Meaning & usage
と言っても follows a quoted statement or clause and means that saying it is not an exaggeration, typically in the patterns と言っても過言ではない or と言っても言い過ぎではない. It frames the preceding claim as fair, even if it sounds strong.
Example sentences 8
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スミス夫人はテレビ中毒と言っても言い過ぎではない。
It's not an exaggeration to say that Mrs. Smith is addicted to TV.
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彼の話はばかばかしいと言ってもいいくらいだった。
His speech verged on the ridiculous.
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彼は一流の作家であると言っても過言ではない。
It is no exaggeration to say that he is a first-rate writer.
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一度失われた時間は決して取り戻せないと言っても過言ではない。
It is not too much to say that time once lost can never be recovered.
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彼は天才だと言っても差しつかえないだろう。
It may safely be said that he is a genius.
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今は車の時代だと言っても過言ではない。
It is not too much to say that this is the age of cars.
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彼にとって、妻は彼の命そのものだったと言っても決して大げさではない。
It is no exaggeration to say that, as far as he was concerned, his wife was life itself to him.
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彼は本の虫と言ってもいいような人だ。
He is what you might call a bookworm.