Caricatura (en. Caricature)

/ka.ɾi.kaˈtu.ɾa/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Drawing or image that presents someone's physical features in an exaggerated manner.

The caricature he made of the politician was very funny.

La caricatura que hizo del político fue muy cómica.

Graphic representation that ridicules a person or their behavior.

The caricature in the satirical magazine generated much controversy.

La caricatura en la revista satírica generó muchas polémicas.

Artistic style characterized by exaggeration and simplification.

She specializes in caricatures of celebrities.

Ella se especializa en caricaturas de famosos.

From the Italian 'caricatura', which comes from 'caricare', meaning to load or exaggerate.

to make a caricature

To create an exaggerated graphic representation of someone.

hacer una caricatura

caricature of reality

Distorted representation of a situation.

caricatura de la realidad

political caricature

Drawing that criticizes or parodies a political figure.

caricatura política

cartoon

Animated drawing that presents humorous or caricature-like situations.

cartoon

humor

Ability to see and express the comedic in various situations.

humor

satire

Work that ridicules or criticizes a person, group, or idea.

sátira

Exaggeration

That story is a caricature of what really happened.

Esa historia es una caricatura de lo que realmente pasó.

Mockery

Don't take what he said seriously, it was just a caricature.

No te tomes en serio lo que dijo, solo era una caricatura.