cartoon
/kɑːˈtuːn/noun
उच्चारण कार्टून
व्यंग्य-चित्र, कार्टून
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an amusing drawing in a newspaper or magazine, especially one about politics or events in the news
व्यंग्य-चित्र, कार्टून
- a political cartoon
- The cartoon in today's paper made fun of the long queues at the bank.
- The newspaper's cartoon showed a minister stuck in traffic.
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- He draws a daily cartoon for a magazine.
- Many readers turn first to the cartoon on the editorial page.
Synonyms caricature sketch comic strip lampoon
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[C]
a film made by photographing a series of gradually changing drawings, giving the impression of movement
कार्टून फ़िल्म
- children's cartoons
- The children watch their favourite cartoon every evening after finishing homework.
- Small children enjoy watching a cartoon after school.
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- The studio is making a cartoon based on a folk tale.
- My brother's favourite cartoon has a clever little mouse.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
cartoon (countable noun)
A cartoon is a funny drawing or an animated film. It is countable: a cartoon, many cartoons.
Cartoon हास्य चित्र या animated film है। यह countable है: a cartoon, many cartoons।
- The newspaper prints a cartoon every day.
- Children love watching cartoons.
watch cartoons / read a cartoon
For animated films use watch cartoons, in the plural. For a newspaper cartoon, you look at or read it.
Animated films के लिए plural में 'watch cartoons' आता है। अखबार के cartoon को आप देखते या पढ़ते हैं।
- My younger brother watches cartoons after school.
- I read the political cartoon first.
a cartoon of / about sb
Use cartoon of for the person drawn and cartoon about for the subject: a cartoon of the minister, a cartoon about floods.
जिसका चित्र बनाया गया हो उसके लिए 'cartoon of' और विषय के लिए 'cartoon about' आता है।
- The paper carried a cartoon of the minister.
- He drew a cartoon about traffic jams.
published in a newspaper
A cartoon is published in a newspaper or magazine, using in, not at.
Cartoon अखबार या पत्रिका में प्रकाशित होता है, इसमें 'in' आता है, 'at' नहीं।
- The cartoon was published in the morning paper.
+Collocations 4
adjective + cartoon
politicalanimatedfunnysatiricalpopularold
- A political cartoon commented on the budget.
verb + cartoon
drawwatchpublishcreateprintenjoy
- The artist draws a cartoon every morning.
cartoon + noun
characterstripfilmnetworkserieshero
- The cartoon character became a toy.
noun + cartoon
newspaperSaturdayDisneyIndianchildren's
- He grew up on Indian cartoon characters.
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- The cartoonist poked fun at the traffic rules in a daily cartoon.
कार्टूनिस्ट ने रोज़ के कार्टून में यातायात नियमों का मज़ाक उड़ाया।
- The little girl laughed at the cartoon on television.
छोटी बच्ची टेलीविज़न पर कार्टून देखकर हँसी।
- Radhika drew a cartoon of the school principal.
राधिका ने विद्यालय के प्रधानाचार्य का कार्टून बनाया।
- A cartoon in today's paper shows a crowded bus.
आज के अखबार का एक कार्टून भीड़ भरी बस दिखाता है।
- Many cartoon films now have Hindi voices.
अब कई कार्टून फ़िल्मों में हिंदी आवाज़ें हैं।
- The newspaper cartoon made the whole office laugh.
अखबार के कार्टून ने पूरे दफ़्तर को हँसा दिया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ My son watches cartoon the whole day.
✓ My son watches cartoons the whole day.
Watch cartoons uses the plural for the programmes in general.
कार्यक्रमों के लिए 'watch cartoons' plural में आता है।
✗ The cartoon was published at the newspaper.
✓ The cartoon was published in the newspaper.
A cartoon appears in a newspaper, not at it.
Cartoon अखबार 'में' छपता है, 'at' नहीं।
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
caricature sketch comic strip lampoon animation animated film anime
AaSpelling
car·toon
?Which word?
Keep the humour-picture words: cartoon, caricature, sketch, lampoon (a piece of writing or drawing that criticizes somebody by making them look silly).
हास्य-चित्र के शब्द याद रखिए: cartoon, caricature, sketch, lampoon (किसी को मूर्ख दिखाकर आलोचना करने वाला लेख या चित्र)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who draws cartoons is a cartoonist; a funny drawing that exaggerates a person's features a caricature; a series of drawings telling a story a comic strip.
कार्टून बनाने वाला cartoonist; किसी व्यक्ति की विशेषताओं को बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर बना हास्य-चित्र caricature; कहानी कहने वाले चित्रों की शृंखला comic strip।
General knowledge
Rasipuram Krishnaswami Laxman created 'The Common Man' cartoon for The Times of India; Kesava Shankara Pillai (known as Shankar) is called the father of Indian political cartooning.
रासीपुरम कृष्णस्वामी लक्ष्मण ने Times of India के लिए 'The Common Man' कार्टून बनाया; केशव शंकर पिल्लई (शंकर) भारतीय राजनीतिक कार्टून के जनक कहलाते हैं।