trait

a particular quality or characteristic that someone has, especially one that is typical of them

carácter, rasgo, cualidad

• have a trait

Collocations positive trait · negative trait

• She has the same stubborn trait as her father.

  Ella tiene el mismo rasgo de terquedad que su padre.

a particular quality or characteristic that something has, especially one that is typical of it

propiedad, característica

• have a trait

Collocations distinctive trait · unique trait

• The car has some unusual design traits.

  El coche tiene algunas características de diseño inusuales.

(in biology) a characteristic that is passed from parents to their children through genes

rasgo hereditario, característica genética

• inherit a trait

Collocations inherited trait · genetic trait

• The disease is caused by an inherited trait.

  La enfermedad es causada por un rasgo hereditario.