caricature

caricatura

Disegno comico che esagera i tratti più riconoscibili di una persona.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: caricature of someone (The artist drew a caricature of the mayor.)

Sinonimi: cartoon

Espressioni comuni: draw a caricature, caricature of someone, political caricature

caricaturare

Disegnare qualcuno esagerandone i tratti per renderlo buffo.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Espressioni comuni: caricature someone, caricature a politician

caricaturale, grottesco

Che presenta i tratti in modo esagerato, strano o ridicolo.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: grotesque, exaggerated

Espressioni comuni: caricature style, caricature face, caricature figure