cartoon

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings.
2. A drawing satirising current public figures.
3. An artist's preliminary sketch.
4. A full-sized drawing that serves as the template for a fresco, a tapestry, etc.
5. An animated piece of film which is often but not exclusively humorous.
6. A cartoon series.
7. A diagram in a scientific concept.

Verb

1. To draw a cartoon, a humorous drawing.
2. To make a preliminary sketch.

Concepts

caricature

dessin animé

bande dessinée

BD

caricaturer

dessin

dessins animés

anecdote

bande déssinées

bande

esquisse

manga

bédé

dessin humoristique

Synonymes

caricature

animated cartoon

comics

sketch

burlesque

comic

comic strip

toon

parody

gag

grotesque

humorous

imitation

inscribe

jest

jester

joke

🤣

joker

lampoon

limn

manga

rough sketch

satire

story

strip cartoon

design

anecdote

animated movie

animated film

animation

box

📦

cartoon film

describe

draw

drawing

figurehead

Traductions

Karikatur

Cartoon

caricatura

caricatura

Zeichentrickfilm

dibujos animados

vignetta

caricatura

historieta

karikatür

cartone animato

σκίτσο

γελοιογραφία

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/kɑɹˈtuːn/

Étymologie (Anglais)

In British English first, from French carton (“sketch, cardboard, card”), from Italian cartone (“cardboard, carton, box”), augmentative of carta (“paper”), from Latin carta (“papyrus, paper”), from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs) (see there for further etymology). Doublet of carton and card.