hyperbole

[US]/haɪˈpɜːbəli/
[UK]/haɪˈpɜːrbəli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. overdrivelsesteknik, retorisk virkemiddel, overdrevet udtryk
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Example Sentences

to express with hyperbole

at udtrykke med overdrivelse

American humor is founded largely on hyperbole.

Amerikansk humor er i vid udstrækning baseret på overdrivelse.

aggrandise, amplify, bombastic, grandiloquent, grandiose, hyperbole, rhetorical, turgid.

aggrandise, forstærke, bombastisk, grandiloquent, grandiose, hyperbel, retorisk, turgid.

The exterior element of the product almost by complete oversight, do not have any hyperbole to be decorated flightily, what all work state it seems that is a kind of reflection contrail.

Det ydre element af produktet, næsten ved fuldstændig forsømmelse, har ingen overdrivelse til at være dekoreret letfærdigt, hvilket får det hele til at virke som en slags refleksionsstrømhale.

Her love for chocolate is not just a preference, it's a hyperbole.

Hendes kærlighed til chokolade er ikke kun et præference, det er en overdrivelse.

He used hyperbole to describe the size of the fish he caught.

Han brugte overdrivelse til at beskrive størrelsen på fisken, han fangede.

The comedian's jokes are full of hyperbole for comedic effect.

Komikerens vittigheder er fulde af overdrivelse for komisk effekt.

She claimed to have a million things to do, but it was just hyperbole.

Hun hævdede at have en million ting at gøre, men det var bare en overdrivelse.

The advertisement used hyperbole to exaggerate the benefits of the product.

Reklamen brugte overdrivelse til at overdrive produktets fordele.

His story about the haunted house was filled with hyperbole.

Hans historie om det hjemsøgte hus var fyldt med overdrivelse.

The politician's promises were dismissed as hyperbole by the public.

Politikerens løfter blev afvist som overdrivelse af offentligheden.

The book's description of the storm was a hyperbole of nature's fury.

Bogens beskrivelse af stormen var en overdrivelse af naturens vrede.

She used hyperbole to emphasize the importance of the project.

Hun brugte overdrivelse til at understrege vigtigheden af projektet.

The hyperbole in his speech made it difficult to separate fact from fiction.

Overdrivelsen i hans tale gjorde det svært at skelne fakta fra fiktion.

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