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1 understatement
noun It's an understatement to say he's foolish - he's quite mad.) atenuación; subestimacióntr[ʌndə'steɪtmənt]1 atenuación nombre femenino, eufemismo■ it's an understatement to say that... es quedarse corto decir...understatement [.ʌndər'steɪtmənt] n: atenuación fthat's an understatement: decir sólo eso es quedarse corton.• declaración incompleta s.f.• exposición débil s.f.• subestimación s.f.'ʌndər'steɪtmənt, 'ʌndəsteɪtməntcount & mass nounto say it wasn't well attended is an understatement — decir que no estuvo muy concurrido es quedarse corto
that's the understatement of the year! — (colloq) ése es el eufemismo del año
['ʌndǝˌsteɪtmǝnt]N1) (=underestimate) [of rate, level, growth] subestimación f2) (=not exaggeration)interesting? that's the understatement of the year! — ¿interesante? ¡eso es quedarse corto!
3) (=restraint) moderación ftypical British understatement — la típica moderación británica, el típico comedimiento británico frm
* * *['ʌndər'steɪtmənt, 'ʌndəsteɪtmənt]count & mass nounto say it wasn't well attended is an understatement — decir que no estuvo muy concurrido es quedarse corto
that's the understatement of the year! — (colloq) ése es el eufemismo del año
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