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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesexagerar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: e.za.ʒeˈɾaɾ
"Ele sempre gosta de exagerar nas suas histórias."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To represent something as being larger, better, worse, or more important than it actually is.
"He tended to exaggerate the difficulties of the project to make his success seem greater." - 2
To enlarge or increase something beyond normal or proper bounds, often for emphasis or dramatic effect.
"The cartoon artist chose to exaggerate the politician's facial features."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb exaggerare, meaning 'to heap up, accumulate, or amplify,' formed from ex- (out, thoroughly) and aggerare (to heap or mound up, from agger meaning mound). Entering English in the 16th century, the meaning shifted from physically heaping materials to enlarging, overstating, or magnifying descriptions and statements beyond bounds.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Exaggerate" is said worldwide
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exagérer
Transliteration: ɛɡ.za.ʒe.ʁe
"Il ne faut pas exagérer l'importance de ce problème."
übertreiben
Transliteration: yːbɐˈtʁaɪbn̩
"Du neigst dazu, die Situation zu übertreiben."
esagerare
Transliteration: e.za.dʒeˈra.re
"Stai esagerando un po' con le tue richieste."
exagerar
Transliteration: eɣ.xa.xeˈɾaɾ
"No quiero exagerar, pero fue el peor día de mi vida."
exagerar
Transliteration: e.za.ʒeˈɾaɾ
"Ele sempre gosta de exagerar nas suas histórias."
बढ़ा-चढ़ा कर कहना
Transliteration: badha-chadha kar kehna
"उन्हें अपनी बात को बढ़ा-चढ़ा कर कहने की आदत है।"
夸张
Transliteration: kuā zhāng
"他描述事情的时候总是有点夸张。"
과장하다
Transliteration: gwajanghada
"그는 자신의 업적을 과장하는 경향이 있다."
誇張する
Transliteration: kochō suru
"彼は自分の成功を誇張して話すのが好きだ。"
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