caricature

caricatura

Dibujo humorístico que exagera los rasgos más destacados de una persona.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: caricature of someone (The artist drew a caricature of the mayor.)

Sinónimos: cartoon

Expresiones frecuentes: draw a caricature, caricature of someone, political caricature

caricaturizar

Dibujar a alguien exagerando sus rasgos para que resulte gracioso.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Expresiones frecuentes: caricature someone, caricature a politician

caricaturesco, grotesco

Que presenta los rasgos de forma exagerada, extraña o ridícula.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: grotesque, exaggerated

Expresiones frecuentes: caricature style, caricature face, caricature figure