Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
exagerar la situación
English translation:
to blow the situation out of proportion
Added to glossary by
María Alejandra Funes
Jan 31, 2003 18:54
21 yrs ago
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Spanish term
exagerar la situación
Non-PRO
Spanish to English
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"El Estado junto con la policía local ha mencionado que las mujeres han **exagerado la situación**. El procurador del Estado de Chihuahua, Jesús Solís, declaró: “El problema de la violencia contra la mujer no es solamente un problema en Ciudad Juárez; hay otras ciudades donde la situación es peor”."
¿Puede ser "overreact"?
Desde ya, muchísimas gracias a todos :-)
¿Puede ser "overreact"?
Desde ya, muchísimas gracias a todos :-)
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
+6
3 mins
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have blown the situation out of (all) proportion
Es lo primero que se me ocurre.
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Note added at 2003-01-31 18:58:28 (GMT)
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Venceremos #57
... The media have blown the situation out of proportion with the intention of creating
panic among the Chilean population and at the same time building antagonism ...
www.cislac.org.au/chile/v57Mapuche_people_struggle.htm - 6k - Cached - Similar pages
Denver Post.com
... & Tours in Denver, is chagrined at headlines over a virus outbreak on cruise ships
in recent weeks, saying they have blown the situation out of proportion. ...
www.denverpost.com/Stories/ 0,1413,36%257E10490%257E1045388,00.html - 46k - Cached - Similar pages
Contamination steals 28 km of coastline
... the 1970s. Dr Refalo added that the Labour media have blown the situation
out of proportion and have created a negative image. He ...
www.maltatoday.com.mt/2001/0722/top2.html - 11k - Cached - Similar pages
IMT :: Latest News
... He thinks the media have blown the situation out of proportion and whatever
issues there are he would prefer to keep it between himself and the team. ...
www.itsmillartime.com/files/latestnews.htm - 15k - 29 Jan 2003 - Cached - Similar pages
Article: Stress Reduction - How to Diffuse Agressive or Hostile ...
... Any aggressive, dramatic or exaggerated reaction to an event is a sure sign that
the person has blown the situation out of proportion and is experiencing a ...
www.inspiredliving.com/business/diffuse-hostile.htm - 9k - Cached - Similar pages
MNLF Home Page
... last week, Megawati blasted the domestic press for its coverage of the workers in
Nunukan, saying that journalists had blown the situation out of proportion. ...
mnlf.net/Sabah%20Exodus/ Nunukan%20remains%20humanitarian%20emergency%20-%20Jakarta%20Post.htm - 23k - Cached - Similar pages
Apocalypse How: December 01, 2002 Archives
... We had been there maybe 10 minutes at this point, and we had just gotten
our drinks. Of course he had blown the situation out of proportion. ...
www.apocalypsehow.com/archives/2002_12_01.html - 10k - Cached - Similar pages
Add Verb Productions
... with John. What? You think I’ve blown the situation out of proportion?
Well, there have been some recent developments. John put ...
home.att.net/~cathy.plourde/dudes.htm - 21k - Cached - Similar pages
America Responds to Terrorism -- Constitutional Rights Foundation
... Opinion polls call for tougher action. Critics claim that media coverage
has blown the situation out of proportion. Others are not so sure. ...
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Note added at 2003-01-31 18:58:28 (GMT)
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Venceremos #57
... The media have blown the situation out of proportion with the intention of creating
panic among the Chilean population and at the same time building antagonism ...
www.cislac.org.au/chile/v57Mapuche_people_struggle.htm - 6k - Cached - Similar pages
Denver Post.com
... & Tours in Denver, is chagrined at headlines over a virus outbreak on cruise ships
in recent weeks, saying they have blown the situation out of proportion. ...
www.denverpost.com/Stories/ 0,1413,36%257E10490%257E1045388,00.html - 46k - Cached - Similar pages
Contamination steals 28 km of coastline
... the 1970s. Dr Refalo added that the Labour media have blown the situation
out of proportion and have created a negative image. He ...
www.maltatoday.com.mt/2001/0722/top2.html - 11k - Cached - Similar pages
IMT :: Latest News
... He thinks the media have blown the situation out of proportion and whatever
issues there are he would prefer to keep it between himself and the team. ...
www.itsmillartime.com/files/latestnews.htm - 15k - 29 Jan 2003 - Cached - Similar pages
Article: Stress Reduction - How to Diffuse Agressive or Hostile ...
... Any aggressive, dramatic or exaggerated reaction to an event is a sure sign that
the person has blown the situation out of proportion and is experiencing a ...
www.inspiredliving.com/business/diffuse-hostile.htm - 9k - Cached - Similar pages
MNLF Home Page
... last week, Megawati blasted the domestic press for its coverage of the workers in
Nunukan, saying that journalists had blown the situation out of proportion. ...
mnlf.net/Sabah%20Exodus/ Nunukan%20remains%20humanitarian%20emergency%20-%20Jakarta%20Post.htm - 23k - Cached - Similar pages
Apocalypse How: December 01, 2002 Archives
... We had been there maybe 10 minutes at this point, and we had just gotten
our drinks. Of course he had blown the situation out of proportion. ...
www.apocalypsehow.com/archives/2002_12_01.html - 10k - Cached - Similar pages
Add Verb Productions
... with John. What? You think I’ve blown the situation out of proportion?
