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underwhelm

 
Dictionary: un·der·whelm   (ŭn'dər-hwĕlm', -wĕlm') pronunciation
 
tr.v., -whelmed, -whelm·ing, -whelms.

To fail to excite, stimulate, or impress: “He is just as entitled to be underwhelmed by the prospect of reigning over a fourth-class nation as the rest of us are by the prospect of living in it” (Peter Jay).

[UNDER– + (OVER)WHELM.]


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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - ikke imponere, ikke gøre indtryk

Nederlands (Dutch)
koud laten

Français (French)
v. tr. - décevoir franchement

Deutsch (German)
v. - nicht beeindrucken

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - απογοητεύω, διαψεύδω

Italiano (Italian)
lasciar freddo

Português (Portuguese)
v. - não despertar interesse

Русский (Russian)
не произвести должного впечатления

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - impresionar muy poco

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - inte imponera på

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
未给...留下深刻印象

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 未給...留下深刻印象

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 실망시키다, ~에게 감동을 주지 못하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 白けさせる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) فشل في ترك الاثر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮לא עשה רושם‬


 
 
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