuesta en montones por el suelo y gritan, micrófono en mano, la ganga de los pantalones .

charlatanear

charlatanear verbo intransitivo coloquial Charlar .

charlatanería

charlatanería nombre femenino Cualidad de charlatán :Koesler dijo que “la única regla moral en política es que el fin justifica los medios y todo lo demás es charlatanería ”.

charlatanismo

charlatanismo nombre masculino Charlatanería, especialmente si es engañosa :después de cierto tiempo en el cargo, penetró en él cierta dosis de charlatanismo .

charleston

charleston nombre masculino Instrumento musical formado por dos platillos colocados horizontalmente y atravesados por una barra metálica fina vertical en cuya base hay un pedal que permite mover el platillo superior para hacerlo chocar con el inferior; forma parte de la batería .SINÓNIMO hi-hat .Se pronuncia aproximadamente ‘chalston ’.

charlestón

charlestón nombre masculino 1 Baile originario de Estados Unidos, de movimiento rápido :el charlestón, originado entre las comunidades negras del sur de Estados Unidos, fue muy popular en Europa en la década de 1920 .2 Composición musical de ritmo vivo y sincopado, en compás de dos por cuatro o cuatro por cuatro, con la que se acompaña este baile .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo del inglés charleston , tomado del nombre de la ciudad de Charleston (Carolina del Sur, Estados Unidos ), donde nació .

charleta

charleta nombre femenino coloquial Charla (acción de charlar ):y aquí seguimos nosotros, en la charleta .

charlista

charlista nombre común Persona que da una charla o conferencia distendida, poco solemne :presentó al charlista de la noche; era un excelente charlista .

charlotada

charlotada nombre femenino 1 Esp Espectáculo taurino de carácter cómico .2 Esp Actuación pública que resulta grotesca o ridícula .

charlotear

charlotear verbo intransitivo coloquial Charlar .

charloteo

charloteo nombre masculino Charla insustancial o intrascendente .SINÓNIMO parloteo .

charnego, -ga

charnego, -ga nombre masculino y femenino Esp Persona que ha emigrado a Cataluña procedente de una región española de habla no catalana .

charnela

charnela nombre femenino 1 Bisagra, especialmente la de una puerta o ventana .SINÓNIMO gozne, pernio .2 Articulación de las dos valvas de los moluscos lamelibranquios (ostra, almeja, mejillón, etc. ).3 Pedacito de papel engomado, fino y transparente, usado para adherir sellos en las hojas de coleccionista .4 geol Punto de máxima curvatura de un pliegue .

charol

charol nombre masculino 1 Barniz muy brillante y permanente que se adhiere perfectamente a la superficie del cuerpo a que se aplica .2 Cuero al que se le ha aplicado este barniz que se emplea principalmente en la confección de calzado, bolsos, etc. :cuando se viste esmoquin es recomendable llevar zapatos de charol .3 Amér Recipiente poco profundo, de fondo plano y bordes de poca altura que sirve para llevar, servir o presentar cosas, en especial alimentos .SINÓNIMO bandeja . VÉASE papel charol . ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xvii ) del portugués charâo ‘laca ’ y este de una voz china que significa ‘barniz oleoso ’.

charola

charola nombre femenino 1 Bol, Méx, Perú Charol (recipiente ):Chencha por poco tira encima de Mamá Elena la charola con café y galletas .2 Méx coloquial Documento o placa que sirve como identificación a una autoridad o persona acreditada :charola de policía; enseñó su charola de periodista para poder entrar .

charolado, -da

charolado, -da adjetivo Que brilla como el charol :zapato charolado; metal charolado; azul charolado .

charolar

charolar verbo transitivo Barnizar una cosa con charol u otro líquido semejante :zapatos charolados; (fig ) las calles charoladas por el brillo del agua .

charolés, -lesa

charolés, -lesa adjetivo [raza de reses bovinas ] Que es grande, blanca, originaria de la región francesa de Charolai y que proporciona una carne de gran calidad .

charpe

charpe nombre masculino Méx Instrumento para lanzar piedras u otros objetos compuesto por una pieza de madera o de otro material en forma de Y, a cuyos extremos se sujeta una tira elástica que impulsa los proyectiles .SINÓNIMO tirachinas, cauchera, honda, gomera .

charque

charque (también charqui )nombre masculino 1 ASur Carne salada que se ha dejado secar al aire o al sol para que pierda humedad y se conserve más tiempo :el charque fue un producto de exportación muy importante para los países rioplatenses en épocas pasadas .SINÓNIMO tasajo .2 ASur Tajada de algunas frutas que han sido secadas al sol .

charquear

charquear verbo transitivo 1 ASur Secar la carne al sol o al aire para conservarla :apenas carneaban la res apartaban la carne para charquear y aprovisionarse para el invierno .2 Bol No aprobar [un profesor ] a un alumno en un examen .

charquecillo

charquecillo nombre masculino 1 Bol Charque de carne porcina preparado en láminas muy finas .2 Perú Pez seco y salado .

