embroider

• Verbo usado para designar a ação de decorar tecido com agulha e linha, ou de acrescentar detalhes fictícios ou exagerados a uma história.

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.

   Bordar

   • 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.

   Sinônimosadorndecoratesewstitch

2. Exaggerate or embellishB2informal

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

   Embelezar

   • 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.

   Sinônimosaggrandizecolordress upelaborateembellishexaggeratefudgeinflatemagnifyoverstatepadstretch

   Antônimossimplifystrip