Translation of hyperbole – English–Swedish dictionary
hyperbole
noun
/(British) haiˈpəːbəli; (American) haiˈpəːrbəliː/ ●
a way of describing something to give the impression that it is bigger, better etc than it really is; exaggeration
(Translation of hyperbole from the PASSWORD English–Swedish Dictionary © 2023 K Dictionaries Ltd)
Examples of hyperbole
hyperbole
As technological advances were linked through popular scientific articles and advertising hyperbole to "master voices," sound-recording technology took on important cultural meanings and duties.
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The occasional tendency toward hyperbole is likely purposeful, attempting to sway a readership entrenched in the standard doctrine regarding hallucinations.
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They contribute more to hyperbole than to accuracy.
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But the best way to do that is surely not by uncritical hyperbole but by sympathetic and searching advocacy of the music.
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He is to be admired for his perseverance and commitment though these very qualities have on occasion led to a tendency to hyperbole.
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I can, in principle, see the value of hyperbole in certain rhetorical situations.
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The book continues the tradition of polarization through hyperbole that threatens to run developmental psycholinguistics into the ground.
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Its style, of letting the information ' speak for itself ' without hyperbole or alarmist commentary, is admirable.
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Translations of hyperbole
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abartı, olduğundan farklı gösterme, mübalağa…
hyperbole…
hyperbool…
nadsázka…
hyperbol, overdrivelse…
hiperbola…
การพูดเกินจริง…
sự cường điệu…
hiperbola, przesadnia, hyperbola…
hiperbola…
die Übertreibung…
hyperbole…
гіпербола…
преувеличение…
