understate

un·der·state  (ndr-stt)

v. un·der·stat·ed, un·der·stat·ing, un·der·states

v.tr.

1. To state with less completeness or truth than seems warranted by the facts.

2. To express with restraint or lack of emphasis, especially ironically or for rhetorical effect.

3. To state (a quantity, for example) that is too low: understate corporate financial worth.

v.intr.

To give an understatement.

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understate [ˌʌndəˈsteɪt]

vb

1. to state (something) in restrained terms, often to obtain an ironic effect

2. to state that (something, such as a number) is less than it is

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

understate - represent as less significant or important downplay, minimise, minimize inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights" trivialise, trivialize - make trivial or insignificant; "Don't trivialize the seriousness of the issue!" exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, overstate, amplify, magnify, overdraw - to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"

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understate

verb play down, diminish, minimize, downgrade, talk down (informal), sell short (informal), soft-pedal (informal), underemphasize The government chooses to understate the increase in prices.
exaggerate, overstate, talk up (informal)

Translations

understate [ˈʌndəˈsteɪt] VT

1. (= underestimate) [+ rate, level, growth] → subestimar
these estimates understate the size of the problem → estos pronósticos subestiman las dimensiones del problema

2. (= underplay) → quitar importancia a
the authorities originally understated the disaster → las autoridades inicialmente quitaron importancia al desastre
to describe it as a triumph is to understate the orchestra's achievement → describirlo como un triunfo es no dar su merecida importancia a lo que ha logrado la orquesta

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understate [ˌʌndə^rˈsteɪt] vt → minimiser

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understate

vt → herunterspielen; to understate one’s case → untertreiben

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understate [ˌʌndəˈsteɪt] vt → minimizzare, sminuire

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understate

v understate [andəˈsteit]

to state less than the truth about (something) She has understated her difficulties. versag, verklein يَصَرِّح بِشَكلٍ أقل مما يَجِب омаловажвам minimalizovat underdrive untertreiben παρουσιάζω κτ. μετριασμένα, με τρόπο που δεν ανταποκρίνεται πλήρως στην πραγματικότητα atenuar, minimizar; subestimar pehmendama, väiksemana esitama کوچکتر یا کمتر از واقعیت نشان دادن vähätellä minimiser לְהַמעִיט בְּ- कम कर के बताना, का महत्व कम करना ublažiti (el)bagatellizál draga úr minimizzare 控え目に言う 삼가서 말하다 švelniau pavaizduoti noklusēt; nepateikt visu menaksir sst kurang drpd yg sebenarnya (zich) zwak uitdrukken underdrive umniejszyć atenuar a minimaliza преуменьшать minimalizovať zadržano se izraziti ublažiti bagatellisera, underdriva กล่าวถึงอย่างไม่เต็มที่ olduğundan daha önemsiz göstermek, küçümsemek 未如實說出，輕描淡寫 применшувати واقعہ کو گھٹا کر بيان کرنا nói giảm đi 没有如实地陈述, 打着折扣说

n underˈstatement

It's an understatement to say he's foolish – he's quite mad. versagting تَصْريح مُقَلَّل омаловажаване slabé označení underdrivelse die Untertreibung μετριασμένη παρουσίαση της πραγματικότητας atenuación; subestimación vähendamine, alahindamine کم نمایی vähätelmä, vähättelevä ilmaus affirmation en dessous de la vérité לְשוֹן הַמעָטָה न्यूनोक्ति ublažavanje ez kevesebbet mond a valóságnál, szépítő körülmény úrdráttur (dichiarazione incompleta) 控え目の表現 삼가는 말(표현) švelnus pasakymas nepietiekams novērtējums; atturīgs izteikums kenyataan yg kurang benar understatement underdrivelse; undervurdering niedopowiedzenie meia verdade atenuare (a faptelor) преуменьшение nedocenenie, zľahčenie, málo nezadostna navedba suzdržan iskaz underdrift, understatement ถ้อยคำที่บรรยายน้อยกว่าความเป็นจริง olduğundan daha hafif gösterme 非如實陳述，輕描淡寫 зменшення گھٹا کر بيان کرنے کا عمل sự nói nhẹ đi 陈述