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[ˈʌndəˈsteɪtmənt]understatement занижение understatement преуменьшение understatement сдержанное высказывание, замалчивание -
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[͵ʌndəʹsteıtmənt] n1. преуменьшение; занижение2. сдержанное высказываниеto say that the boy is rather clever in an understatement - сказать, что мальчик имеет недурные способности, это значит не воздать ему должное
it is an understatement to say that he is unscrupulous - мало сказать, что он недобросовестен - можно выразиться и сильнее
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noun It's an understatement to say he's foolish - he's quite mad.) underdrivelse; undervurderingsubst. \/ˌʌndəˈsteɪtmənt\/1) for lav angivelse\/oppgave, for beskjeden uttalelse, undervurdering, underdrivelse (hverdagslig)2) noe som er for svakt uttrykt, understatement (det å heller si for lite enn for mye betraktes som et typisk britisk fenomen, og ordet brukes ofte uoversatt på norsk) -
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['ʌndəˌsteɪtmənt]understatement m invEnglish-Italian dictionary > understatement under·state·ment n
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['ʌndəsteɪtmənt]nniedopowiedzenie nt, niedomówienie nt* * *noun It's an understatement to say he's foolish - he's quite mad.) niedopowiedzenie -
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n. underdrift* * *noun It's an understatement to say he's foolish - he's quite mad.) underdrift, understatement -
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under·state·ment [ˌʌndəʼsteɪtmənt, Am -ɚʼ-] nUntertreibung f, Understatement nt;to be the \understatement of the year die Untertreibung des Jahres sein -
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[ˌʌndə'steɪtmənt]сущ.1) преуменьшение, занижениеSyn:2) сдержанное высказывание, замалчиваниеmasterpiece of understatement — образец выдержанности, сдержанности
to make an understatement — умолчать (о чём-л.)
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Un·der·state·ment<-s, -s>[andɐˈste:tmənt]nt understatement -
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kevesebbet mondás, kevesebbet állítás* * *noun It's an understatement to say he's foolish - he's quite mad.) ez kevesebbet mond a valóságnál, szépítő körülmény -
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noun It's an understatement to say he's foolish - he's quite mad.) meia verdade* * *un.der.state.ment[∧ndəst'eitmənt] n indicação ou exposição incompleta, suavizada. -
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n1) применшення, зменшення2) стримане висловлювання* * *n1) применшення; заниженняto say that the boy is rather clever in an understatement — сказати, що хлопчик має непогані здібності
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n1) применшення; заниженняto say that the boy is rather clever in an understatement — сказати, що хлопчик має непогані здібності
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n. az gösterme, olduğundan küçük gösterme* * *noun It's an understatement to say he's foolish - he's quite mad.) olduğundan daha hafif gösterme -
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noun It's an understatement to say he's foolish - he's quite mad.) nezadostna navedba* * *[ ʌndəstéitmənt]nounnezadostna navedba, ki ne ustreza čisto dejstvom; (zavestno) zmerno prikazovanje (prikaz) -
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• alisanojen käyttö• vähättelevä ilmaus* * *noun It's an understatement to say he's foolish - he's quite mad.) vähätelmä, vähättelevä ilmaus -
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noun It's an understatement to say he's foolish - he's quite mad.) nepietiekams novērtējums; atturīgs izteikums* * *pārāk zems novērtējums; atturīgs izteikums, nepateiktais, noklusētais
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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