Spanish Conversation · Level 111
59 words
Spanish word
sobrevalorar
Pronunciation
IPA/soβɾeβaloˈɾaɾ/
Meaning
- verboverestimate
Example
No debemos sobrevalorar sus logros.
We should not overestimate their achievements.
More examples
No hay que sobrevalorar la opinión de los expertos.
We shouldn't overestimate the opinion of experts.
Core concept
Elevating someone or something beyond their true worth.
Common phrases
sobrevalorar a alguien
overestimate someone
sobrevalorar la importancia
overestimate the importance
Similar words
sobreestimar: Estimate ability, amount, or value as higher than it really is.
exagerar: Make a fact, quality, or event seem larger or more extreme than it is.
idealizar: Picture someone or something as better or more perfect than it really is.
valorar: Assign a value or worth to someone or something based on its qualities.
Definition in Spanish
Considerar que alguien o algo tiene más valor, mérito o capacidad de los que realmente posee.
Word origin
From Spanish sobre- 'over' plus valorar 'to value', ultimately from Latin valor 'worth', and it denotes assigning too much value to someone or something.
Usage tips
- A transitive verb that requires a direct object and normally uses the preposition a before a following person.
Other meanings
- overvalueverb
- overrateverb
Opposites
- subestimarunderestimateverb
- infravalorarundervalueverb
Related words
- sobrevaloraciónoverestimationnoun
- sobrevaloradooverestimatedadjective