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The English Word of the Day: Exaggerate

The English Word of the Day: Exaggerate

6
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to exaggerate

(verb) exagerar


My sincere thanks go out to Mariana for helping us out with the Spanish as often as she can.


Estamos buscando un corrector oficial de las frases en español para este hilo, así que si estás interesado, por favor envia un MP a rac1 o a mí

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Mi frase/my sentence:

It's great to have a hobby, but you shouldn't exaggerate ... otherwise you could end up like this fervent Barbie doll collector, who seems to think he is as handsome as Ken.

Es bueno tener un pasatiempo, pero no debes exagerar ... de lo contrario podrías terminar como este ferviente coleccionista de muñecas Barbie, que piensa que es tan guapo como Ken.

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¿Has visto todas las contribuciones en 'The Word of the Day' de ayer? Todos los jugadores merecen tu atención (y votos).

Did you see all the entries of yesterday's Word of the Day? All players deserve your attention (and votes).

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updated Mar 10, 2013
edited by mcl020
posted by mcl020
Thanks MC and Mariana!! - rac1, Mar 9, 2013
"...pero no debes exagerar ... .que piensa que es tan guapo..." - --Mariana--, Mar 9, 2013
Petty text color! ¡Me gusta! - --Mariana--, Mar 9, 2013
Ah, back to the Barbie and Ken sitcom... a welcome comeback... as long as it's not in my house. - katydew, Mar 9, 2013
Thanks Mariana ;-)) and thanks rac1 and katy also. And I am soooo surprised that you are so positive about the color. I wanted to exaggerate it all, but this is sooooo pink ;-))) - mcl020, Mar 9, 2013
You haven't seen their bedroom yet. That's even more 'barbie' ;-) - mcl020, Mar 9, 2013
Here's a link for those who want to see more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2289592/Im-Barbie-Man-Collector-spends-80-000-fills-bedrooms-3-000-Barbies-says-wants-twice-many.html - mcl020, Mar 9, 2013
Someone at the local ToysRus might need to cut him off. jeejeje - katydew, Mar 10, 2013

9 Answers

6
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Most grandparents exagerate when speaking about their grandchildren's good qualities.

La mayoría de los abuelos exageran cuando hablan acerca de las buenas cualidades de sus nietos.

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updated Mar 10, 2013
edited by katydew
posted by katydew
"...cuando hablan..." - --Mariana--, Mar 9, 2013
Except for mine, who really are the best in everything!!! :)) - Noetol, Mar 9, 2013
Well said, Noetol ;-))) - mcl020, Mar 9, 2013
Thanks Mariana. Noetol, I'll let you get by with that until I have grandchildren. ;o) - katydew, Mar 9, 2013
"La mayoría de los abuelos exageran cuando hablan acerca de las buenas cualidades de sus nietos" - luisssito, Mar 9, 2013
Thanks Luis. Great help. - katydew, Mar 10, 2013
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Careful with the car salesman. He has a tendency to exaggerate.

Ten cuidado con el vendedor de carros. Tiene tendencia a exagerar.

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updated Mar 9, 2013
posted by --Mariana--
Oh how funny, I'm just finding this out.. - annierats, Mar 9, 2013
How can he, with such an honest smile? ;-) - mcl020, Mar 9, 2013
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For some reason, we love to exaggerate when trying to get our point across.

Por alguna razón, nos encanta exagerar cuando tratamos de convencer a alguien.

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updated Mar 10, 2013
edited by rac1
posted by rac1
Muchas gracias, Mariana! - rac1, Mar 9, 2013
"...cuando tratamos de convencer alguien de algo." - --Mariana--, Mar 9, 2013
Yes, you're right. But these hyperboles are funny ;-) - mcl020, Mar 9, 2013
"...cuando tratamos de convencer a alguien". In this case, you don´t need to write "de algo", actually. - luisssito, Mar 9, 2013
Gracias, Luis, mi amor! - rac1, Mar 10, 2013
I can relate to expoding - gohern, Mar 10, 2013
3
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No me gusta exagerar pero a veces hago.

I don't like to exagerate but sometimes I do.

updated Mar 10, 2013
posted by gohern
Yes, we more than likely all do at times .... btw: 'Barbieman' could be your neighbour as he lives in Florida too :-) - mcl020, Mar 10, 2013
Barbieman, Lol - rac1, Mar 10, 2013
That's when Gohern starts saying he's from Chicago! - katydew, Mar 10, 2013
I am not sure being from Chicago is an exageration...but I did live and work there until about 10 years ago - gohern, Mar 10, 2013
3
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Once in a while, we have to exaggerate any pain in order to be attended.

A veces, tenemos que exagerar alguna dolencia con la finalidad de que nos hagan caso.

updated Mar 10, 2013
posted by luisssito
Yes, I'm in pain.....I can't cook dinner. Lol - rac1, Mar 10, 2013
Hahahahaha, funny comment rac. And isn't that a bit mean, Luisssito, me thinking that you have a terrible pain, when all you wanted was a bit of attention??? - mcl020, Mar 10, 2013
Attended is good, but in more casual conversation we might use "in order to get some attention". Why does this make me think of soccer injuries? ha. - katydew, Mar 10, 2013
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Él no exagerar! Me pregunto si los brazos anchos están mostrando en el interior de la tarjeta?

He doesn't exaggerate! I wonder if wide arms are showing on the inside of the card?

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updated Mar 10, 2013
posted by bandit51jd
Maybe he indiates it with his ears ... they can reach even broader than his arms ;-) - mcl020, Mar 10, 2013
Yes, he has some humongous ears! jejejeje - rac1, Mar 10, 2013
3
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Sin exagerar, los últimos días han sido difíciles porque anteayer vendí mi coche y desde entonces, he gastado tanto tiempo buscando otro en internet. A pesar de todo sigo utilizando el coche de San Fernando , que anda bastante lentamente.

Without exagerrating, the last few days have been difficult, because the day before yesterday I sold my car. Since then I have wasted ever so much time looking for another on the internet . In spite of everything I now just have Shank's Pony, which is rather slow.

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updated Mar 9, 2013
edited by mcl020
posted by annierats
Poor thing! I hate shopping for a new/used car...it's the worst! - --Mariana--, Mar 9, 2013
Yes, especially when it has to be very second-hand. - annierats, Mar 9, 2013
Hope you'll find one soon! There were some typos in the English sentences that I edited for you (I hope you don't mind) ;-) - mcl020, Mar 9, 2013
3
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De vez en cuando, suelo exagerar mis calificaciones en mi resumen, pero solo un poco.

Once in a while, I tend to exaggerate my qualifications in my résumé, but only a little.

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updated Mar 9, 2013
edited by Noetol
posted by Noetol
;-))) - mcl020, Mar 9, 2013
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Don't exaggerate this is not a watermelon.

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updated Mar 10, 2013
posted by shish75
O Shishy, you grew melongrapes ;-))) - mcl020, Mar 10, 2013