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ugqithiso

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exaggeration

naamwoord

Ugqithiso lugabadelo lwentetho olufanele lusetyenziswe ngobulumko, kungenjalo luya kuqondwa phosakeleyo.
Hyperbole is exaggeration, which must be used discreetly or it could be misunderstood.

overkill

verb noun

voorbeelde

Njengokuba sele ibonisiwe ngaphambili okanye ekuqaleni into yokuba kuya kubakho ugqithiso lomthomo wenqanawa oyilenganiswe ngeetoni lwenqanawa yokuthutha ipetroyile olukhoyo kwiminyaka ezayo.
As has already been shown earlier there will be an excess of tanker tonnage available for years to come.

Ugqithiso oluphambili lelokongezelela indawo engaphambili enqanaweni ekuhlala kuyo omatiloshe kunye nomgangatho ophakamileyo kwindawo esemva esikhepheni esinokuphucuka kulwandle.
A further development was the addition of a forecastle and poop, for improved seaworthiness.

Ukuthi kwakuya kuba “nokunyamezeleka” ngeTire neTsidon kwakunye neSodom neGomora “ngomhla womgwebo” kwakulugqithiso (ngenjongo yokubethelela ingongoma) uYesu awayengalindelanga ukuba luthatyathwe ngokoqobo, ngokungakumbi kunolunye ugqithiso olucacileyo awalusebenzisayo.
Saying that it would be “more endurable” for Tyre/ Sidon and Sodom/ Gomorrah “on Judgment Day” was a form of hyperbole (exaggeration to emphasize a point) that Jesus need not have intended to be taken literally, any more than other graphic hyperboles that he used.

Ukuba iibhetri zokulinganisa ubunzulu bolwandle zigcwaliswe kakhulu ngombane, ugqithiso lokuyotywa ngegesi luyenzeka (ukuguquka ibe ngumphunga) kwaye iqondo lesibane sombane luyehla.
When lead-acid batteries are overcharged, excessive gassing (evaporation) takes place and the electrolyte level will drop.

Ugqithiso lugabadelo lwentetho olufanele lusetyenziswe ngobulumko, kungenjalo luya kuqondwa phosakeleyo.
Hyperbole is exaggeration, which must be used discreetly or it could be misunderstood.

Ugqithiso loku khupha olwenziwa nasiso nasiphi isizathu lungancitshiswa ngokulwa inkuthalo kwinqanawa ekwindlela yenani.
Excessive heel from any cause will reduce the fighting efficiency of the ship in a number of ways.

(1 Timoti 6:17-19) UYesu wasebenzisa ugqithiso ukuze agxininise indlela ekunzima ngayo ngesityebi ukubeka uThixo ngaphambi kobuncwane nobumnandi bezinto eziphathekayo.—Luka 12:15-21.
(1 Timothy 6:17-19) Jesus’ use of exaggeration was to stress how hard it is for a rich man to put God before material wealth and comforts. —Luke 12:15-21.

Uhlobo lwesixhobo lwesiphekepheke esikhokelayo opho umgangatho wokusindulukisa unika ugqithiso lwesixhobo esisiphekepheke ekhaya kumandla esixhobo ekungabonisi xhoba. Sishunqulelwa ngokuba yi-'SAH'.
A type of radar missile homing where the launch platform provides radar transmissions and the missile homes in on the radar energy reflected off of the target. Abbreviated as 'SAH.'