exagerar

Senses

1. 1.

   to exaggerate

   to overstate or magnify something beyond the truth

2. 2.

   to overdo

   to do something to excess or beyond what is reasonable

3. 3.

   to go overboard

   to go too far with something

Examples

• "Acho que você está exagerando um pouco na história."

  I think you're exaggerating a bit in the story.

• "Ela exagerou na bebida ontem à noite."

  She overdid it with the drinking last night.

• "Não exagera no sal, por favor."

  Don't overdo it with the salt, please.

Usage

Very common verb in everyday Brazilian Portuguese. Often used with preposition "em" (exagerar em algo) or "no/na" (exagerar no sal). Can be used both transitively and intransitively. The expression "sem exagero" (without exaggeration) is frequently used to emphasize truthfulness.