Spanish Conversation · Level 132
45 words
Spanish word
sobredimensionar
Pronunciation
IPA/soβɾeðimensjoˈnaɾ/
Meaning
- verboverestimate
Example
No debemos sobredimensionar sus capacidades.
We must not overestimate his abilities.
More examples
No hay que sobredimensionar la importancia de un comentario trivial.
One should not overestimate the importance of a trivial comment.
Core concept
A small risk blown up into a towering red warning icon.
Common phrases
sobredimensionar la importancia
overestimate the importance
sobredimensionar los riesgos
overestimate the risks
sobredimensionar las expectativas
overestimate the expectations
Similar words
sobrevalorar: Places excessive value on someone's merits or status when judging them.
sobreestimar: Gives an unrealistically high estimate of someone's abilities or potential.
idealizar: Sees someone through an idealized lens, ignoring ordinary faults.
Definition in Spanish
Valorar a alguien o algo en mayor grado del que corresponde en realidad.
Word origin
Compound of sobre 'over' and dimensionar (related to Latin dimensio 'measurement'), literally 'to give an excessively large measure' and so 'to overestimate'.
Usage tips
- Common collocations include expectativas, riesgos and capacidades, and translating sobredimensionar as 'oversize' is misleading in figurative contexts.
Other meanings
- exaggerateverb
- oversizeverb
Opposites
- subestimarunderestimateverb
- minimizarminimizeverb
Related words
- sobredimensionamientooverestimationnoun
- sobredimensionadooverestimatedadjective