"Lei è una donna di carattere forte."

Translation: She is a woman of strong character.

[wiplala]

"she is a woman with a strong character" should also be accepted?

[Koolkaren]

I think your sentence is correct, but not as idiomatic as 'of strong character'. You could certainly say, "She has a strong character." :)

[wiplala]

oké, thanks!

[Koolkaren]

My pleasure! :)

[Malvezz1]

It was my doubt too. Thanks!

[Rime1111]

i know.. very irritating, right ??

[Koolkaren]

I think 'of strong character' has a more moral connotation. 'Strong willed' is more like stubborn.

[oakesoakes]

I agree.

[RobertGKra]

I think the following should be accepted also: She is a woman with strong character.

[Inksi]

Why was wrong my answer: "She is a woman of a strong character"????

[CatSipho]

Why can't you say "She is a LADY of strong character"?

[dnovinc]

"She is a strong willed woman." should also be accepted.

[Germanlehrerlsu]

dnovinc: 'strong-willed' and 'strong character' aren't the same. Strong-willed could imply stubborn, ambitious, type-A personality, used to having her own way, whereas strong character has an ethical or moral dimension to it. Nothing wrong with either, I just think they're different.

[oakesoakes]

Yes but that wouldn't be a literal translation, and since duolingo is programmed like a computer, they don't accept looser translations/equivalents

[John__Doe]

In one of the Spanish discussion feed I learnt the difference of the word "strong" comes before the noun means she is strong mentally, while coming after it means she is strong physically.
So here comes the question: is it the same in Italian? Or only BAGS comes before the noun, no matter what?

[a-muktar]

Lei è una donna forte e indipendente che non ha bisogno di uomo.

[gene10111]

She is a strong charackter woman. Isn't right ?

[Germanlehrerlsu]

No. It would make someone think you're referring to an actress or character actor/actress. Now you could say I think as an alternative: She is a strong woman of character, though I admit that would shift placement of the adjective from character to woman.

[franksk]

Just wondering, could "il carattere" be translated as "character" just as in the type of person you are, or also as in a cartoon character?

[LorenzoLM]

According to this, yes, but it is listed as antiquated

[Salva066]

"She is a strong character woman", why not?

[Germanlehrerlsu]

It's not proper English - you're treating a noun 'character' as an adjective. You're making it sound as though she's a very good character-actor for example, which would combine the two into a single compound noun, but it doesn't work with 'character woman.'

[Rederyos]

can i say: she is a strong character woman?

[Germanlehrerlsu]

Antonio: No, it would sound as though she were an actress who played the part of certain character types. See my comment to Salva above.

[Andreas.T.P.]

What does Duolingo want to teach us?
Once it is translated correctly in a lesson
"Lei è una donna di carattere forte." as "She is a woman with a strong character." and sometimes it is wrong and has to be translated without "a".
This is annoying and makes uncertain.

[AdamDalton1]

What's wrong with 'She's a big girl'??

[HindHaj]

Di is acceptted as with also and in this sentence more accepted with....with rather ...of

[EduardoS2020]

She is a strong character woman... Should be correct. is it english?

[RobertMyri1]

I agreed with wiplala

[MALKIAPAYNE]

I agree that with Wiplala that of a strong character or even with a strong character should be correct

[Anastasia285983]

"She is a strong-willed woman" should also work?

[Ketiilona]

a woman vr. a lady, why iäwas it not accepted?