charqui

charqui nombre masculino ASur Charque (carne y tajada de fruta seca ).

charquicán

charquicán nombre masculino ASur Guiso de charqui con porotos, papas, zapallo y otras legumbres :se sientan a comer cualquier cosa, un plato de sopa muy sanito o un charquicán, y ella al frente .

charra

charra nombre femenino Guat, Hond Sombrero de alas anchas y bajo de copa .

charrada

charrada nombre femenino 1 Baile popular típico de los charros .2 nombre femenino Dicho propio de los charros .3 nombre femenino coloquial Obra o adorno demasiado recargado y de mal gusto .

charrán, -rrana

charrán, -rrana 1 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino Esp [persona ] Que actúa sin honradez o con maldad :anda, vete, que no quiero contigo más amistad: que tienes palabras de santo y partidas de charrán .SINÓNIMO pillo, tunante .ETIMOLOGÍA Voz de origen incierto, quizá préstamo (documentado en el s. xix ) del árabe andalusí šarrál ‘vendedor de jureles ’, porque estos estaban mal considerados y eran obligados a ponerse lejos de otros mercaderes, a causa del olor de sus productos .

charrán

charrán 2 nombre masculino Ave palmípeda marina de unos 40 cm de longitud, plumaje negro en la nuca y sobre la cabeza, gris en las alas y blanco en el vientre, con el pico largo y afilado, y la cola ahorquillada .ETIMOLOGÍA Voz de origen incierto .

charranada

charranada nombre femenino Esp Acción propia de la persona charrana .

charranear

charranear verbo intransitivo Vivir o comportarse como un charrán .

charranería

charranería nombre femenino Acción o condición de la persona que actúa sin honradez o con maldad .

charrar

charrar verbo transitivo coloquial Hablar en exceso o de manera indiscreta, contando chismes .

charrasca

charrasca nombre femenino Colomb, Venez Instrumento musical de percusión que consiste en una caña de madera o un tubo de metal provisto de una serie de ranuras transversales sobre las que se desliza un palillo, produciendo un sonido vibrante .

charrasquear

charrasquear verbo transitivo ASur coloquial Rasguear una guitarra, un charango u otro instrumento de cuerda .

charrería

charrería nombre femenino 1 Méx Actividades que realizan los charros en el campo .2 Méx Conjunto de las artes y las suertes que ejecutan los charros con el caballo, el lazo y el ganado .

charretera

charretera nombre femenino Insignia militar a modo de hombrera, de plata, oro o seda, de la que cuelga un fleco .SINÓNIMO dragona .

charro, -rra

charro, -rra adjetivo 1 Relativo a Salamanca, provincia y ciudad de España, o a sus habitantes .SINÓNIMO salamanqués, salmantino .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que es de Salamanca .SINÓNIMO salamanqués, salmantino .3 [persona ] Que procede del campo salmantino .4 adjetivo [cosa ] Que está recargada de adornos o que es de mal gusto :llevaba un abrigo algo charro .5 nombre masculino Chile coloquial Cilindro pequeño y delgado (de unos 8 cm de longitud y unos 8 mm de grosor ) hecho con tabaco picado y envuelto en un papel especial muy fino que se fuma quemándolo por un extremo .SINÓNIMO cigarrillo .6 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino Méx [persona ] Que se dedica a la cría de ganado de acuerdo con las tradiciones de campo mexicanas; el hombre es diestro en el manejo del caballo y los lazos, y suele vestir un traje especial, compuesto de chaqueta con bordados, pantalón ajustado, camisa blanca y sombrero de ala ancha; la mujer viste una falda larga tradicional, y chaqueta y sombrero como los de los hombres .7 adjetivo Méx [persona ] Que tiene las piernas arqueadas hacia fuera .

charrúa

charrúa adjetivo 1 Relativo a un pueblo indígena que habitó en el área rioplatense, especialmente en el territorio del actual Uruguay, hasta mediados del siglo xix :la industria lítica charrúa .2 adjetivo /nombre común [persona ] Que pertenecía a este pueblo :los herederos de los charrúas .3 coloquial Que es de Uruguay :la pareja charrúa formada por Aguilera y Fonseca salieron ante Italia a reparar el desastre de Uruguay en este Mundial .

chart

chart nombre masculino Tabla, gráfico o análisis estadístico que se usa para analizar el comportamiento de los mercados financieros .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo del inglés chart ‘gráfico, tabla ’ y este del francés charte ‘documento ’, procedente del latín charta ‘hoja, lámina, sobre la cual se escribe ’, ‘acta, documento ’.El plural es charts .

chárter

chárter adjetivo /nombre masculino 1 [vuelo ] Que se realiza expresamente al margen de los vuelos regulares .2 nombre femenino Compañía de aviación que realiza vuelos no regulares con aviones propios o fletados .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo del inglés charter ‘carta, documento ’, que por metonimia pasa a designar el contenido del documento (contrato, arrendamiento, viaje contratado, etc. ).

chartista

chartista nombre común Persona que se dedica profesionalmente a analizar y predecir los valores de las acciones y sus variaciones en bolsa a través del estudio de charts .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo del inglés chartist , derivado de chart (V.).

chartreuse

chartreuse nombre masculino Licor que se obtiene por destilación de distintas y numerosas hierbas aromáticas, como la melisa, la menta o el tomillo y se envejece en toneles de roble; es originario del monasterio de monjes cartujos de Chartreuse, en Francia .Se pronuncia aproximadamente ‘chartrés ’.

