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personal traits

[ˈpɜːrsənəl treɪts]
nounpl: personal traits
traços pessoais
1. Distinctive characteristics or qualities that define an individual's personality, behavior, or temperament
Honesty and compassion are important personal traits in a leader.
Honestidade e compaixão são traços pessoais importantes em um líder.
2. Individual attributes that are relatively stable over time and distinguish one person from another
Her personal traits include creativity, determination, and kindness.
Seus traços pessoais incluem criatividade, determinação e bondade.
Synonyms
personal qualitiescharacter traitspersonality traitscharacteristicsattributesqualities

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
traços pessoais
Standard usage across Brazil
São Paulo
traços de personalidade
Common alternative phrasing
Rio de Janeiro
características pessoais
Slightly more formal alternative
Portugal
traços pessoais
Standard usage in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

show one's true colors (revelar seus verdadeiros traços)
wear one's heart on one's sleeve (expor seus traços emocionais)
a leopard cannot change its spots (traços pessoais são difíceis de mudar)
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