out of character | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Inconsistentwith someone'spersonality,disposition, or usual expectedbehaviour.The burst of anger wasout of characterfor the normally placid boy.2012April 29, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Treehouse of Horror III” (season 4, episode 5; originally aired 10/29/1992)”, in(Please provide the book title or journal name)‎[1]:In “Treehouse Of Horror” episodes, the rules aren’t just different—they don’t even exist. If writers want Homer to kill Flanders or for a segment to end with a marriage between a woman and a giant ape, they can do so without worrying about continuity or consistency or fans griping that the gang is behavingout of character.2018October 17, Drachinifel, 33:41 from the start, inLast Ride of the High Seas Fleet - Battle of Texel 1918‎[2], archived fromthe originalon4 August 2022:Now, that, admittedly, did do an awful lot more damage (the 5th and 6th were almost completely wiped out), but the High Seas Fleet was, in turn, almost completely wiped out (in fact, basicallywaswiped out, to a man) by the oncoming rest of the British Grand Fleet, and it was decided by everybody that this kind of, like,suicidal, completely suicidal, charge wasprobablya bitout of characterfor Hipper, and so we didn't take thatparticularone into account.; (idiomatic,acting)Notin character; notin the zone; not successfully performing within themindsetof a given character in a theatrical performance.I wasout of characterfor most of the first act because those people in the third row wouldn't stop chatting.; (idiomatic,acting,roleplaying games)Notacting; not "on"; behaving within one's natural personality rather than that of a character, or taking actions entirely outside the fictional context.After watching him perform so energetically, it is a bit of a trip to hang out with him when he'sout of character. In real life, he's really mellow.Susan asked theGM,out of character, whether she was able to sense magic in the room.The comedian steppedout of characterto mug directly to the audience.

Examples:

EN: I thought I'd surprise you with something out of character.
ES: Vine a sorprenderte.
EN: Oh, Denny, how out of character.
ES: Oh Denny. Que cosas tienes.
EN: You're out of character when you're obvious.
ES: Ser obvio no va con tu carácter.
EN: Boys, boys, you're out of character.
ES: Muchachos, no están haciendo su papel.
EN: I apologise for stepping out of character.
ES: Perdón por el cambio de registro.
EN: That were completely out of character with her usual nature.
ES: Eso estaba completamente fuera de su habitual comportamiento.
EN: Aren't you stepping a little out of character?
ES: - Soy un hombre amable. - ¿No es algo inusitado para ti?
EN: It's out of character.
ES: Llorar no va contigo.
ES: No es de ese tipo.
EN: Isn't that a little out of character?
ES: No es propio de ustedes.
EN: It was out of character for David to drink anything as corrupt as whiskey.
ES: Siempre pensé que el whisky no era apropiado para David.
EN: - You're all out of character. The parts don't fit.
ES: Su carácter no se corresponde con su papel.
EN: I still insist you're out of character.
ES: Como eres tiene muy poco que ver con tu carácter.
EN: If he has paid without further question, it seems a bit out of character.
ES: Si pagó sin preguntar más nada, parece algo contradictorio.
EN: Mr. Quick, those are all lovely, colorful suggestions... but I'm afraid if I started out to follow you... I would hear the starch in my petticoat begin to rustle... and I'd know I was out of character.
ES: Sr. Quick, son unas sugerencias encantadoras y pintorescas... pero si le siguiera, oiría crisparse el almidón en mi enagua... y sabría que no sería propio de mí.
EN: Get out of character, lady.
ES: Haga algo indebido.

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