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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.
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
'der Comic' and 'der Cartoon' both have to do with drawn pictures and can be humorous. A comic normally tells a story in several pictures. A cartoon is often just a single funny or satirical image with a short text. In addition, 'Cartoon' can also mean an animated film or an animated series. Learners may confuse the words because both are drawn and often funny. As a simple guide: several pictures with a plot are more likely to be a comic, while a single drawn joke or an animated film is more likely to be a cartoon.
Am Abend schauen die Kinder einen Cartoon über sprechende Tiere.
In the evening, the children watch a cartoon about talking animals.
Für die Pause hat Lena einen Comic mit vielen kurzen Szenen mitgebracht.
Lena brought a comic with lots of short scenes for the break.