Significato di “exaggerate” nel dizionario inglese

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“exaggerate” in inglese

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exaggerateverb [ I or T ]

uk ​ /ɪɡˈzædʒ.ə.reɪt/ us ​ /ɪɡˈzædʒ.ə.reɪt/

C1 to make something seem larger, more important, better, or worse than it really is:

The threat of attack has been greatly exaggerated.
Don't exaggerate - it wasn't that expensive.
I'm not exaggerating - it was the worst meal I've ever eaten in my life.

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exaggerated
adjective uk ​ /ɪɡˈzædʒ.ə.reɪ.tɪd/ us ​ /ɪɡˈzædʒ.ə.reɪ.t̬ɪd/

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exaggerated reports of the problem
exaggeratedly
adverb uk ​ /ɪɡˈzædʒ.ə.reɪ.tɪd.li/ us ​ /ɪɡˈzædʒ.ə.reɪ.t̬ɪd.li/

(Definizione di “exaggerate” dal Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

“exaggerate” in inglese americano

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exaggerateverb [ I/T ]

us ​ /ɪɡˈzædʒ·əˌreɪt/

› to make something seem larger, more important, better, or worse than it really is:

[ T ] The media exaggerate the risks and benefits of research findings.
[ I ] I don’t want to exaggerate, but it was a dangerous situation.
exaggeration
noun [ C/U ] us ​ /ɪɡˌzædʒ·əˈreɪ·ʃən/

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[ U ] It is no exaggeration to say that she saved my life.

(Definizione di “exaggerate” dal Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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exaggerate

Here too, we must not exaggerate.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
Much of our debate about fears about enlargement is based on exaggeration, but in order to confront the populists who exaggerate, we must connect with popular politics through reflection.
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We could exaggerate and say that, as reality is not obeying the rules, the rules are being adapted to fit it.
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None of us should exaggerate – especially for those who are directly concerned with these changes – what is at our disposal to do in order to counter this.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
I have to say that even if you admire our political capability to get proposals through, please do not exaggerate it.
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However, we should not exaggerate.
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Therefore, in dealing with the amendments to this report, let us try not to exaggerate and not to go over the top with our demands.
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I do not, however, think we should exaggerate these risks, as a committee of experts would, naturally, know all the requirements for commerce and industry.
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Nevertheless, we should not exaggerate this either.
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Let us then look at the matter coolly and let us not exaggerate either the significance or the role of this committee.
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