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FAUX AMIS - caractère is NOT character.

FAUX AMIS - caractère is NOT character.

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 www.korutraduction.fr https://www.decitre.fr/livres/cerveau-et-emotions-a-l-adolescence-9782340072930.html TRANSCRIPT: Hello, I’m Hannah and welcome to Don’t Say It, a podcast designed to help you work on the finer details of the English language. Today we’ll discuss the words caractère and character. The most universal way I can explain the English word character is by asking you a question: Who is your favourite character in Friends? Is it Monica, Chandler, Rachel Joey, Pheobe or Ross? My least favourite character is that stupid monkey, I think his name is Marcel? I still do not understand why the show creators thought they needed a monkey on this show. It was already funny and popular. Sometimes Hollywood is so worried about making money that they don’t take time to let ONE original idea develop before they throw cute babies, dogs or...well....monkeys into the mix. If you are curious, the monkey appeared in eight episodes of the series. Apparently the character of Ross was experiencing lonliness and depression and instead of getting professional help, he adopted a wild animal. The word character came from the Greek word character spelt with a k, which described a tool used for stamping a distinctive mark on something. It was used to describe a trait or a mark or a distinct symbol that defined something in particular. Do you know the Greek word for character? It’s Ethos, or guiding beliefs or ideals that characterize a community, nation, or ideology, also used to refer to the power of music to influence emotions and behaviour. So we might think of the ethos of heavy metal music to be like expressing extreme anger and sadness but bringing the community together to share these extreme emotions. You know, I used to go regulalrly to the Hellfest festival and it was funny but it was one of the places in the world where I felt very safe, despite all the long haired Viking warriors stomping about. Women were given a lot of respect in this environment, and although I’m not a big metal fan, I just went to see Jello Biafra form the Dead Kennedys freak out on a side stage, (best. Day. Ever) I really enjoyed going to this festival. Even camping and tenting and living it rough. I am so uncool, that it gave me a little bit of a cool edge from time to time! WE’ll be back after this quick message from our sponsor ! Ok, so if character was a stamp or a defining trait then the English word character evolved to mean a particular person in a play, film, a performance. It was like the title or the traits given in stage directions that an actor could develop into a person...a character. This link with theatre and performance is perhaps why the Enlish expression, ‘he is a real character !’ describes someone who is larger than life, or a bit extreme in some ways, as if he is performing on a stage. In French, when we use the word caractère, you can correct me if I am wrong, but it is often used to describe negative qualities of a person’s personality. Quelle caractère, celle la. I've heard that before. I suppose it is more a way to define a personality type- passionate, emotional, cold, angry. It is what differentiates one person from another, the strong personality types. I have rarely heard it used positively in France, but that it just my experience. When someone has caractère, it is usually something that must be managed by the person’s entourage, I suppose it is what makes a person high maintenance, as we would say in English – difficile à gérer. I must say , I tend to like big personalities. My mum had a lot of caractère, and my youngest son could be referred to as someone with a lot of character. quell caractère celui la ! But I think people with strong personalities motivate shy people to express themselves and they push scared people to have more courage. My son has taught me expressing a desire or that saying when you want something you have to be determined and not accept no for an answer. He rarely doubts his intuition or his instincts

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