Grammatical class

Verb

exagérer

to exaggerate

Details

Syllables

exa-gé-rer

Phonetics

ɛg.za.ʒe.ʁe

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

10957

Freq. (movies)

9248

Freq. (news)

22089

Sentences

Cesse d'exagérer.

Stop overreacting.

A1

Tu as l'habitude de tout exagérer.

You have a habit of exaggerating everything.

A1

Je t'ai dit un million de fois de ne pas exagérer.

I've told you a million times not to exaggerate.

A1

Arrête d'exagérer.

Stop exaggerating.

A2

Tu as tendance à exagérer.

You have a tendency to exaggerate.

A2

Je n’ai rien dit quand c’était seulement un peu de jalousie, mais là, tu exagères vraiment.

I didn't say anything when it was just a bit of jealousy, but now you're really going too far.

B1

Tom a tendance à exagérer.

Tom has a tendency to exaggerate.

B1

Le vieux a tendance à exagérer.

The old man tends to exaggerate.

B1

Il me semble qu'elle a tendance à exagérer.

It seems to me that she has a tendency to exaggerate.

B1

Ne le prends pas au pied de la lettre. Il a tendance à au.

Don't take it literally. He is inclined to exaggerate.

B1

Je ne souhaite pas exagérer.

I just don't want to overdo it.

B2

Il a tendance à dire des choses affreuses et à exagérer ses griefs.

He is apt to say atrocious things and to exaggerate his grievances.

B2