Vocab Info

N1 な-Adjective

(おお)げさ

grandiose, exaggerated

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    • Word Type

      な-Adjective

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      形容動詞

    Examples

    • (かれ)(はなし)はいつも(おお)げさで、(しん)じられない。

      His stories are always exaggerated and unbelievable. {grandiose, exaggerated}

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    • (わたし)(おお)げさな(かざ)()けには(ひん)()いと(おも)います。

      I think there is no taste in grandiose decorations. {grandiose, exaggerated}

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    • 子供(こども)のドッキリに(たい)して(おお)げさに(おどろ)いてみせました。

      I exaggeratedly pretended to be surprised at the child's prank. {grandiose, exaggerated}

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    • 芸能人(げいのうじん)不倫(ふりん)について(おお)げさに()くような週刊(しゅうかん)()下品(げひん)です。

      Tabloids that write in a grandiose manner about celebrities' affairs are vulgar. {grandiose, exaggerated}

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    • (おお)げさな(はなし)ではなく、詐欺(さぎ)(ぜん)財産(ざいさん)(うしな)ってしまう高齢(こうれい)(しゃ)(おお)くいます。

      This is not an exaggerated story, there are many elderly people who lose all their property due to fraud. {grandiose, exaggerated}

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