understatement

un·der·state·ment

 (ŭn′dər-stāt′mənt, ŭn′dər-stāt′-)

n.

1. A disclosure or statement that is less than complete.

2. Restraint or lack of emphasis in expression, as for rhetorical effect.

3. Restraint in artistic expression.

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understatement

(ˌʌndəˈsteɪtmənt)

n

the act or an instance of stating something in restrained terms, or as less than it is

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

understatement - a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day" litotes, meiosis - understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary); "saying `I was not a little upset' when you mean `I was very upset' is an example of litotes" overstatement, exaggeration, magnification - making to seem more important than it really is

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understatement

noun

1. euphemism, trivialization To say I'm disappointed is an understatement.

2. restraint, reserve, subtlety, delicacy, underplaying, understatedness, underemphasis typical British understatement

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Translations

تَصْريح مُقَلَّل

slabé označení

underdrivelse

Untertreibung

litote

ez kevesebbet mond a valóságnálszépítõ körülmény

úrdráttur

affermazione inadeguataeufemismo

underdrivelseundervurdering

slabé označenie

olduğundan daha hafif gösterme

有保留地陈述轻描淡写

understatement

[ˈʌndəˌsteɪtmənt] N

1. (= underestimate) [of rate, level, growth] → subestimación f
these figures are an understatement → estas cifras son una subestimación

2. (= not exaggeration) I think that's something of an understatement → creo que eso es quedarse corto
to say I'm disappointed is an understatement → decir que estoy desilusionado es quedarse corto
interesting? that's the understatement of the year! → ¿interesante? ¡eso es quedarse corto!

3. (= restraint) → moderación f
typical British understatement → la típica moderación británica, el típico comedimiento británico (frm)

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understatement

[ˈʌndə^rsteɪtmənt] n
That's an understatement → C'est bien peu dire., Le terme est faible.
To say I'm disappointed is an understatement → Dire que je suis déçu serait un euphémisme.
that's the understatement of the year! → c'est bien le moins qu'on puisse dire!

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understatement

n → Untertreibung f, → Understatement nt

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understatement

[ˈʌndəˌsteɪtmənt] n → understatement m inv
that's an understatement! → a dir poco!

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understate

(andəˈsteit) verb

to state less than the truth about (something). She has understated her difficulties. versag, verklein يَصَرِّح بِشَكلٍ أقل مما يَجِب омаловажвам atenuar minimalizovat untertreiben underdrive 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 mengungkapkan sedikit 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 نيمګړې ويل، په نيمه خوله ويل، دحقيقت نه كم ويل 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，轻描淡写地说

ˌunderˈstatement noun

It's an understatement to say he's foolish – he's quite mad. versagting تَصْريح مُقَلَّل омаловажаване suavizada slabé označení die Untertreibung underdrivelse μετριασμένη παρουσίαση της πραγματικότητας atenuación; subestimación vähendamine, alahindamine کم نمایی vähättely affirmation en dessous de la vérité לְשוֹן הַמעָטָה न्यूनोक्ति ublažavanje ez kevesebbet mond a valóságnál, szépítő körülmény pernyataan kurang lengkap úrdráttur (dichiarazione incompleta) 控え目の表現 삼가는 말(표현) švelnus pasakymas nepietiekams novērtējums; atturīgs izteikums kenyataan yg kurang benar understatementunderdrivelse; undervurdering niedopowiedzenie نيمګړې وينا، دحقيقت نه كمه وينا 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 有保留地陈述，轻描淡写

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