overstatement

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Oversættelse

n. overdrevet sprogbrug, et udtryk for noget, der går ud over, hvad der faktisk er sandt.

Eksempelsætninger

His claim of being the best player in the world is an overstatement.

Hans påstand om at være den bedste spiller i verden er en overdrivelse.

She made an overstatement about the success of her project.

Hun fremlagde en overdrivelse om succesen med sit projekt.

The politician's promises seemed like an overstatement.

Politikerens løfter virkede som en overdrivelse.

To say that she is perfect would be an overstatement.

At sige, at hun er perfekt, ville være en overdrivelse.

The company's profit margin was an overstatement due to accounting errors.

Virksomhedens resultatmargin var en overdrivelse på grund af regnskabsmæssige fejl.

He tends to make an overstatement when talking about his accomplishments.

Han har tendens til at overdrive, når han taler om sine præstationer.

The advertisement's claims were clearly an overstatement.

Reklamens påstande var tydeligt en overdrivelse.

Her description of the event was an overstatement of the facts.

Hendes beskrivelse af begivenheden var en overdrivelse af fakta.

The CEO's statement about the company's success was an overstatement.

Direktørinspektørens udtalelse om virksomhedens succes var en overdrivelse.

The movie's tagline was an overstatement of its quality.

Filmens tagline var en overdrivelse af dets kvalitet.

Virkelige Eksempler

Mr Simms is prone to overstatement, for example.

Hr. Simms er tilbøjelig til at overdrive, for eksempel.

Kilde: The Economist - Arts

" Surely that's a little bit of an overstatement? "

" Er det virkelig en overdrivelse?"

Kilde: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

The overstatement of $400 000 in inventory caused us to understate our cost of sales by the same amount.

Overdrivelsen af 400.000 dollars i lagerførte varer fik os til at undervurdere vores salgsomkostninger med det samme beløb.

Kilde: Comprehensive Guide to Financial English Speaking

But do you think that's an overstatement?

Men tror du, det er en overdrivelse?

Kilde: Financial Times Podcast

Well, " good" is probably an overstatement.

Nå, "godt" er sandsynligvis en overdrivelse.

Kilde: Homeland Season 2

Is that an overstatement, an understatement, or maybe just about right?

Er det en overdrivelse, en underdrivelse eller måske bare passende?

Kilde: Freakonomics

Let's take a look at what an overstatement might look like.

Lad os se på, hvordan en overdrivelse kan se ud.

Kilde: Khan Academy Open Course: English Grammar

And it's no overstatement to say our lives — and the lives of every other creature on Earth — depend on plants.

Og det er ingen overdrivelse at sige, at vores liv – og livet for hvert eneste andet væsen på Jorden – afhænger af planter.

Kilde: Crash Course Botany

But it’s no overstatement to say that the Paleozoic Era made life what it is today.

Men det er ingen overdrivelse at sige, at den paleozoiske æra gjorde livet til det, det er i dag.

Kilde: Journeys Through Geologic Time

Now, we know that that's an overstatement, but the point is 150 trillion, 100 trillion, that's a lot of money.

Nu ved vi, at det er en overdrivelse, men pointen er 150 billioner, 100 billioner, det er mange penge.

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