cartoon in French
cartoon in French is bande dessinée, caricature, BD — cartoon means a humorous or satirical drawing, often with a caption.
cartoon in French
bande dessinée
(comics) A humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings.
caricature
(comics) A humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings.
BD
(comics) A humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings.
caricature
(comics) A drawing satirising current public figures.
croquis
(arts) An artist's preliminary sketch.
dessin animé
(animation) A cartoon series.
What does "cartoon" mean?
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noun A humorous or satirical drawing, often with a caption.
"Her cartoon of a worried cat sitting on a calculator made everyone laugh."
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noun An animated film or television show.
"My nephew's favourite cartoon is about a talking train."
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verb To draw in a cartoon style, or to caricature.
"She cartoons her teachers in the margins of her notebook."
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cartoon in a sentence
- Her cartoon of a worried cat sitting on a calculator made everyone laugh.
- The magazine runs a weekly cartoon on its back page.
- My nephew's favourite cartoon is about a talking train.
- The kids watched cartoons every Saturday morning.
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What is "cartoon" in French?
"cartoon" in French is bande dessinée, caricature, BD. cartoon means: A humorous or satirical drawing, often with a caption.
How do you use "cartoon" in a sentence?
Example: "Her cartoon of a worried cat sitting on a calculator made everyone laugh." In French, "cartoon" is bande dessinée, caricature, BD.
Are there other ways to say "cartoon" in French?
Yes — French has 5 translations listed for "cartoon": bande dessinée, caricature, BD, croquis, dessin animé.
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