embroider

• Verbe désignant l'action de décorer un tissu avec une aiguille et du fil, ou d'ajouter des détails inventés ou exagérés à un récit.

A verb used to indicate the act of decorating fabric with needle and thread, or to add fictitious or exaggerated details to a story.

1. Decorate with needleworkB1formalart

   To decorate fabric or cloth with needle and thread, creating patterns or designs.

   Broder (décorer avec du fil)

   • She learned to embroider flowers on a handkerchief.
   • The dress was beautifully embroidered with gold thread.
   • He spent hours embroidering a pattern on the pillowcase.

   Synonymesadorndecoratesewstitch

2. Exaggerate or embellishB2informal

   To add fictitious or exaggerated details to a story or account.

   enjoliver (un récit)

   • He tends to embroider his stories to make them more interesting.
   • She embroidered the truth about her travels.
   • Don't embroider the facts; just tell me what happened.

   Synonymesaggrandizecolordress upelaborateembellishexaggeratefudgeinflatemagnifyoverstatepadstretch

   Antonymessimplifystrip