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2 Translation results for caricature in Spanish

noun | verb

caricature noun

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caricatures
caricatura
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Artist drawing a caricature

Example sentences of
caricature noun

  • An artist was doing caricatures in the park.
  • His performance in the film was a caricature of a hard-boiled detective.
  • The interview made her into a caricature of a struggling artist.

Synonyms of
caricature noun

Detailed synonyms for caricature noun

Caricature, burlesque, parody, travesty, takeoff, spoof, satire significan una imitación cómica o grotesca.
  • Caricature indica una exageración absurda de los rasgos característicos o peculiaridades de un tema o sujeto <the movie is a caricature of the novel>.
  • Burlesque indica la mofa, ya sea en el tratar un tema de poca importancia como si fuera algo grandioso, o bien, en el tratar un tema noble con frivolidad <a burlesque that treats a petty quarrel as a great battle>.
  • Parody se aplica en particular al tratamiento de un tema según el estilo de un autor famoso o de una obra artística bien conocida, mediante la exageración o distorción sutil y continua <a witty parody of a popular soap opera>.
  • Travesty indica el uso de un estilo extravagante o absurdo que a la vez degrada al usuario tanto como el tema <he denounced the court's ruling as a travesty of justice>.
  • Takeoff, spoof ambos son términos un poco informales y connotan una imitación cómica de un estilo o trabajo conocido <did a takeoff on the popular TV ad> <a spoof of Shakespeare's play>.
  • Satire generalmente indica un trabajo escrito o una actuación que se burla de alguien o algo <a political satire by a well-known author>.

caricature verb

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caricatured, has caricatured, is caricaturing, caricatures
caricaturizar

Example sentences of
caricature verb

  • The press caricatured him as clumsy and forgetful.
  • caricatured the supervisor's distinctive walk

Reverse translation for caricature

caricatura  - caricature, cartoon 
caricaturizar  - to caricature 
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