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

char

char 1 /tʃɑ́ː r /動詞～s ; ～red ; ～ring 他動詞 1 〈食べ物など〉に焦げ目をつける .2 〈木など〉を炭にする .自動詞 1 黒焦げになる .2 炭になる .名詞 U 木炭 (charcoal ).

char

char 2 名詞｟英古くだけて｠＝charwoman .動詞～s ; ～red ; ～ring 自動詞｟英古くだけて｠雑役婦として働く .

char

char 3 〖＜中国〗名詞 U ｟古くだけて｠紅茶 .

char

char 4 charr 名詞複～, ～s U C 〘魚〙マス, イワナ .

charabanc

char a banc /ʃǽrəbæ̀ŋ /〖語源は「いす付き荷車」〗名詞 C ｟英｠(昔の )大型観光バス (coach ).

character

char ac ter /kǽrəktə r / (! ch-は /k /; 強勢は第1音節 ) 〖「刻印」＞「特徴」〗(形 )characteristic 名詞複～s /-z /1 a. C 〖通例単数形で〗(個人団体国民などの )性格 , 個性 ▸ have a good [moral ] character 性格が良い ▸ character faults 性格の欠点 ▸ Hospitality is part of their national character .手厚いもてなしは彼らの国民性の一部だ b. U 人格 , 品性, 精神力 ▸ character building 人格形成 ▸ a person of great character すばらしい人格の持ち主 ▸ He showed great character in overcoming his illness .彼は病気を克服して卓越した精神力を示したコーパスの窓 characterとpersonality character はその人の持つ特徴や人格品位など道徳的な性格で, bad, good, great, nobleなどの形容詞と共によく用いられる. personality は他人へのふるまい方や印象を表す人柄性質をさし, pleasant, warm, lively, violent, quietなどの形容詞を伴うことが多い .2 U (総合的な )特性 , 特徴 ; C 〖単数形で〗具体的特徴 ▸ the peaceful character of the island その島の平和な特質 ▸ clothes that are simple in character 地味な服 3 U ｟ほめて｠個性, 魅力 ▸ Most shopping centers have little character .たいていのショッピングセンターは個性がほとんどない ▸ a guide with a lot of character とても個性のあるガイド 4 C 〖形容詞を伴って〗(…な )人 ; ｟くだけて｠〖a ～〗おもしろい人 ; 変わり者 ▸ a shady [suspicious ] character 不審人物 ▸ a reformed [changed ] character 改心した人 ▸ He's a real character .彼はまったく変わった人だ [たいしたやつだ ]5 C U ｟かたく｠評判, 名声 (reputation )▸ a man of reliable character 信頼のおける人 6 C (小説劇映画などの )(登場 )人物 , 役 , キャラクター ▸ a main [central ] character in the film 映画の主人公 ▸ well-known cartoon characters 有名な漫画のキャラクター 7 C 文字 (!letterと違い, 通例表意文字をさす ) ; 〖集合的に〗字体 ; 符号 , 記号 ▸ Chinese [kana ] characters 漢字 [かな文字 ]8 C ｟英やや古｠(雇い主が旧使用人に与える )推薦書, 人物証明書 (character reference ).9 U 〘遺伝〙形質 .10 U C 資格 , 身分 .in [out of ] ch á racter 1 (その人 )らしい [らしくない ]; 役にはまった [不向きな ]▸ His response to the news was totally in character .その知らせに対する彼の応答はまったく彼らしかった 2 «…に » ふさわしい [ふさわしくない ], 適している [いない ] «with » .～́ à ctor 性格俳優 .～̀ assassin á tion 中傷 , 誹謗（ひぼう）.～́ w ì tness 〘法〙性格証人〘原告被告の評判について証言する〙.

characterful

ch á r ac ter ful 形容詞特異な, おもしろい, 興味をそそる .

characteristic

char ac ter is tic /kæ̀rəktərɪ́stɪk / (! 強勢は第4音節 ) →character 名詞複～s /-s /C 〖しばしば～s 〗(人物などの )特徴, 特色 , 特質 ▸ a defining characteristic of Japanese culture 日本文化を決定づける特徴 ▸ the characteristics of his poems [the nation ]彼の詩の特徴 [国民性 ]形容詞 more ～; most ～(人物の )特徴 [特質 ]を示す ; 【人物などに】特有の [な ], 独特の «of » ; 〖it is ～ of A to do 〗…するのはA 〈人物など〉の特徴である (↔uncharacteristic )▸ The flower has its characteristic smell .その花は特有のにおいを持っている ▸ Her sweet voice was characteristic of her .きれいな声は彼女の特徴であった ▸ It is characteristic of him to say so .そんなことを言うとはいかにも彼らしい .

