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cartoon
a sketch or drawing symbolizing, satirizing, or caricaturing an action, thing, person, or animal: a cartoon of a political figure
Not to be confused with:
carton – a cardboard or plastic box used for storage or shipping: You will need a carton to pack your dishes in for moving.
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car·toon
(kär-to͞on′)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.
a. A usually short, animated movie or television program.
b. An animated character in a movie or television program.
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·toon′ish, car·toon′y adj.
car·toon′ist n.
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cartoon
(kɑːˈtuːn)n
1. (Journalism & Publishing) a humorous or satirical drawing, esp one in a newspaper or magazine, concerning a topical event
2. (Journalism & Publishing) Also called: comic strip a sequence of drawings in a newspaper, magazine, etc, relating a comic or adventurous situation
3. (Film) See animated cartoon
4. (Art Terms) a full-size preparatory sketch for a fresco, tapestry, mosaic, etc, from which the final work is traced or copied
[C17: from Italian cartone pasteboard, sketch on stiff paper; see carton]
carˈtoonist n
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car•toon
(kɑrˈtun)n.
1. a drawing symbolizing, satirizing, or caricaturing some action, subject, or person.
2. comic strip.
4. a preliminary pictorial design, as for a fresco.
v.i. 5. to draw cartoons.
[1665–75; < Italian cartone pasteboard, cartoon < Latin c(h)arta; see card1]
car•toon′ist, n.
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cartoon
1. A humorous sketch or drawing usually telling a story or caricaturing some person or action.
2. In fine arts, a preparatory sketch or design for a picture or ornamental motif to be transferred to a fresco or tapestry.
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Noun | 1. | cartoon - 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. | cartoon - 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 | |
Verb | 1. | 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" |
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cartoon
noun
1. drawing, parody, satire, caricature, comic strip, takeoff (informal), lampoon, sketch The newspaper printed a cartoon depicting the president as a used car salesman.
2. animation, animated film, animated cartoon the X-rated TV cartoon, South Park
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Translations
رَسْمٌ هَزَلِيرُسُومٌ مُتَحَرِّكَةفيلْم رُسوم مُتَحَرِّكَه
karikaturakreslený filmkresba
tegnefilmtegneserievittighedstegning
piirrettysarjakuva
animirani film
rajzfilm
skopteikningteiknimynd
アニメ漫画
만화
animacinis filmasšaržas
karikatūramultiplikācijas filma
kreslený film
risankastrip
tecknad filmtecknad serie
การ์ตูน
çizgi filmkarikatürresimli film
hoạt hìnhtranh biếm họa
cartoon
[kɑːˈtuːn] N1. (in newspaper etc) → viñeta f, chiste m; (= comic strip) → historieta f
2. (Art) (= sketch for fresco etc) → cartón m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
cartoon
[kɑːrˈtuːn] n (= humorous drawing) → dessin m (humoristique) (= satirical drawing) → caricature f
(= film) → dessin m animécartoon character n (one of the people or animals in a cartoon) → personnage m de dessin animé
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
cartoon
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
cartoon
(kaːˈtuːn) noun1. a drawing making fun of someone or something. a cartoon of the Prime Minister in the newspaper.
2. a film consisting of a series of drawings in which the people and animals give the impression of movement. a Walt Disney cartoon.
carˈtoonist noun a person who draws cartoons.
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cartoon
→ رُسُومٌ مُتَحَرِّكَة karikatura, kreslený film tegnefilm, tegneserie Karikatur, Zeichentrickfilm κινούμενα σχέδια caricatura, chiste gráfico, dibujos animados piirretty, sarjakuva dessin animé animirani film cartone animato, cartoni animati アニメ, 漫画 만화 tekenfilm figur, tegneserie film rysunkowy, kreskówka cartum, desenho animado карикатура, мультфильм tecknad film, tecknad serie การ์ตูน çizgi film, karikatür hoạt hình, tranh biếm họa 动画, 卡通片Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009