To minimize the significance of; play down: downplayed the bad news.
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To minimize the significance of; play down: downplayed the bad news.
The verb has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
represent as less significant or important
Synonyms: understate, minimize, minimise
Meaning #2:
understate the importance or quality of
Synonyms: background, play down
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - nedtone, bagatellisere
Nederlands (Dutch)
bagatelliseren, onbelangrijk maken
Français (French)
v. tr. - minimiser l'importance de
Deutsch (German)
v. - bagatellisieren, verharmlosen
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - μειώνω τη σημασία, ελαχιστοποιώ
Italiano (Italian)
minimizzare
Português (Portuguese)
v. - fazer parecer menos importante
Русский (Russian)
преуменьшать значение
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - minimizar, quitar importancia a
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - bagatellisera
中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
不予重视
中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 不予重視
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 어림짐작하다, 멸시하다
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يظهر شئ على أنه ليس مهما على عكس ما هو صحيح
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - המעיט בחשיבות, הצניע
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