char: (make like charcoal) karbon-igar, -eskar; (scorch) brul-etar.
charabanc: benko-veturo.
character: (person, thing) karaktero; (letter, sign) litero, signo; (role) rolo; (reputation) reput-o, -eso; (moral force) forteso etikala; (vigor) vigor-o; (quality) qualeso, genero, speco, tipo; good c.: bona karaktero; he is quite a c.: il esas vera originalo; what sort of a c. is she? she is a bad c.: Quala muliero (od, quala speco di homino) esas el? El esas mala muliero (od, havas mala karaktero); give a c.: (to servants) donar atesto pri karaktero; in the c. of: kom.
characteristic: (adj.) karakter-iz-iva, disting-iva; (n.) karaktero, -iz-ivo; traito, propr-ajo, disting-ivo; (if logarithms) karakteristiko.
characterize: karakter-izar, distingar.
characterization: karakter-izo, distingo.
charade: sharado.
charcoal: ligno-karbono; c. pencil: fuzen-krayono; c. sketch: fuzen-desegn-uro.
charge: (load by means of something: vehicle, a person, a gun) charjar; (to load goods, burdens) kargar, (Ex.: On kargas vari sur veturo e charjas veturo per vari); (accuse) akuzar; (command) imperar, komandar, postular; (in trust) konfidar; (empower) komisar; (impute) imputar; (attack) asaltar; (debit) debet-igar; (make to pay) igar pagar; kustar; (a jury) donar instruciono, -i (ad).
charge: (n.) (load) karg-ajo, port-ajo; (custody) gardo, respons-iveso; devo, ofico; (order) impero, komando; instruciono; (commission) komiso; (accusation) akuz-o, -ajo; (cost, expense) kusto, preco, spens-i, -ajo; (assault) asalto; (debit) debeto; (of a gun) paf-ajo; kartocho; (pastor-ship) pastor-eso; to give in c.: arest-igar; to take in c.: arestar; to be in c. of: gardar; direktar; to sound the c.: sonigar por asalto; free of c.: gratuita, sen-paga.
chargeable: akuz-ebla; imput-ebla; impost-ebla.
charge d’affairs: legato.
charger: (horse) kavalrio-kavalo; (person) asalt-ero; charj-isto, -ero; (instr.) charj-ilo.
charges, scale of: preci, kusti; tarifo.
charily: pre-sorg-ante, cirkonspekte, prudente.
chariot: char-o; -eer: -(duct)isto.
charitable: karitat-ema, -oza, almon-oza, -ema; (lenient) indulgema, ne-severa.
charity: karitato, bon-volo, bon-fac-em-eso; (alms) almono; (leniency) indulgem-eso; sister of c.: fili-ino di karitato.
charlatan: sharlatano; to be a c.: -esar; -ry: -eso, -ajo.
charlock: (bot.) sinapo sovajo.
charm: (delight) charmar, delektar; (by magic and fig.) sorcar; (enchant) charm-egar, ravisar; (to be) charm-esar, joyar (pri).
charm: (n.) charm-o, -eso, agreabl-eso; (gracefulness) gracio; (trinket) berloko; (by magic) sorc-o, -ajo, -ilo; (lucky piece) talismano; charms: (pleasant side of) agreabl-aji; (feminine) sedukt-ili; to break the c.: ruptar la sorco.
charming: charm-anta, -iva, ravis-anta, -iva, facin-anta, sedukt-anta.
charnel house: ost-eyo.
chart: mapo.
charter: (nav.) fretar; (granting special rights) charto; c. party: fret-kontrat-o; -er: fret-anto, -ero.
chartreuse: (liqueur) kartuzio-liquoro.
charwoman: dom-labor-ist-ino.
chary: (disinclined) ne-inklin-ita, ne-favor-oza (ad); (cautious) sorg-ema, prudenta, cirkonspekta.
chase: (hunt) chasar; (pursue) persequar; sequar; (engrave) grabar, cizel-agar, boselar; c. away: for-pulsar.
chase: (n.) (hunt) chas(ad)o, (hunters, collect.) chas-ant-aro; (place) chas-eyo; (thing chased) chas-ajo; (of cannon) fusto; wild goose c.: ne-utila chaso (od, persequo).
chasm: brech-ego, abismo; profund-ajo.
chassis: fram-o, -aro.
chaste: chasta, pudor-oza, pura, virga.
chastity: chast-eso.
chasten: diciplinar (per puniso), punisar; represar; (humiliate) humiligar, -eskar.
chastize: punisar, flogar, batar.
chasuble: chazublo.
chat: (inter-)konvers-etar.
chateau: kastelo.
chatelaine: (ornament) zono-kateno; (lady of castle) kastel-mastr-ino.
chattel: (mov-ebla) posed-ajo; (real) imobl-o, -i.
chatter: (persons, birds) (intr.) babilar, -etar, -achar; (teeth) klakar (pro kold-eso); c.-box: babil-emo, -acho.
chatty: konvers-ema, parol-ema, babil-ema.
chauffeur: automobilo-dukt-isto, motor-(serv)isto.
chauvinism: shovin-ismo.
chauvinist: shovin-ist-a, -o.
chaw: (as of tobacco) mastik-ajo.
cheap: chip-a; -en: -eskar, -igar; -ness: -eso.
cheat: (deceive) trompar; (defraud) fraudar; (swindle) eskrokar; (entrap) atrapar; (dupe) dup-igar; -er: eskrok-anto, -ero, fripono.
check: (hinder) inhibar; (stop) halt-igar; (restrain) retenar, brid-igar; (control by verification) verifikar, kontrolar; (in chess) shakar; (by marks) not-izar, mark-izar; (checker) quadrat-izar.
check: (n.) cf. verbal forms; (pattern) (stofo, telo, desegno) quadrat-iz-ita; (with marks) not-iz-ajo, -uro; kontrol-marko; (play token) ficho; (finan.) cheko; mandato; (ticket) kontrol-bilieto; (ledge, as a door) falco; c. book: cheko-kayero; roll-call c.: kontrol-voko; c. string: tir-kordono.
check: (in chess and fig.) shakar; fali-agar, vinkar; (n.) mort-shako.
checker: quadrat-izar (cf. bunt-izar, mark-izar, stri-izar).