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1 übertreiben
vt/i exaggerate; (Tätigkeit) overdo; (zu weit gehen mit) auch carry s.th. too far; (übertrieben darstellen) exaggerate, overstate; es übertreiben umg. take things too far ( oder to extremes), go over the top; stark übertreiben grossly exaggerate, lay it on thick umg.; sie übertreibt (es) mit der oder i-r Sparsamkeit she takes her economizing too far; übertreib nicht so! umg. stop exaggerating; ich übertreibe nicht, wenn ich sage:... I’m not exaggerating when I say...; das Buch ist toll, sie hat wirklich nicht übertrieben she really wasn’t exaggerating; man kann’s auch oder kann alles übertreiben umg. you can take things too far; übertrieben* * *to overdo; to overstate; to overplay; to carry too far; to overact; to exaggerate* * *über|trei|ben [yːbɐ'traibn] ptp übertrieben [yːbɐ'triːbn]vt insep irreg1) auch vi (= aufbauschen) to exaggerateohne zu übertréíben — without exaggerating, without any exaggeration
2) (= zu weit treiben) to overdo, to take too far or to extremeses mit der Sauberkeit übertréíben — to take cleanliness too far
man kann es auch übertréíben — you can overdo things, you can go too far
See:→ auch übertrieben* * *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.) exaggerate2) (to go beyond the truth in describing something etc: You can't trust her. She always exaggerates.) exaggerate3) (to do, say (something) in an exaggerated way etc: They overdid the sympathy.) overdo* * *über·trei·ben *[y:bɐˈtraibn̩]I. vi to exaggerateII. vt▪ etw \übertreiben to overdo sthman kann es auch \übertreiben/ mit etw dat \übertreiben (fam) you can overdo things/sth, you can go too far/too far with sth* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) auch itr. exaggerate2) (zu weit treiben) overdo; take or carry too farman kann es auch übertreiben — you can take things or go too far
* * *übertreiben v/t & v/i exaggerate; (Tätigkeit) overdo; (zu weit gehen mit) auch carry sth too far; (übertrieben darstellen) exaggerate, overstate;stark übertreiben grossly exaggerate, lay it on thick umg;i-r Sparsamkeit she takes her economizing too far;übertreib nicht so! umg stop exaggerating;ich übertreibe nicht, wenn ich sage: … I’m not exaggerating when I say …; das Buch ist toll,sie hat wirklich nicht übertrieben she really wasn’t exaggerating;man kann’s auch oder* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) auch itr. exaggerate2) (zu weit treiben) overdo; take or carry too farman kann es auch übertreiben — you can take things or go too far
* * *v.to exaggerate v.to overact v.to overdo v.to overstate v. -
2 Übertreibung
f exaggeration, overstatement; das ist keine Übertreibung that’s no exaggeration; man kann ohne Übertreibung sagen it’s no exaggeration to say* * *die Übertreibunghyperbole; overstatement; exaggeration* * *Über|trei|bungf -, -en1) exaggerationman kann ohne Übertréíbung sagen... — it's no exaggeration to say...
2)ihre Übertréíbung der Sparsamkeit/Sauberkeit — the way she carries economy/cleanliness too far or to extremes
etw ohne Übertréíbung tun — to do sth without overdoing it or carrying it too far or to extremes
* * *die1) (the act of exaggerating.) exaggeration2) (an exaggerated description, term etc: To say she is beautiful is an exaggeration, but she does have nice eyes.) exaggeration* * *Über·trei·bung<-, -en>fdie \Übertreibung der Sauberkeit taking cleanliness too far [or to extremes2. (übertreibende Äußerung) exaggerationzu \Übertreibungen tendieren [o neigen] to tend to exaggeration [or exaggerate]* * *die; Übertreibung, Übertreibungen exaggeration* * *Übertreibung f exaggeration, overstatement;das ist keine Übertreibung that’s no exaggeration;man kann ohne Übertreibung sagen it’s no exaggeration to say* * *die; Übertreibung, Übertreibungen exaggeration* * *f.exaggeration n.extremeness n.hyperbole n.inordinateness n.overstatement n.
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