overdraw

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de retirer d'un compte bancaire une somme supérieure au solde disponible, ou pour exagérer quelque chose.

A verb used to indicate the act of withdrawing more money from a bank account than is available, or to exaggerate or overstate something.

verbe irrégulier

1. Exceed bank balanceB2formal

   To withdraw more money from a bank account than the available balance.

   découvrir son compte

   • He accidentally overdrew his checking account by $50.
   • The bank charges a fee if you overdraw your account.
   • She tried to avoid overdrawing by checking her balance first.

   Synonymesoverdraft

2. Exaggerate or overstateC1formal

   To describe something in a way that makes it seem larger, more important, or more extreme than it really is.

   Exagérer, amplifier

   • The journalist overdrew the significance of the minor incident.
   • He tends to overdraw his achievements in conversations.
   • The report overdrew the potential risks of the new policy.

   Synonymesamplifyembellishexaggeratehyperbolizeinflatemagnifyoverdooveremphasizeoverplayoverstate

   Antonymesdownplayminimizeunderstate