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1 einen Fall übertrieben darstellen
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2 hochstapeln
v/i (trennb., hat -ge-)1. JUR. swindle (s.o. oder people)* * *hoch|sta|peln ['hoːxʃtaːpln]vi septo be fraudulent, to practise fraud (form); (fig) to put one over (inf)* * *hoch|sta·pelnsie stapelt gern[e] hoch und gibt sich als Managerin aus she likes to deceive people and pass herself off as a manager* * *intransitives Verb1) perpetrate a fraud/frauds2) (aufschneiden) make empty boasts* * *hochstapeln v/i (trennb, hat -ge-)1. JUR swindle (sb oder people)* * *intransitives Verb1) perpetrate a fraud/frauds2) (aufschneiden) make empty boasts -
3 überspitzt
I P.P. überspitzenIII Adv. in an oversubtle way; (übertrieben) in an exaggerated way; überspitzt ausdrücken exaggerate* * *über|spịtzt [yːbɐ'ʃpɪtst]1. adjFormulierungen (= zu spitzfindig) oversubtle (Brit), overly subtle (esp US), fiddly (Brit inf); (= übertrieben) exaggerated; Argument overstated2. adv(= übertrieben) in an exaggerated fashion* * *über·spitztI. adj exaggeratedII. adv in an exaggerated fashionetw \überspitzt darstellen to exaggerate the depiction of sth* * *überspitzt ausdrücken exaggerate
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