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Soheil1 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Exaggerate

Hi.
What does 'exaggerate' translate to?
In persian, we have 3 words for going far in giving a description of something according to weather it is impossible logically or naturally.

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Exaggerate - to blow something out proportion. For example; Lets say Paul fell while running and he goes around telling people that he almost died. He would be 'exaggerating' ( blowing out of proportion) what really happened.

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  • Exaggerate - to blow something out proportion.
  • For example; Lets say Paul fell while running and he goes around telling people that he almost died.
  • He would be 'exaggerating' ( blowing out of proportion) what really happened.
  • Paul's friend could say, "Stop exaggerating!
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Exaggerate - to blow something out proportion.

For example;
Lets say Paul fell while running and he goes around telling people that he almost died. He would be 'exaggerating' ( blowing out of proportion) what really happened.

Paul's friend could say,

"Stop exaggerating! You're not dying, you only got a scratch from falling!"

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