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1 angive
41) ука́зывать, сообща́тьángive i kórthed — излага́ть вкра́тце
2) доноси́ть* * *inform, rat, specify* * *vb( opgive) state ( fx as stated above), give ( fx one's reasons; examples),( omtale) mention;( vise, tilkendegive) indicate ( fx a thermometer indicates changes in temperature);( påstå) profess ( fx to be an expert),(især jur) allege (at that);T peach on;[ angive for højt] overstate;[ angive for lavt] understate;[ angive nærmere] specify;(se også II. nærmere);[ angive prisen for] indicate the price of;[ angive som grund] state as a reason;[ angive ham til politiet] report (el. denounce) him to the police;[ angive tonen], se tone;[ angive varer til fortoldning] enter goods at the custom house, declare goods;[ stedet er angivet på kortet ved et kryds] the place is indicated (el.marked) on the map by a cross. -
2 opgive
forswear, give up, surrender, throw up* * *vb give up ( fx I give up),( med objekt også) drop ( fx the idea, the plan, a habit),(mere F) abandon ( fx the idea, the plan);(opgive at hjælpe el. redde) give up; abandon;F relinquish, waive;( meddele) give,F state,( pris) quote;( til told) declare;( til eksamen) offer;(se også opgivet);[ opgive at gøre det] give up doing it;[ han opgav at være blevet slået oven i hovedet] he stated that he had been struck on the head;[ opgive for højt] overstate;[ opgive for lavt] understate;[ opgive forretningen] close down, go out of business;[ opgive håbet] give up (, F: abandon) hope, despair;[ opgive håbet om] give up the hope of, despair of;[opgive sin indkomst til £5000] give (el. state) one's income at £5000;[ opgive ånden] give up the ghost. -
3 overdrive
exaggerate, overdo* * *vb( uden objekt) ( sige for meget) exaggerate,T come it a bit strong,( i fremstilling, argumentation, F) overstate one's case;( gøre for meget) overdo it ( fx take exercise but don't overdo it);( med objekt) exaggerate ( fx the importance of something), overdo ( fxone's sympathy),F carry ( fx one's modesty) to excess;[ overdriver du nu ikke lidt?] isn't that putting it rather strongly? isn't that overdoing it a bit? -
4 at overdrive
to overstate
См. также в других словарях:
overstate — UK US /ˌəʊvəˈsteɪt/ verb [T] ► to describe or explain something in a way that makes it seem more important or serious than it really is: »The shareholders seem to think that the executive board is overstating the case for a merger. greatly/vastly … Financial and business terms
Overstate — O ver*state , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overstated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overstating}.] To state in too strong terms; to exaggerate. Fuller. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overstate — index distort, magnify, misrepresent, overestimate, slant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
overstate — (v.) 1630s, assume too much grandeur, from OVER (Cf. over) + STATE (Cf. state) (n.1). Meaning state too strongly attested 1803, OVER (Cf. over) + STATE (Cf. state) (v.). Related: Overstated … Etymology dictionary
overstate — [v] exaggerate amplify, blow out of proportion*, boast, boost, brag, build up, embellish, embroider, emphasize, enlarge, exalt, expand, fabricate, fudge*, heighten, hike, inflate, lay it on thick*, lie, magnify, misquote, misreport, misrepresent … New thesaurus
overstate — ► VERB ▪ exaggerate or state too emphatically. DERIVATIVES overstatement noun … English terms dictionary
overstate — [ō′vər stāt΄] vt. overstated, overstating to give an extravagant or magnified account of (facts, truth, etc.); exaggerate overstatement n … English World dictionary
overstate — UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈsteɪt] / US [ˌoʊvərˈsteɪt] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms overstate : present tense I/you/we/they overstate he/she/it overstates present participle overstating past tense overstated past participle overstated formal to… … English dictionary
overstate — overstatement, n. /oh veuhr stayt /, v.t., overstated, overstating. to state too strongly; exaggerate: to overstate one s position in a controversy. [1630 40; OVER + STATE] Syn. overstress, embroider, magnify. * * * … Universalium
overstate — verb Overstate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑case, ↑extent, ↑importance … Collocations dictionary
overstate — /oʊvəˈsteɪt / (say ohvuh stayt) verb (t) (overstated, overstating) to state too strongly; exaggerate in statement: to overstate one s case. –overstatement, noun …
