Vocab Info

N1 Noun

過言(かごん)

exaggeration, saying too much, misstatement, slip of the tongue, blunt saying

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    • Word Type

      Noun

    • 単語の種類

      名詞

    Examples

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      世界一(せかいいち)(うつく)しい」という言葉(ことば)過言(かごん)です。

      The phrase "the most beautiful in the world" is an exaggeration. {exaggeration, saying too much, misstatement, slip of the tongue, blunt saying}

      • N1

      生徒(せいと)に「(きみ)天才(てんさい)だ」と()うのは過言(かごん)である。

      Saying "You are a genius" to a student is an exaggeration. {exaggeration, saying too much, misstatement, slip of the tongue, blunt saying}

      • N1

      あの優秀(ゆうしゅう)生徒(せいと)英語(えいご)(りょく)世界(せかい)通用(つうよう)すると()っても過言(かごん)ではない。

      It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the English skills of that excellent student are internationally applicable. {exaggeration, saying too much, misstatement, slip of the tongue, blunt saying}

      • N1

      ドレミの音階(おんかい)(おぼ)えた生徒(せいと)に「将来(しょうらい)音楽家(おんがくか)だ」と()うなんて、過言(かごん)です。

      To say "you'll be a musician in the future" to a student who has learned the Do-Re-Mi scale is an exaggeration. {exaggeration, saying too much, misstatement, slip of the tongue, blunt saying}

      • N1

      レシピを()ながら料理(りょうり)(つく)った弟子(でし)(たい)して一流(いちりゅう)料理(りょうり)(にん)だと()うのは過言(かごん)である。

      Saying that the apprentice who cooked while looking at the recipe is a first-class chef is an exaggeration. {exaggeration, saying too much, misstatement, slip of the tongue, blunt saying}

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