How to Say "exaggerating" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “exaggerating” is “exagerando” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
English → SpanishA2
verbA2
stating something as greater than it actually is
Examples
No te creo, estás exagerando.
I don't believe you, you're exaggerating.
Él siempre termina exagerando lo que pasó.
He always ends up exaggerating what happened.
Estás exagerando el problema; no es tan grave.
You are overstating the problem; it isn't that serious.
The '-ando' ending
In Spanish, adding '-ando' to a verb that ends in '-ar' is just like adding '-ing' in English. It describes an action that is happening right now.
Using it alone
Mistake: “Saying 'Yo exagerando.'”
Correction: Say 'Estoy exagerando.' Just like in English, you usually need a helper verb like 'to be' (estar) to make sense.
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