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cartoon
A humorous or satirical drawing that usually consists of just one image and often contains a short text. Cartoons frequently comment on current events or everyday situations.
In der heutigen Zeitung war ein witziger Cartoon über die steigenden Benzinpreise.
In today's newspaper, there was a funny cartoon about rising gas prices.
cartoon
An animated film, especially a short and often funny film. The term is also used colloquially for an entire animated series.
Am Samstagmorgen schaue ich mit meinen Kindern gerne Cartoons im Fernsehen.
On Saturday mornings, I like watching cartoons on TV with my children.
Whether a drawing or a film is meant can be recognized from the context. Words like 'Zeitung' (newspaper), 'Magazin' (magazine), or 'zeichnen' (to draw) point to the drawing. Words like 'Fernsehen' (television), 'Serie' (series), or 'schauen' (to watch) point to the animated film.
Ich habe den Cartoon in der Sonntagszeitung nicht verstanden.
I didn't understand the cartoon in the Sunday newspaper.
When a drawing is meant, 'Cartoon' is often combined with adjectives like 'politisch' (political) or 'satirisch' (satirical). Typical verbs are 'zeichnen' (to draw) or 'veröffentlichen' (to publish).
Der politische Cartoon sorgte für eine heftige Diskussion.
The political cartoon caused a heated discussion.
In the meaning 'Zeichentrickfilm' (animated film/cartoon), the word is very often used in the plural to refer to a series or children's television programming in general. The typical activity is 'Cartoons schauen' (to watch cartoons).
Meine Nichte liebt es, nach der Schule Cartoons anzusehen.
My niece loves watching cartoons after school.
comic
Comic and Cartoon can both be drawn and humorous. However, a Comic tells a story in several successive images. A Cartoon usually consists of a single image that comments on a situation humorously or satirically.
Der Cartoon zeigt die verspätete Zugfahrt in einem einzigen satirischen Bild.
The cartoon shows the delayed train journey in a single satirical image.
Der Comic erzählt die Zugfahrt in sechs aufeinanderfolgenden Bildern.
The comic tells the story of the train journey in six successive panels.