characteristically

char ac ter is ti cal ly /kæ̀rəktərɪ́stɪk (ə )li /副詞〖通例形容詞の前で〗(いかにも )その人の特徴を表して [捉えて ], 特徴的に ; 〖文修飾; 文頭で〗…らしいことだが .

characterization

ch à r ac ter i z á tion 名詞 U 1 〖具体例では可算〗(小説や劇中の )人物 [性格 ]描写, 人物表現 .2 特徴の説明 .

characterize

ch á r ac ter ì ze 動詞他動詞｟かたく｠1 〈人物事場所〉を特徴づける ; 〖be ～d 〗 «…によって » 特徴づけられている, «…が » 特徴である «by » .2 …の特徴を説明する ; …の特徴は «…であると » 見なす [言う ] «as » .

characterless

ch á r ac ter less 形容詞平凡な, おもしろ味のない .

charade

cha rade /ʃəréɪd |-rɑ́ːd /名詞 C 1 (みえすいた )うその芝居, みせかけ .2 〖～s; 単数扱い〗シャレード〘ジェスチャーゲームの一種〙.3 (シャレードで )身ぶりで表すヒント .

charbroil

ch á r br ò il 動詞他動詞｟米｠〈肉など〉を炭火で焼く .

charcoal

char coal /tʃɑ́ː r kòʊl /名詞 1 U 木炭, 炭 .2 U (絵画用の )木炭鉛筆 .3 C 木炭画 (charcoal drawing ).～̀ gr á y チャコールグレー〘濃灰色〙.

chard

chard /tʃɑː r d /名詞 U C フダンソウ〘食用野菜の一種〙.

