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Meanings of character type in English

Russian
амплуа
Portuguese
personagem modelo
Spanish
personaje arquetípico
Catalan
personatge tipus
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Literary or social stereotype used to create characters or determine their role in a story.

амплуа
Usage of character type in English
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That character type would be an awkward fit for The Breakfast Club.
BBC
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Not all these kids are fully Italian American; it's more about a specific character type.
Reuters
3
Each character type has a unique silhouette, allowing for instant recognition even from across the battlefield.
Wired
4
I tried to build something, not a character type, more like a human, he said, speaking in English.
Reuters
5
Open-ended gameplay lets you fight, sneak, and cast spells at will, no matter what your character type is.
Wired
6
He was a BGH-87 character type.
One of our Thursdays is missing
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It examines the deeper roots how a narcissistic character type is being fuelled by a cult of the self.
Radio NZ
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According to him, comedy portrays character types rather than individual persons.
The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10
9
Certain car models tended to attract certain character types, and on the road I learned to profile accordingly.
Country driving: a journey through china from farm to factory
10
Are the characters types or individuals?
A History of English Literature
11
There are two broad character types that run through the history of Australian cricket: the rebel-larrikins and the brooders.
The Guardian
12
Now, television drama appears to have decided that central character types should be limited to three cops, docs and frocks.
The Irish Times
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A lot of the character types are familiar: Baron Blade has his roots in Lex Luthor (among others) and Legacy is certainly the Superman type.
Wired
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