caricature
Having the characteristics of a caricature, grotesqueHaving the characteristics of a caricature, grotesque.
» While Tom was away from his desk, Mary drew a caricature of him on the cover of his notebook.
Als Tom gerade nicht an seinem Schreibtisch saß, kritzelte Maria vorne auf sein Heft eine Karikatur von ihm.
Пока Тома не было за столом, Мэри нарисовала на него карикатуру на обложке его тетради.
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Having the characteristics of a caricature, grotesque.
Karikatur, Karikatur, Zerrbild
карикату́раkarikatúra, шаржšarž, карикату́раkarikatúra
карикату́раkarykatúra, шаржšarž
Examples
24 sentencesWhile Tom was away from his desk, Mary drew a caricature of him on the cover of his notebook.
ruПока Тома не было за столом, Мэри нарисовала на него карикатуру на обложке его тетради. — maks
deAls Tom gerade nicht an seinem Schreibtisch saß, kritzelte Maria vorne auf sein Heft eine Karikatur von ihm. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He drew amusing caricatures of politicians.
deEr zeichnete lustige Politiker-Karikaturen. — al_ex_an_der
This is a caricature of justice.
ruЭто искажённая картина справедливости. — alik_farber
A caricature has just one meaning.
ruКарикатура имеет только одно значение. — Balamax
Arrogance is a caricature of pride.
ruНадменность — это карикатура на гордость. — odexed
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French caricature, from Italian caricatùra, ultimately from Latin carrus, anBorrowed from French caricature, from Italian caricatùra, ultimately from Latin carrus, and so not related to character, which is instead ultimately from Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr, “type, nature, character”).
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