A2🔤 Letters D & E
Italian word
esagerare
to exaggerate; to overdo something; to go too far
Looks like
to exaggerate
to make something seem larger or better than it is
⚠️ The trap
Good match, but 'esagerare' in Italian is commonly used to mean 'to go too far' or 'to overdo it': 'Hai esagerato con il sale' = 'You overdid it with the salt'. English 'exaggerate' doesn't carry this exact sense.
To say "to make something seem larger or better than it is" in Italian:
esagerare
"esagerare" in English means:
to exaggerate; to overdo something; to go too far
Example
"Non esagerare, non è poi così grave."
"Don't exaggerate, it's not that serious."
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