Caricaturas (en. Cartoons)

/ka.ɾi.kaˈtu.ɾas/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Graphic representation of a person that exaggerates physical or personality traits to provoke laughter.

The artist made a caricature of the politician that became very popular.

El artista hizo una caricatura del político que se volvió muy popular.

Humorous drawing or painting that satirizes a situation or social comment.

The cartoons in magazines often critique current events.

Las caricaturas en las revistas a menudo critican la actualidad.

Comedic representation of people or things, especially in the context of satire.

Television cartoons sometimes reflect stereotypes.

Las caricaturas de la televisión a veces reflejan estereotipos.

From Italian 'caricatura', meaning load or weight, derived from 'caricare' meaning to load.

political caricatures

Humorous and critical representations of political figures.

caricaturas de políticos

to make a caricature

To create an exaggerated representation of someone or something.

hacer una caricatura

to be caricatured

To be represented in an exaggerated or humorous way.

ser caricaturizado

satire

Critical and humorous representation that seeks to ridicule a topic.

sátira

graphic humor

Illustration style that uses humor as the main resource.

humor gráfico

illustration

Drawing that accompanies a text or represents a concept.

ilustración

Political caricature.

In the newspaper, there are always cartoons that criticize the government.

En el periódico siempre hay caricaturas que critican al gobierno.

Exotic or extravagant drawing.

I was looking for caricatures of extravagant characters for the party.

Estaba buscando caricaturas de personajes extravagantes para la fiesta.