charge

charge /tʃɑː r dʒ /〖語源は「(荷車に )荷を積む」〗動詞～s /-ɪz /; ～d /-d /; charging 他動詞【料金を請求する】1 a. 〖charge (A ) B 〗〈人などが〉(A 〈人〉に )B 〈料金値段〉を請求する (→give 他動詞 1 語法 (5 )(b ))▸ charge an extra fee 追加料金を請求する ▸ Mary charged me $10 .メリーは私に10ドルを支払わせた b. 〖charge A for B 〗A 〈人〉にB 〈商品サービス〉の代金を求める ; A 〈料金値段〉をB 〈商品サービス〉の代価として請求する ▸ They will charge you (two dollars ) for parking .そこに駐車すると (2ドル )料金がかかるよ (!Aに人と料金の両方が入る場合もある ) ▸ They charged 200 yen a dozen for eggs .あの店では卵は1ダース200円した c. 〖charge A to [against ] B 〗A 〈商品〉 (の代金 ) をB 〈人勘定〉に付けておく ▸ Please charge it (up ) to me [my account ].それは私の勘定に付けておいてください d. ｟米｠〈商品〉を【カードの】つけで買う «on » ; …をクレジットカードで買う ▸ charge a TV set on a MasterCard テレビをマスターカードで買う ▸ “Cash or credit? ” “I'll charge it. ”「現金ですかカードですか」「カードで支払います」e. …を損失とみて差し引く (off ).2 «…に » 〈税〉を課す «on » ▸ The tax is charged on all incomes .すべての収入に対して税金が課せられる【告発非難する】3 a. 〈警察などが〉 «…の容疑で » 〈人〉を告発する «with » (→accuse 1 )▸ be charged with theft [speeding ]窃盗 [スピード違反 ]で告発される b. ｟かたい書｠〈人が〉 «…のことで /…したことで » 〈人〉を責める , とがめる «with /with do ing » ; «…であると » (公然と )〈人〉を非難する «that 節 » (｟よりくだけて｠accuse )▸ John charged me with violating the rule .ジョンは, 規則を破ったとして私を責めた .c. 〈過失など〉を «…に » 帰する , «…の » せいにする (off ) «to , against » .【満たす】4 〈電池〉を充電する (up )▸ Charge the battery for an hour before you use the shaver .電気かみそりを使用する前に電池を1時間充電してください 5 …に【物を】積む ; 〈容器〉に【物を】詰める ; 〈水空気など〉を【物質電気で】満たす , 飽和させる ; 〈場所など〉を【感情で】みなぎらせる «with » ▸ The air was charged with vapor .大気は水蒸気を大量に含んでいた ▸ She was charged with joy .彼女は喜びに満ちあふれていた .【責任を課す】6 ｟かたく｠〈人〉に «…する » 責任を負わせる «with do ing » ; 【義務仕事などを】課す «with » ▸ The police are charged with (the responsibility of ) keeping law and order .警察は法と秩序を保つ責任を負っている 7 〖～ A to do 〗A 〈人〉に … するように命じる ▸ I was charged to keep the plan secret .私はその計画を秘密にするように命じられた【その他】8 〈敵など〉に攻撃する , 突撃する ; 〘スポーツ〙〈相手〉に体当たりする ; 〈武器〉を構える .9 ｟かたく｠〈グラスなど〉に飲み物を注ぐ (fill ); ｟古｠〈銃砲〉に弾丸をこめる (load ).10 …に «…の紋章を » 付ける «with » .自動詞 1 〈人が〉【サービスの】料金を請求する «for » ▸ We charge for admission .入場料をいただきます 2 〈人が〉 «…へ » 突進する «at , into , towards » ; 〖～＋副詞〗〈人が〉駆け回る (!副詞は場所の表現 ) ▸ charge into the crowd 群衆の中へ突入する ▸ charge around the playground 運動場を駆け回る ▸ charge off (勢いよく )走り出す [去る ]3 〈電池が〉充電される .4 〈猟犬が〉 (命令により )うずくまる .名詞複～s /-ɪz /1 U 〖時に～s 〗【サービスに対する】料金 , 使用料 ; 請求金額 ; 出費 «for » (→cost コーパスの窓 ) (!具体例ではa ～; その際しばしば修飾語を伴う ) ; クレジット, つけ ; C 負担 , 課税金 ▸ telephone charges 電話代 ▸ make an extra charge for delivery 配達に対して余分の料金を請求する ▸ free of [without ] charge 無料で ▸ at a small [reasonable ] charge わずかな [手頃な ]料金で ▸ Cash or charge ?(支払い時に )現金にしますか, カードにしますか 2 a. U 責任 , 義務 ; 世話 , 看護 ; 監督 , 管理 ▸ take charge of the office (責任を持って )事務所を預かる ▸ He is in charge of the class. ≒The class is in [under ] his charge .彼がそのクラスを世話している [の担任である ] (!｟コーパス｠The class is in the charge of him. は｟まれ｠) ▸ I was put in charge of the computer room .私はコンピュータ室の管理を任された ▸ Who's in charge (here )?(ここの )責任者はだれだ ▸ I'll put you through to the person in charge .｟電話｠担当者におつなぎします b. C ｟かたく｠〖通例～s 〗預けられた人 [物 ]; (聖職者の受け持つ )教区 , その教区民 ▸ play with one's young charges 預かった子供たちをあやす 3 C a. «人に対する /…という » 告発 , 告訴 ; 嫌疑 «against /that 節 » (!｟米｠でしばしば～s ) ▸ bring [press ] charges against him 彼を告発する ▸ The man faced charges of kidnapping [that he had stolen money ].その男は誘拐の [金を盗んだという ]容疑をかけられた ▸ The police dropped the charge .警察は告発を取り下げた ▸ lay A to B's charge A 〈罪となる行為〉をB 〈人〉のせいにする b. 【人に対する】非難 «against » ▸ an unjust charge of cruelty 残酷だという不当な非難 [ぬれぎぬ ]4 C 攻撃 , 進撃 ▸ make a charge against the enemy 敵に向かって突撃する 5 C U 〘電〙充電 , 荷電 ; 電荷 ▸ with a full battery charge 完全に充電された状態で ▸ on charge 充電して 6 C (銃砲1発分の )装薬 ; 弾薬筒 ; 砲弾 ; ｟俗｠薬物1回分 (の注射 ); 力の蓄積 , 迫力 ▸ the charge of powder and shot 弾薬の装填（てん）7 C ｟かたく｠ «…せよという » 命令 , 指示 , 勧告 «to do » ; 〘法〙説示〘裁判官が陪審団に対して行う法律問題の説明〙▸ a charge to reconsider the plan 計画を再考せよという命令 8 C ｟俗｠〖通例 a ～〗興奮 , スリル ▸ get a charge out of A ｟米｠A 〈物事〉に興奮 [喜び ]を感じる 9 C (盾に入れられた )紋章 .g ì ve A in ch á rge ｟英｠A 〈人〉を警察に引き渡す .on (a [the ]) ch á rge of A =｟主に米｠on ch á rges of A Aの罪 [容疑 ]で .pref è r ch á rges ｟英｠〘法〙【人を】告訴する «against » .rev è rse the ch á rges ｟英｠コレクトコール [着信払い通話 ]をかける (｟米｠call collect ).t à ke ch á rge 1 ↑名詞 2 a .2 ｟くだけて｠〈物事が〉手に負えなくなる .～́ acc ò unt ｟米｠掛け売り, つけ (｟英｠credit account ).～́ c à rd [pl à te ]1 (特定の店またはチェーンで使える )クレジットカード .2 ｟米｠＝credit card .～́ h à nd ｟英｠副職工長〘foremanの次の位〙.～́ n ù rse ｟英｠(病棟の )看護師長 .～́ sh è et ｟英｠(警察に保管してある )事件記録簿 .

chargeable

ch á rge a ble 形容詞｟かたい書｠1 〖通例be ～〗〈費用勘定が〉【人に】支払われるべき, 負わせる [請求する ]ことのできる «to » ; 〈税が〉【物に】課されるべき «on » ; 〖通例名詞の前で〗課税されるべき〈利益物など〉.2 〖通例名詞の前で〗告発 [起訴 ]されるべき〈罪犯罪〉; 〖通例be ～〗〈人が〉【犯罪などで】責任を負うべき «with » .3 〈人が〉【公共施設の】世話になるべき «to » .

