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understatement [‚ʌndə'steɪtmənt]euphémisme m; Linguistics & Literature litote f;∎ that's a bit of an understatement! c'est peu dire!;∎ to say it's expensive is an understatement dire que c'est cher est un euphémisme;∎ calling him lazy is something of an understatement le traiter de paresseux, c'est peu dire;∎ humorous that's the understatement of the year! c'est le moins qu'on puisse dire!;∎ with typical British understatement avec un sens de l'euphémisme tout britanniqueUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > understatement
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understatement [ˈʌndə‚steɪtmənt]litote f* * *['ʌndəsteɪtmənt]1) ( remark) litote f, euphémisme m3) ( subtlety) (of dress, decor) discrétion f -
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1 ( remark) litote f, euphémisme m ; that's an understatement!, that's the understatement of the year! c'est le moins qu'on puisse dire! ;2 ¢ ( style) ( of person) réserve f, sens m de la litote ; he said with typical understatement that il a dit avec cette réserve qui le caractérise que ; -
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noun It's an understatement to say he's foolish - he's quite mad.) affirmation en dessous de la vérité -
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litote; euphémisme; expression très en deçà de la réalitéEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > understatement
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not [nɒt]a. (with verb) ne... pas• he has not or hasn't come il n'est pas venu• is it not?• isn't it? n'est-ce pas ?• you have got it, haven't you? vous l'avez, non ?• is it going to rain? -- I hope not va-t-il pleuvoir ? -- j'espère que nonc. ► not soe. (with pronoun) not me! pas moi !f. (with adj) non• are you cold? -- not at all avez-vous froid ? -- pas du tout• thank you very much -- not at all merci beaucoup -- je vous en prie► not only... but also... non seulement... mais aussi...► not that...* * *[nɒt] 1.adverb ne...passhe isn't at home — ( voir note ci-dessous) elle n'est pas chez elle
not only ou just — non seulement
they live in caves, not in houses — ils habitent non pas dans des maisons, mais dans des grottes
2.a not ou not an (entirely) unexpected response — une réponse prévisible
not at all adverbial phrase gen pas du tout; ( responding to thanks) de rien3.not that conjunctional phrase••if she refuses, not that she will... — si elle refuse, je ne dis pas qu'elle le fera...
Dans la langue parlée ou familière, not utilisé avec un auxiliaire ou un modal prend parfois la forme n't qui est alors accolée au verbe (eg you can't go, he hasn't finished) -
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OPA f hostileMr Levy has had a mixed history in the US to date - and that's a considerable understatement. The roots of his satisfaction with the current coup will lie in the acrimonious mid-1990s fall-out with his former business partner, the once venerable FCB (now part of the Interpublic Group), which resulted in a failed hostile takeover bid.
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10 understate
(to state less than the truth about (something): She has understated her difficulties.) minimiser
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understatement — UK US /ˌʌndəˈsteɪtmənt/ noun [C or U] ► a statement that something is much smaller, much less important, or much less serious than it really is: »It s an understatement to say the workers are worried about their futures. with understatement »The… … Financial and business terms
Understatement — is a form of speech in which a lesser expression is used than what would be expected. This is not to be confused with euphemism, where a polite phrase is used in place of a harsher or more offensive expression.Understatement is a staple of humor… … Wikipedia
understatement — [œndœʀstɛtmənt] n. m. ÉTYM. V. 1960; mot angl. (1799), de under « au dessous », et statement « assertion ». ❖ ♦ Anglic. Affirmation en dessous de la vérité; litote. REM. Terme surtout employé par évocation d une forme d humour et de diplomatie… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Understatement — Un der*state ment, n. The act of understating, or the condition of being understated; that which is understated; a statement below the truth. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
understatement — noun conservative estimate, grossly inadequate representation, minimization, misrepresentation, underestimation, undervaluation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
understatement — 1799, from UNDER (Cf. under) + STATEMENT (Cf. statement). Understated, with ref. to clothing, is recorded from 1957 … Etymology dictionary
understatement — /andersˈte(i)tment, ingl. ˌʌndəˈsteɪtmənt/ [vc. ingl., deriv. di to understate «attenuare, minimizzare»] s. m. inv. attenuazione, minimizzazione □ discrezione, sobrietà CONTR. esagerazione, enfasi, ostentazione … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
understatement — n. 1) to make an understatement 2) to go in for understatement 3) (misc.) a masterpiece of understatement; the understatement of the year * * * [ˌʌndə steɪtmənt] the understatement of the year (misc.) a masterpiece of understatement to go in for… … Combinatory dictionary
understatement — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ gross, massive, vast ▪ ‘A little strange’ is a gross understatement. ▪ typical ▪ with typical British understatement … Collocations dictionary
understatement — [[t]ʌ̱ndə(r)steɪtmənt[/t]] understatements 1) N COUNT If you say that a statement is an understatement, you mean that it does not fully express the extent to which something is true. To say I m disappointed is an understatement... He was getting… … English dictionary
Understatement — Untertreibung (engl. Understatement) (der Gegensatz ist Übertreibung) wird oft als Stilmittel eingesetzt. Oft dient eine Litotes der Untertreibung. Auch wird der Begriff Understatement häufig in der Konzeption von Werbung und Marketing benutzt.… … Deutsch Wikipedia