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Detailed Translations for exaggeration from English to Swedish

exaggeration:

exaggeration [the ~] nom

  1. the exaggeration

Translation Matrix for exaggeration:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
överdrift exaggeration excess; excrescence; hyperbole; overstatement
- hyperbole; magnification; overstatement

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Synonyms for "exaggeration":


Antonyms for "exaggeration":


Related Definitions for "exaggeration":

  1. the act of making something more noticeable than usual1
    • the dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness1
  2. making to seem more important than it really is1
  3. extravagant exaggeration1

Wiktionary Translations for exaggeration:


Cross Translation:
FromToVia
exaggeration överdrift exagérationaction d’exagérer ou résultat de cette action.

exaggeration form of exaggerate:

to exaggerate verbe (exaggerates, exaggerated, exaggerating)

  1. to exaggerate (blow out of proportions; blow up; overdo)
    överdriva
    • överdriva verbe (överdrivar, överdrivade, överdrivat)
  2. to exaggerate (blow up; overdo; heighten)
    överdriva; blåsa upp; ta till i överkant
    • överdriva verbe (överdrivar, överdrivade, överdrivat)
    • blåsa upp verbe (blåser upp, blåste upp, blåst upp)
    • ta till i överkant verbe (tar till i överkant, tog till i överkant, tagit till i överkant)

Conjugations for exaggerate:

present
  1. exaggerate
  2. exaggerate
  3. exaggerates
  4. exaggerate
  5. exaggerate
  6. exaggerate
simple past
  1. exaggerated
  2. exaggerated
  3. exaggerated
  4. exaggerated
  5. exaggerated
  6. exaggerated
present perfect
  1. have exaggerated
  2. have exaggerated
  3. has exaggerated
  4. have exaggerated
  5. have exaggerated
  6. have exaggerated
past continuous
  1. was exaggerating
  2. were exaggerating
  3. was exaggerating
  4. were exaggerating
  5. were exaggerating
  6. were exaggerating
future
  1. shall exaggerate
  2. will exaggerate
  3. will exaggerate
  4. shall exaggerate
  5. will exaggerate
  6. will exaggerate
continuous present
  1. am exaggerating
  2. are exaggerating
  3. is exaggerating
  4. are exaggerating
  5. are exaggerating
  6. are exaggerating
subjunctive
  1. be exaggerated
  2. be exaggerated
  3. be exaggerated
  4. be exaggerated
  5. be exaggerated
  6. be exaggerated
diverse
  1. exaggerate!
  2. let's exaggerate!
  3. exaggerated
  4. exaggerating
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

exaggerate

  1. exaggerate

Translation Matrix for exaggerate:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
blåsa upp blow up; exaggerate; heighten; overdo blow open; blow the fire; fan a flame; puff up
ta till i överkant blow up; exaggerate; heighten; overdo
överdriva blow out of proportions; blow up; exaggerate; expand; heighten; overdo boast; brag; exagerate; talk big
- amplify; hyperbolise; hyperbolize; magnify; overdo; overdraw; overstate
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
chargera exaggerate

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Synonyms for "exaggerate":


Antonyms for "exaggerate":

  • understate

Related Definitions for "exaggerate":

  1. to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth1
    • tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery1
  2. do something to an excessive degree1

Wiktionary Translations for exaggerate:

exaggerate
verb
  1. to overstate, to describe more than is fact

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
exaggerate överdriva overdrijven — de feiten groter, kleiner, mooier of slechter voorstellen dan ze zijn
exaggerate blåsa upp aufbauschen — (transitiv) übertragen: etwas als wichtiger darstellen als es ist
exaggerate burra upp aufplustern — das Gefieder aufrichten
exaggerate överdriva; driva till sin spets; utrera outrierengehoben, (transitiv) übertrieben darstellen, in etwas übertreiben
exaggerate överdriva übertreiben — einen Sachverhalt in einer Weise darstellen, dass er mehr einer Eigenschaft besitzt als in Wirklichkeit