charged

charged 形容詞 1 〖通例副詞の後で〗〈雰囲気事態が〉熱気を帯びた, 興奮気味の ; 緊張の高まった, 不穏な .2 〘物理〙電気を帯びた, 帯電 [荷電 ]した .

charge d'affaires

char g é d'af faires /ʃɑː r ʒèɪ -dəféə r |ʃɑ̀ːʒeɪ -dæ -/〖＜フランス〗名詞複 charg é s d'affaires C 1 代理大使 [公使 ] 〘大使公使不在中の代理者〙.2 公使代弁〘大使公使を置かない国へ派遣される〙.

charger

charg er 1 /tʃɑ́ː r dʒə r /名詞 C 1 (バッテリーの )充電器 .2 突撃者 ; ｟文｠(中世の騎士が乗った )軍馬 ; ｟詩｠馬 .

charger

charg er 2 名詞 C ｟古｠(平たい )大皿 (platter ).

char-grilled

ch á r-gr ì lled 形容詞 (肉魚などを )炭火で調理した .

chariot

char i ot /tʃǽriət /名詞 C 1 (1, 2人用立ち乗りの )2輪戦闘馬車 .2 (18世紀の )軽4輪馬車 .3 ｟くだけて｠古くて大きな自動車 .

charioteer

char i ot eer /tʃæ̀riətɪ́ə r /名詞 C chariotの御者 .

charisma

cha ris ma /kərɪ́zmə / (! -s-は /z /) 〖＜ギリシャ〗名詞複～ta /-tə /, ～s 1 U 教祖的指導力, カリスマ性 .2 C 〘神〙神から授けられた特別な能力〘病気を直す力や予言能力など〙; カリスマ .

charismatic

char is mat ic /kæ̀rɪzmǽtɪk /形容詞 1 教祖的な力を持った, カリスマ性のある .2 (宗教団体教派が )神から授けられた特別な才能を信じている ; カリスマ派の .

charitable

char i ta ble /tʃǽrətəb (ə )l /形容詞 1 〖名詞の前で〗慈善的な〈団体など〉.2 (弱者に対して )慈悲深い .3 〈処分や判決が〉寛容な, 寛大な (generous ).～ness 名詞 ch á r i ta bly 副詞

charity

char i ty /tʃǽrəti /〖原義は「愛情」〗名詞複 -ties /-z /1 U 慈善 (行為 ), チャリティ ; 〖集合的に〗慈善事業 (組織 ); 義援（ぎえん）金 ; 援助物資 ; 施し ; 〖形容詞的に〗慈善 (事業 )の ▸ make a donation to charity 慈善事業に寄付をする ▸ All his profits went to charity .彼の収益はすべてチャリティに回された ▸ live on charity 援助金で生活する ▸ a charity concert チャリティコンサート ▸ Charity begins at home .｟ことわざ｠慈愛は家庭から始まる (!「まずは身内を大切に」の意 ) 2 C 慈善団体 [組織 , 施設 ]▸ He gave a lot of money to charities .彼は慈善団体に多大の寄付をした ▸ medical charities 慈善医療施設 3 U ｟かたく｠慈悲心 , 同情 ; 寛大 , 寛容 ▸ show charity 思いやりを示す ▸ treat A with charity A 〈人〉を寛大に扱う 4 U (キリスト教の )慈愛, 博愛 ; (神に対する, 人間相互の )愛情 .～́ sh ò p ｟英｠慈善店 (｟米｠thrift shop ) 〘慈善事業費を作るために (寄付された )中古品などを売る店〙.

charlady

ch á r l à dy 名詞複 -dies ＝charwoman .

charlatan

char la tan /ʃɑ́ː r lət (ə )n /名詞 C ペテン師, くわせ者 .～ì sm 名詞～ry /-ri /名詞 U 知ったかぶり, はったり .

Charlemagne

Char le magne /ʃɑ́ː r ləmèɪn /名詞シャルルマーニュ, カール大帝〘742 --814; フランク国王で, 後に西ローマ帝国皇帝; Charles the Greatとも呼ばれる〙.

Charles

Charles /tʃɑː r lz /名詞 1 チャールズ〘男の名; ｟愛称｠Charley, Charlie 〙.2 チャールズ1世〘～ I /ðə -fə́ː r st /, ～ Stuart 1600 --49; 英国王 (1625 --49 ); 清教徒革命で処刑〙.3 チャールズ2世〘～ II /ðə -sék (ə )nd /, 1630 --85; 英国王 (1660 --85 );2 の子〙.4 チャールズ皇太子〘Prince ～, 1948 --; Elizabeth IIの長男で英国王位継承者〙.5 レイチャールズ〘Ray ～, 1930 --2004; 米国の歌手〙.～́ 's L à w 〘化〙シャルルの法則 .～̀ 's W á in ｟英｠〘天〙北斗七星 (the Plow, the Wain, ｟米｠the (Big ) Dipper ).～̀ the Gr é at ＝Charlemagne .

