die Übertreibung

Plural: die Übertreibungen
Based on: über, übertreiben
Noun
1.

the over-exaggeration

Examples
  • Das war doch eindeutig eine Übertreibung!
  • Come  on, that was clearly an exaggeration!

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Word of the Day – “treiben”

A thorough look at the meaning of 'treiben', all it's super common prefix versions and the connection to the English 'drive'. (*vocabulary increases)

Vocab: treiben, der Trieb, antreiben, der Antrieb, auftreibe, abtreiben, die Abtreibung, vertreiben, übertreiben, die Übertreibung, der Betrieb

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How many meanings does the German word 'Übertreibung' have?

Übertreibung has 1 distinct meaning: 1. the over-exaggeration.

What is the gender of 'Übertreibung'?

die

What is the plural of 'Übertreibung'?

die Übertreibungen

What is 'Übertreibung' related to?

The word 'Übertreibung' is related to über and übertreiben.

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Word of the Day – “treiben”
A thorough look at the meaning of 'treiben', all it's super common prefix versions and the connection to the English 'drive'. (*vocabulary increases)
Vocab: treiben, der Trieb, antreiben, der Antrieb, auftreibe, abtreiben, die Abtreibung, vertreiben, übertreiben, die Übertreibung, der Betrieb
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