caricature

Karikatur

Lustige Zeichnung, die auffällige Merkmale einer Person stark übertreibt.

In einfachem Englisch: A funny drawing that makes someone’s noticeable features much larger or stranger than they really are.

• He drew a caricature of me.
• The caricature made her nose look enormous.
• Political caricatures appeared on the newspaper’s front page.

So benutzt man es: caricature of someone (The artist drew a caricature of the mayor.)

Synonyme: cartoon

Häufige Wendungen: draw a caricature, caricature of someone, political caricature

karikieren

Jemanden mit übertriebenen Merkmalen zeichnen, damit er komisch aussieht.

In einfachem Englisch: To draw someone with exaggerated features to make them look funny.

• The artist likes to caricature politicians.
• She caricatured her teacher with huge glasses.
• Who caricatured the mayor in yesterday’s newspaper?

Häufige Wendungen: caricature someone, caricature a politician

karikaturhaft, grotesk

Merkmale auf übertriebene, seltsame oder lächerliche Weise darstellend.

In einfachem Englisch: Showing features in an exaggerated, strange, or ridiculous way.

• The drawing has a caricature style.
• His caricature face had an enormous nose.
• Caricature figures filled the artist’s notebook.

Synonyme: grotesque, exaggerated

Häufige Wendungen: caricature style, caricature face, caricature figure