Well, there have been some recent developments. John put ...
home.att.net/~cathy.plourde/dudes.htm - 21k - Cached - Similar pages
America Responds to Terrorism -- Constitutional Rights Foundation
... Opinion polls call for tougher action. Critics claim that media coverage
has blown the situation out of proportion. Others are not so sure. ...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "¡Gracias, Vanina!"
+1
2 mins
mónica alfonso
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657
overstate the situation
I think it reflects better the idea.
Good luck!!
Good luck!!
+4
4 mins
exaggerated the situation, overreacted, blown the situation out of proportion
a couple of choices for you-
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Note added at 2003-01-31 19:54:50 (GMT)
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even just \"overdo\"
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Note added at 2003-01-31 19:54:50 (GMT)
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even just \"overdo\"
Peer comment(s):
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Rosa Garcia
: mrsrag1981
38 mins
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Jamiewalke
40 mins
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Ana Carneiro
: overreacted, I would say
5 hrs
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Ramiro Tamayo
22 hrs
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+5
4 mins
Michèle Gervais
El Salvador
El Salvador
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Related KudoZ points
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48
exaggerate the situation
Exagerar es una cosa y overreact es otra. En este contexto yo usaría "have exaggerated the situation"
Peer comment(s):
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Refugio
: Nice and straightforward. Exaggerate is descriptive, overreact is active.
55 mins
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Thanks, Ruth
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Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
: this is the most obvious one. C'mon!
1 hr
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Thanks, Jane!
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Jamiewalke
: exactly what I meant when I agreed with the above
3 hrs
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Thanks, Jamie
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Paul Roige (X)
: word by word :-)
11 hrs
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Thanks, Paul
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Belinda Adams
19 hrs
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Thanks, Belinda
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+1
9 mins
Monica Colangelo
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1042
+1
29 mins
Mariana Solanet
Argentina
Argentina
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Related KudoZ points
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117
overreact or overstate
Cualquiera de los términos va bien para tu contexto.
The women have overreacted. No hace falta traducir situación.
Or: the women have overstated the issue.
Suerte!
Mariana
The women have overreacted. No hace falta traducir situación.
Or: the women have overstated the issue.
Suerte!
Mariana
51 mins
Susana Galilea
United States
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Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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1475
to paint an exaggerated picture of the situation
Otra opción...
Teens Can Refuse Gang Membership Without Serious Harm, Study Says - ... Huff said. Media accounts of gang killings and serious assaults on youths who refuse to join a gang paint an exaggerated picture.. ...
http://www.acs.ohio-state.edu/units/research/
Laszlo Horvath Interview by Cindy Penn - ... But I don’t want to paint an exagerated rosy picture – lookout out life is also filled with serious psychological challenges. ...
http://www.wordweaving.com/featuremay02_02.ht
Teens Can Refuse Gang Membership Without Serious Harm, Study Says - ... Huff said. Media accounts of gang killings and serious assaults on youths who refuse to join a gang paint an exaggerated picture.. ...
http://www.acs.ohio-state.edu/units/research/
Laszlo Horvath Interview by Cindy Penn - ... But I don’t want to paint an exagerated rosy picture – lookout out life is also filled with serious psychological challenges. ...
http://www.wordweaving.com/featuremay02_02.ht
Peer comment(s):
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Jamiewalke
: far too poetice. There is no mention of these women 'painting' ie. describing their situation. They misinterpreted it!
2 hrs
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3 hrs
Jamiewalke
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Works in: Portuguese to English, Spanish to English, English, and 2 more.
making a mountain out of a molehill.
In British English, (not sure whether my American friends will agree with me), we have this expression. It means to make something appear worse than it seems - or, to make a mountain out of a molehill (a molehill is the little mound of Earth thrown up by burrowing creatures).
I hope there are some British colleagues out there to agree with me!
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Note added at 2003-01-31 22:39:49 (GMT)
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Conjugated in this context, the text would read,
\'have made a mountain out of a molehill/ or have been making a mountain out of a molehill.\'
I hope there are some British colleagues out there to agree with me!
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Note added at 2003-01-31 22:39:49 (GMT)
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Conjugated in this context, the text would read,
\'have made a mountain out of a molehill/ or have been making a mountain out of a molehill.\'
1 day 10 hrs
overreact
that the women have "overreacted"...
I think your original idea was right-on. Unlike some of the other translations offered, the word "overreact" gets the idea across clearly, without being obstrusive or overassuming.
I think your original idea was right-on. Unlike some of the other translations offered, the word "overreact" gets the idea across clearly, without being obstrusive or overassuming.
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