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1 understatement
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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