caricature
To represent someone in an exaggerated or distorted mannerTo represent someone in an exaggerated or distorted manner.
» 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. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Пока Тома не было за столом, Мэри нарисовала на него карикатуру на обложке его тетради. — maks
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1 sensesTo represent someone in an exaggerated or distorted manner.
karikieren
represent in or produce a caricature of
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
5 languagesBy meaning 1
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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Forms
caricatures, caricaturing, caricatured, caricatured| Base form | caricature · to caricature |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | caricatures |
| Present participle | caricaturing |
| Past simple | caricatured |
| Past participle | caricatured |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonyms- represent in or produce a caricature of:ape
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle