overstate

I may have overstated things when I described my husband as a decent man.
J'ai exagéré en décrivant mon mari comme un honnête homme.
I think Alexander may have overstated his qualifications.
Je pense qu'Alexander a peut-être exagéré ses compétences.
So clearly, apocalyptically-minded authors have overstated the case.
Manifestement, les auteurs catastrophistes ont exagéré l'affaire.
I may have overstated things when I described my husband as a decent man.
J'ai peut-être été excessive quand j'ai défini mon mari comme respectable.
Iraq has challenged the use of simulations, asserting that the simulations have been improperly performed or have overstated the loss.
L'Iraq a contesté le recours à ces simulations, affirmant qu'elles n'avaient pas été bien menées ou avaient surestimé les pertes.
He may have overstated our generosity, but that was a stinging indictment of the EU’s attitude to countries such as this.
Il a peut-être surestimé notre générosité, mais c’était une accusation cinglante contre l’attitude de l’UE envers des pays tels que celui-là.
In this sense it is clear that we have overstated, and still overstate, the Eurosceptic aspect and people’s positions on Europe.
En ce sens, il est clair que nous avons exagéré et exagérons toujours le côté eurosceptique ainsi que les positions de la population en Europe.
The Board is concerned, however, that the original needs assessment may have overstated requirements or the capacity to implement them.
Le Comité se demande toutefois si on n'a pas à l'origine surévalué les besoins d'une part et les capacités d'utilisation de nouveaux modules d'autre part.
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