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KieliKäännökset
espanjaexagerar
portugaliexagerar a verdade
suomivenyttää totuutta
venäjäпреувели́чивать (preuvelítšivat), сгуща́ть кра́ски (sguštšát kráski), извраща́ть пра́вду (izvraštšát právdu)

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Verbi

  1. (idiomatic) To exaggerate, often to the point where the truth is obscured or lost.

Esimerkit

  • It would stretch the truth, but perhaps not tear it to tatters, to say that World War II was fought over oil.
  • You think they exaggerate sometimes? You think they embellish things, stretch the truth, play loose with the facts?
  • " And you suspect them of stretching the truth? Or shrinking the truth?"

Taivutusmuodot

Partisiipin perfektistretched the truth
Imperfektistretched the truth
Partisiipin preesensstretching the truth
Yksikön kolmannen persoonan indikatiivin preesensstretches the truth

Luokat


(idiomatic) To exaggerate, often to the point where the truth is obscured or lost.

1796 fashion caricature by Richard Newton parodying a woman's headdress, gown style and extra-slim tights using exaggeration