hyperbole

haɪˈpɜːrbəli
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Translation of hyperbole from English into Dutch

Noun

rhetoric

deliberate exaggeration for emphasis or effect in speech or writing
  • Saying 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse' is hyperbole.De uitspraak 'Ik heb zo'n honger dat ik een paard zou kunnen opeten' is hyperbool.
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Synonyms and analogies of hyperbole in English

Examples of hyperbole in a sentence

  • His story was full of hyperbole and exaggeration.

Translations of "hyperbole" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
hyperboolnmf.

Figures of speech can include hyperbole, irony, and personification.

Tot de stijlfiguren kunnen onder meer hyperbool, ironie en personificatie behoren.

I used to think a broken heart was just hyperbole.

Ik dacht altijd dat een gebroken hart een hyperbool was.

overdrijvingnf.

Knox is supposed to be some excuse the hyperbole thank you... bogeyman.

Knox wordt neergezet als sorry voor de overdrijving... dank je... boeman.

So the hyperbole is not actually surprising.

De overdrijving komt dus niet echt als een verrassing.

overdrijven

I will never cease to be amazed by the human capacity for hyperbole.

Ik sta perplex van het menselijke vermogen om te overdrijven.

Mason is indulging in his generation's regrettable tendency towards hyperbole.

Mason is dol op zijn generatie betreurenswaardige neiging tot overdrijven.

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hyperbole: Examples and translations in context

Using hyperbole is a figure of speech that exaggerates for dramatic effect.

Hyperbool is een stijlfiguur waarbij je bewust overdrijft voor een dramatisch effect.

Some models with bizarre geometric shapes are the hyperbole and the snifter.

Enkele bizarre modellen met geometrische vormen zijn de hyperbool en de snifter.

Of course what we did when faced with such outrageous hyperbole...

Wat we uiteraard deden ten overstaan van zulk buitensporig hyperbool...

I know that sounds like hyperbole, but...

Dat klinkt als een hyperbool, maar...

Avoid hyperbole and unsubstantiated claims at all costs.

Vermijd tot elke prijs hyperbool en ondeugdelijke beweringen.

I used to think a broken heart was just hyperbole.

Ik dacht altijd dat een gebroken hart een hyperbool was.

They're not shy of hyperbole as you can see.

Ze zaten toen niet verlegen om een beetje overdrijving.

However, hyperbole can turn to insanity.

Overdrijving kan echter uitmonden in waanzin.

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