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superestimar

[su.per.es.ti.mar]
verb
overestimate
1. to estimate or evaluate something as being greater in value, importance, or capability than it actually is
Don't overestimate your abilities; be realistic about what you can accomplish.
Não superestime suas habilidades; seja realista sobre o que você pode realizar.
2. to assign too high a value or importance to someone or something
The critic tends to overestimate the quality of mainstream films.
O crítico tende a superestimar a qualidade dos filmes mainstream.
NYC Slang
overrate
Synonyms
sobrestimaravaliar em demasiaexagerar o valor demagnificar
Antonyms
subestimarminimizardepreciar

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
superestimar
standard usage throughout Brazil
São Paulo
superestimar
common in formal and informal contexts
Portugal
sobrestimar
more commonly used than superestimar in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

superestimar o valor de algo
superestimar a capacidade de alguém
não superestimar as circunstâncias
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