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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesminimiser
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mini-mee-zay
"Il a tendance à minimiser l'importance de ce problème."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To make something appear less important than it actually is; to downplay or minimize.
"The government tried to underplay the severity of the economic crisis." - 2
To act a role or perform with deliberate restraint or lack of exaggeration.
"She chose to underplay the dramatic emotional scenes, making the character feel more realistic."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the prefix 'under-' (meaning below or less than normal) and the verb 'play', originating in theatrical contexts around the late 19th century. Initially used to describe an actor performing a role with subdued restraint rather than melodrama, it later broadened to mean minimizing the importance of any situation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Underplay" is said worldwide
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minimiser
Transliteration: mini-mee-zay
"Il a tendance à minimiser l'importance de ce problème."
herunterspielen
Transliteration: her-unter-shpy-len
"Versuchen Sie nicht, die Risiken herunterzuspielen."
minimizzare
Transliteration: mee-nee-mad-zee-zar-eh
"Non bisogna mai minimizzare la situazione."
minimizar
Transliteration: mee-nee-mah-thear
"El director intentó minimizar el impacto de la noticia."
minimizar
Transliteration: mee-nee-mah-zar
"Eles tentaram minimizar a gravidade do erro."
कम करके दिखाना
Transliteration: kam karke dikhana
"उसने अपनी गलती के प्रभाव को कम करके दिखाने की कोशिश की।"
淡化
Transliteration: dànhuà
"发言人试图淡化这起事件的影响。"
축소하다
Transliteration: chuksohada
"그들은 그 사건의 심각성을 축소하려 했다."
軽視する
Transliteration: keishi suru
"当局はその問題の重大性を軽視しようとした。"
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