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1 exaggerate
[iɡ'zæ‹əreit]1) (to make (something) appear to be, or describe it as, greater etc than it really is: You seem to be exaggerating his faults; That dress exaggerates her thinness.) pārspīlēt2) (to go beyond the truth in describing something etc: You can't trust her. She always exaggerates.) pārspīlēt•* * *pārspīlēt -
2 he tends to exaggerate everything
viņš cenšas visu pārspīlētEnglish-Latvian dictionary > he tends to exaggerate everything
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3 gush
1. verb1) ((of liquids) to flow out suddenly and in large amounts: Blood gushed from his wound.) šļākties; izplūst2) (to exaggerate one's enthusiasm etc while talking: The lady kept gushing about her husband's success.) jūsmot; pārspīlēt2. noun(a sudden flowing (of a liquid): a gush of water.) šļāciens; strūkla; straume- gushing- gushingly* * *šļāciens, strūkla, straume; izpaudums; izplūst, izšļākties; jūsmot -
4 make a mountain out of a molehill
(to exaggerate the importance of a problem etc.) taisīt no mušas ziloniEnglish-Latvian dictionary > make a mountain out of a molehill
См. также в других словарях:
exaggerate — [eg zaj′ər āt΄, igzaj′ə rāt΄] vt. exaggerated, exaggerating [< L exaggeratus, pp. of exaggerare, to increase, exaggerate < ex , out, up + aggerare, to heap up < agger, a heap < aggerere, to bring toward < ad , to + gerere, to carry … English World dictionary
Exaggerate — Ex*ag ger*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exaggerated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exaggerating} . ] [L. exaggeratus, p. p. of exaggerare to heap up; ex out + aggerare to heap up, fr. agger heap, aggerere to bring to; ad to + gerere to bear. See {Jest}. ] 1. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
exaggerate — index cloak, compound, distort, enhance, enlarge, expand, falsify, inflate, intensify … Law dictionary
exaggerate — (v.) 1530s, to pile up, accumulate, from L. exaggeratus, pp. of exaggerare heighten, amplify, magnify, lit. to heap, pile, load, fill, from ex thoroughly (see EX (Cf. ex )) + aggerare heap up, from agger (gen. aggeris) heap, from … Etymology dictionary
exaggerate — [v] overstate, embellish amplify, blow out of proportion*, boast, boost, brag, build up, caricature, color, cook up*, corrupt, distort, embroider, emphasize, enlarge, exalt, expand, fabricate, falsify, fudge*, go to extremes*, heighten, hike,… … New thesaurus
exaggerate — ► VERB 1) represent as being greater than in reality. 2) (exaggerated) enlarged or altered beyond normal proportions. DERIVATIVES exaggeratedly adverb exaggeration noun. ORIGIN Latin exaggerare heap up … English terms dictionary
exaggerate */ — UK [ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪt] / US [ɪɡˈzædʒəˌreɪt] verb Word forms exaggerate : present tense I/you/we/they exaggerate he/she/it exaggerates present participle exaggerating past tense exaggerated past participle exaggerated 1) [intransitive/transitive] to… … English dictionary
exaggerate — verb ADVERB ▪ greatly, grossly, vastly, wildly ▪ These figures have been greatly exaggerated. ▪ a little, slightly, etc … Collocations dictionary
exaggerate — 01. When Scott hurt his back weeding the garden, he really [exaggerated] how much it hurt so that he wouldn t have to cut the grass. 02. Fishermen always [exaggerate] the size of a fish they almost caught. 03. Oh come on, Lulu, stop… … Grammatical examples in English
exaggerate — ex|ag|ger|ate [ ıg zædʒə,reıt ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to describe something in a way that makes it seem better, worse, larger, more important, etc. than it really is: Don t exaggerate! It wasn t that bad! greatly/grossly/wildly… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
exaggerate — [[t]ɪgzæ̱ʤəreɪt[/t]] exaggerates, exaggerating, exaggerated 1) VERB If you exaggerate, you indicate that something is, for example, worse or more important than it really is. He thinks I m exaggerating... Don t exaggerate... [V n] Sheila admitted … English dictionary
