caricature

caricature

Dessin amusant qui exagère les traits les plus reconnaissables d’une personne.

En anglais simple : A funny drawing that makes someone’s noticeable features much larger or stranger than they really are.

• He drew a caricature of me.
• The caricature made her nose look enormous.
• Political caricatures appeared on the newspaper’s front page.

Comment l'utiliser : caricature of someone (The artist drew a caricature of the mayor.)

Synonymes : cartoon

Expressions courantes : draw a caricature, caricature of someone, political caricature

caricaturer

Dessiner quelqu’un en exagérant ses traits pour le rendre amusant.

En anglais simple : To draw someone with exaggerated features to make them look funny.

• The artist likes to caricature politicians.
• She caricatured her teacher with huge glasses.
• Who caricatured the mayor in yesterday’s newspaper?

Expressions courantes : caricature someone, caricature a politician

caricatural, grotesque

Qui présente les traits de manière exagérée, étrange ou ridicule.

En anglais simple : Showing features in an exaggerated, strange, or ridiculous way.

• The drawing has a caricature style.
• His caricature face had an enormous nose.
• Caricature figures filled the artist’s notebook.

Synonymes : grotesque, exaggerated

Expressions courantes : caricature style, caricature face, caricature figure