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cartoon
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car·toon  (kär-tn)
n.
1.
a. A drawing depicting a humorous situation, often accompanied by a caption.
b. A drawing representing current public figures or issues symbolically and often satirically: a political cartoon.
2. A preliminary sketch similar in size to the work, such as a fresco, that is to be copied from it.
3. An animated cartoon.
4. A comic strip.
5. A ridiculously oversimplified or stereotypical representation: criticized the actor's portrayal of Jefferson as a historically inaccurate cartoon.
v. car·tooned, car·toon·ing, car·toons
v.tr.
To draw a humorous or satirical representation of; caricature.
v.intr.
To make humorous or satirical drawings.

[French carton, drawing, from Italian cartone, pasteboard; see carton.]

car·toonish, car·toony adj.
car·toonist n.

cartoon
Noun
1. a humorous or satirical drawing in a newspaper or magazine
2. same as comic strip
3. same as animated cartoon [Italian cartone pasteboard]
cartoonist n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cartooncartoon - a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine
publication - a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
humor, wit, witticism, wittiness, humour - a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
cartoon strip, comic strip, funnies, strip - a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book
2.cartooncartoon - a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence
short subject - a brief film; often shown prior to showing the feature
Verb1.cartoon - draw cartoons of
artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"
draw - represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"

cartoon
noun 2. animation, animated film, animated cartoon
Translations
cartoon [kɑːˈtuːn] n (PRESS) → chiste m (= comic strip); historieta, tira cómica (= film); dibujos mpl animados

cartoon [kɑːˈtuːn] n (Press) → dessin m (humoristique);
(satirical) → caricature f (= comic strip); bande dessinée;
(Cine) → dessin animé

cartoon [kɑːˈtuːn] n (drawing) → Karikatur f;
(Brit) (comic strip) → Cartoon m;
(Cine) → Zeichentrickfilm m

cartoon [kɑːˈtuːn] n (in newspaper etc) → vignetta;
(CINE, TV) → cartone m animato;
(ART) → cartone

cartoon
n cartoon [kaːˈtuːn]
1 a drawing making fun of someone or something a cartoon of the Prime Minister in the newspaper. spotprent رَسْمٌ هَزَلِي (كاريكاتوري) карикатура kresba, karikatura vittighedstegning die Karikatur γελοιογραφία tira cómica, viñeta, caricatura pilkepilt, karikatuur کاریکاتور pilapiirros dessin humoristique קָרִיקָטוּרָה व्यंग्य चित्र karikatura, strip karikatúra karikatur skopteikning vignetta umoristica 漫画 만화 karikatūra, šaržas karikatūra lukisan mempersenda spotprent karikaturtegning; tegneserie rysunek satyryczny caricatura caricatură карикатура karikatúra karikatura karikatura skämtteckning, tecknad serie ภาพการ์ตูน karikatür 漫畫 карикатура مزاحیہ خاکہ ، کرٹون truyện tranh
2 a film consisting of a series of drawings in which the people and animals give the impression of movement a Walt Disney cartoon. tekenprent فيلْم رُسوم مُتَحَرِّكَه анимационен филм kreslený film tegnefilm der Zeichentrickfilm ταινία κινουμένων σχεδίων dibujos animados joonisfilm فیلم کارتونی piirroselokuva dessin animé סֶרֶט מְצוּיָר व्यंग्य चित्रों वाली फिल्म crtani film rajzfilm kartun teiknimynd cartone animato 動画 만화 영화 animacinis filmas multiplikācijas filma kartun tekenfilm tegnefilm film rysunkowy desenhos animados de­sene animate мультипликация kreslený film risanka crtani film tecknad film หนังการ์ตูน çizgi film, resimli film 動畫片 мультиплікація کارٹونوں سے بنائی گئی فلم hoạt hình
n carˈtoonist
a person who draws cartoons. spotprenttekenaar رَسّامُ صُوَر هَزلِيَّه карикатурист karikaturista, výrobce kreslených filmů vittighedstegner der Karikaturist γελοιογράφος, δημιουργός κινουμένων σχεδίων dibujante, humorista karikaturist کاریکاتوریست pilapiirtäjä caricaturiste צָייַר סְרָטִים מְצוּיָרִים व्यंग्य चित्रकार crtač uzorka, karikaturist karikaturista kartunis skopmyndateiknari caricaturista, vignettista 漫画家 만화가 karikatūristas karikatūrists kartunis cartoonist karikaturtegner rysownik caricaturista caricaturist карикатурист; мультипликатор karikaturista, -ka karikaturist karikaturista skämt-, serietecknare นักเขียนการ์ตูน karikatürcü 漫畫家 карикатурист; художник-мультиплікатор مزاحیہ خاکے بنانے والا فنکار nhà biếm họa


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