Charleston

Charles ton /tʃɑ́ː r lst (ə )n /名詞 1 チャールストン〘a 米国South Carolina州の都市.b 米国West Virginia州の州都〙.2 〖通例the ～〗〘楽〙チャールストン〘1920年代に流行した軽快な音楽に合わせて踊るダンス; 発祥地は 1 a 〙.動詞自動詞チャールストンを踊る .

Charley

Char ley Char lie /tʃɑ́ː r li /名詞 1 チャーリー〘男の名; Charlesの愛称〙.2 C ｟米俗｠ベトコン (Vietcong ).c -́ h ò rse ｟米くだけた話｠(過労による )脚 [腕 ]の筋肉の硬直 [がつること ](cramp 1 ).

charlie

ch á r lie 名詞 1 U ｟くだけて｠コカイン .2 C ｟英話くだけて｠愚か者 ▸ feel a right [proper ] charlie つくづく自分がばかだと思う 3 ｟英くだけて｠〖～s 〗(女性の )胸, おっぱい .4 〘通信〙(無線通信で )Cを表すコード .

Charlotte

Char lotte /ʃɑ́ː r lət /名詞シャーロット〘女の名; ｟愛称｠Lottie; Lotty 〙.

charlotte

char lotte /ʃɑ́ː r lət /〖＜フランス〗名詞 U C シャルロット〘パンやケーキの中にフルーツの入ったデザート菓子〙.

charm

charm /tʃɑː r m /〖原義は「呪文（じゆもん）」〗(形 )charming 名詞複～s /-z /1 U 魅力 ; 人を引きつける力 [性格 ]; 〖通例～s 〗(主に女性の )器量の良さ ; 魅力ある点 ▸ a man of great charm 大変感じの良い人 ▸ be full of rustic charm 素朴な良さにあふれている ▸ The roses add charm to the garden .バラは庭を引き立たせる ▸ fall victim to A's charms Aの魅力のとりこになる 2 C «…に対する » まじない (行為 ), 呪文（じゆもん）(spell ); お守り , 護符 , 魔よけ «against » ▸ chant a charm against evils 魔よけの呪文を唱える ▸ a lucky [good luck ] charm 幸運を呼ぶお守り 3 C (ネックレスなどについている )小さな飾り .t ù rn ó n the ch à rm ｟しばしば非難して｠魅力 [愛想 ]をふりまく, 打算でやさしくする .w ò rk [à ct ] like a ch á rm 〈薬政策などが〉 (魔法のように )よく [すぐに ]効く, うまく働く, 効果抜群である .動詞～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing (→分詞 charmed )他動詞 1 〈人物事などが〉〈人〉を «…で » 魅了する , うっとりさせる ; 喜ばせる «by , with » ▸ His story charmed the children .彼の話は子供たちを喜ばせた ▸ I was charmed with their gracious reception .彼らの厚いもてなしはうれしかった 2 a. 〖～ A (into B /doing )〗〈人が〉A 〈人〉に (Bになる […する ]よう )魔法をかける ; A 〈人〉をとりこにする, 操る ▸ Bob charmed me into believing it .ボブは私にうまい具合にそれを信じ込ませた b. 〖～ A out of [from ] B 〗〈人が〉魔法をかけたようにうまくB 〈人など〉からA 〈物など〉を手に入れる ▸ He charmed a secret out of the company .彼はまんまと会社から秘密を聞き出した自動詞魅力を持つ ; 効き目がある ; 魔法をかける .ch à rm one's w á y into [out of ] A (魔力を使ってまんまと )A 〈場所状況など〉に入り込む [から抜け出す ].～́ br à celet チャームブレスレット〘小さな飾りが付いている〙.～́ off è nsive 人気取り作戦 [攻勢 ].～́ sch ò ol ｟やや古｠チャームスクール〘女性が礼儀作法を学ぶ〙.

charmed

charmed 形容詞｟書｠〖名詞の前で〗〈場所状況などが〉 (魔法をかけられたように )現実離れした ; (信じられないほど )強運の ▸ a charmed circle 特権集団 l è ad [h à ve ] a ch à rmed l í fe 強運に恵まれる .間投詞お会いできて光栄です ▸ “Charmed (, I'm sure ).”「お目にかかれて光栄です」 (!気取った表現 )

charmer

ch á rm er 名詞 C 1 魅力的な人 ; ｟非難して｠異性をとりこにする (不誠実な )人 .2 魔法をかける人 ; ヘビ使い (snake charmer ).

charming

charm ing /tʃɑ́ː r mɪŋ /→charm 形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〈物場所などが〉魅力的な , すてきな , 美しい , かわいらしい ; 〈人が〉感じ [愛想 ]がいい , 楽しい ▸ a charming personality 魅力的な性格 ▸ a charming gift すてきなプレゼント ▸ He is always kind and charming to me .彼はいつも私に親切で感じよく接してくれる 2 ｟話｠ひどい (!不満を示す返答に用いる ) ▸ “He left me alone at the party. ” “Charming !”「彼は私をパーティに置き去りにしたのよ」「やるねえ!」～ly 副詞魅力的に, すてきに, かわいらしく, 愛想よく .

charmless

ch á rm less 形容詞｟かたい書｠魅力のない, 魅力に欠けた .

charnel

char nel /tʃɑ́ː r n (ə )l /〖語源は「埋葬地」〗名詞 C ｟文｠納骨堂 (charnel house ).

charred

ch á r red 形容詞〖主に名詞の前で〗ひどく焼けこげた, 黒こげの .

chart

chart /tʃɑː r t /〖語源は「紙」〗名詞複～s /-ts /C 1 図, 図表 , グラフ ▸ a weather chart 天気図 ▸ a bar [pie ] chart 棒 [円 ]グラフ ▸ as the chart below shows 下の図の示すように ▸ a medical chart 医療カルテ 2 海図 , 水路図 ; 空図 ; 〘占星〙出生占星図 .3 〖通例the ～s 〗(よく売れるCDの )ヒットチャート ; 〖形容詞的に〗ヒットチャート入りの ▸ enter [stay in ] the charts at number two ヒットチャート2位に入る [とどまる ]▸ top the charts ヒットチャート第1位になる動詞他動詞 1 〈人などが〉〈情報など〉を図表 [グラフ ]にする ; 〈図表などが〉…を示す ▸ chart the motions of the planets 惑星の動きを図示する .2 〈人などが〉〈土地海空など (の特徴 )〉を地図に表す , …の地図を作る .3 ｟かたく｠〈人などが〉〈進路活動など〉を計画する ; 〈計画書などが〉〈進路など〉を明示する ▸ chart the course of future action 将来の行動計画を立てる .自動詞〈人 CDなどが〉ヒットチャートに入る [上る ].

charter

char ter /tʃɑ́ː r tə r /〖語源は「紙切れ」〗名詞複～s /-z /1 C 〖しばしばthe C- 〗(組織の目的主義などを記した )憲章 , 宣言 (書 ); 定款（ていかん）, 綱領 (constitution )▸ the People's Charter 人民憲章 ▸ the Charter of the United Nations 国際連合憲章 ▸ the Great Charter 大憲章 (Magna C (h )arta ).2 C (政府などから団体大学などへの )特許 (状 ), 免許書 [状 ]; (大学などの設立 )認可書 ; 支部設置許可 .3 U (乗り物の )契約使用 ; チャーター ; C チャーター便 [船 ]; 〖形容詞的に〗借り [貸し ]切りの , チャーターした ▸ a charter plane チャーター機 .4 C ｟英くだけて非難して｠〖単数形で〗 «…に対する » 特権 , 特別免除 , お墨つき «for » .動詞～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing 他動詞 1 〈人が〉〈船バス飛行機など〉を借り切る , チャーターする ▸ charter a bus to see the sights of Kyoto 京都見物にバスをチャーターする .2 〈政府などが〉〈地方団体大学など〉を認可する ; …に特許 (状 )を与える .～́ c ò lony 〘米史〙特許植民地〘Virginia, Massachusettsなど英国王の特許により建設された植民地〙.～́ fl ì ght チャーター便 .～̀ m é mber ｟米｠創立会員 (｟英｠founder member ).～́ p à rty 〘海〙用船契約 (書 ).～́ sch ò ol ｟米｠チャータースクール〘親企業などが運営を担う公立学校〙.～er 名詞 C チャーターする人 .

chartered

ch á r tered 形容詞 1 ｟英｠〖名詞の前で〗公認の, 特許を得た〈会計士鑑定士など〉(｟主に米｠certified ).2 チャーターの, 貸切りの ; お墨つきの .

chartreuse

char treuse /ʃɑː r trúːz |-trə́ːz /名詞 U 1 ｟商標｠シャルトルーズ酒〘緑黄色のリキュール〙.2 淡緑黄色 .

chart-topping

ch á rt-t ò pping 形容詞 (CDなどの )週売り上げが1位の ; ヒットチャートで1位の .

charwoman

char woman /tʃɑ́ː r wʊ̀mən /名詞複 -women C ｟英古｠(一般家庭の )雑役婦 (charlady; ｟男女共用｠charworker, cleaner ).

chary

char y /tʃé ə ri /形容詞〖通例be ～〗1 «…について » 気乗りしない «of, about » , 嫌々ながらの ; «…しないように » 慎重な, 用心深い «of do ing » .2 臆（おく）病な .3 好みのうるさい, 気難しい (about ).ch á r i ly 副詞 ch á r i ness 名詞

Charybdis

Cha ryb dis /kərɪ́bdɪs /名詞 1 (イタリアSicily島沖の )大渦巻き (→Scylla ).2 〘ギ神〙カリュブディス〘大渦巻きの神; PoseidonとGaeaの娘〙.