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Usages of übertreiben
Zwischen zwei Freunden entsteht ein Missverständnis, wenn jemand eine Lüge übertreibt.
A misunderstanding arises between two friends when someone exaggerates a lie.
Sie sagt, sie wolle nicht übertreiben, aber ihr Kopf mache aus allem ein Problem.
She says she doesn’t want to exaggerate, but her head turns everything into a problem.
Mein Kopf übertreibt manchmal kleine Probleme, aber ein Spaziergang im Park hilft mir.
My head sometimes exaggerates small problems, but a walk in the park helps me.
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