Polyglot Dictionary

übertreiben

/yːbɐˈtʁaɪ̯bn̩/

verb B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
übertreibt
past
übertrieb
perfect
hat übertrieben

Meaning

  1. to exaggerate

    • Du übertreibst maßlos.

      You are exaggerating enormously.

    • Du übertreibst maßlos, so schlimm war es nicht. Das war ein kleiner Kratzer.

      You are exaggerating enormously, it was not that bad. It was a small scratch.

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Similar words

aufbauschen

Aufbauschen is blowing a small issue out of proportion, making it seem bigger than it is; übertreiben is the general word for exaggerating anything, including over-complimenting.

Similar in other languages

French

exagérer

exagérer is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to exaggerate."

Portuguese

exagerar

exagerar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to exaggerate."

Practice

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