underplay

(ŭn'dər-plā', ŭn'dər-plā')

v., -played, -play·ing, -plays.

v.tr.

1. To act (a role) subtly or with restraint.
2. To present or deal with subtly or with restraint; play down.

v.intr.

1. To act a role subtly or with restraint.
2. Games. To play a low card while holding a higher card in the same suit.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: act (a role) with great restraint
  Synonym: underact

Meaning #2: play a card lower than (a held high card)

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - underspille
v. intr. - underspille

Nederlands (Dutch)
bagatelliseren, een lage kaart uitspelen, ingehouden spelen (drama)

Français (French)
v. tr. - (gén) minimiser, (Théât) jouer (qch) de manière plate
v. intr. - (Théât) jouer de manière plate

Deutsch (German)
v. - zurückhaltend spielen, herunterspielen, (einer Sache) nicht gerecht werden

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (για ρόλους) παίζω άψυχα/άτονα

Italiano (Italian)
minimizzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - jogar uma carta baixa

Русский (Russian)
исполнять роль невыразительно, умышленно не брать взятку в карточной игре

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - representar mal, jugar una carta más baja que
v. intr. - actuar sin énfasis (en un drama)

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - spela ut ett lägre kort än, bagatellisera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
大牌不出而出小牌, 表演不充分, 对...轻描淡写, 表演角色不充分

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 大牌不出而出小牌, 表演不充分, 對...輕描淡寫
v. intr. - 表演角色不充分

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 소극적으로 연기하다
v. intr. - 소극적으로 연기하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 控え目に演じる, 過小評価する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) امسك عن, اقل باهميه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮המעיט בחשיבות של, לא הבליט, שיחק משחק מרוסן (בתיאטרון)‬
v. intr. - ‮שיחק (בתיאטרון) מתוך ריסון‬

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