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play down 1): to \play down down to the crowd играя с евтини ефекти; играя с оглед на вкусовете на тълпата; 2) омаловажавам; принизявам значимостта на; -
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play down [sth.] minimizzare [defeat, effects]* * *(to try to make (something) appear less important: He played down the fact that he had failed the exam.) minimizzare* * *vt + adv* * *play down [sth.] minimizzare [defeat, effects] -
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■ play downv. t. + avv.sminuire l'importanza di (qc.); minimizzare □ (spec. polit.) to play down to sb., mettersi all'altezza di q.; scendere al livello di q. -
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1. IIIplay down smth. /smth. down/ play down his role (their achievements, etc.) преуменьшать /умалять/ его роль и т.д.2. IVplay down smth. /smth. down/ in some manner he has consistently played down his own part in the successful enterprize он последовательно /упорно/ умалял свою роль в этом успешном деле -
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vtto \play down down <-> sth etw herunterspielen;to \play down down the seriousness of a situation den Ernst einer Situation herunterspielen -
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умалять, преуменьшать (роль, значение, важность)The doctors thought it kind to play down the serious nature of her illness.
Because it was important, he wished to play it down.
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фраз. гл.1) преуменьшать, умалятьSyn:2) ( play to) разг. заигрывать (с кем-л.)Politicians have to learn to play down to the voters. — Политик должен научиться заигрывать с избирателями.
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1. phr v разг. преуменьшать, умалять2. phr v разг. льстить, заигрывать3. phr v разг. снижать требования, снисходитьСинонимический ряд:de-emphasise (verb) de-emphasise; de-emphasize; soft-pedal; tone down -
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1) преуменьшать, умалять Syn: underestimate, understate
2) заигрывать Politicians have to learn to play down to the voters. ≈ Политик должен научиться заигрывать с избирателями. (разговорное) преуменьшать, умалять - to * difficulties преуменьшать трудности( разговорное) снижать требования, снисходитьБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > play down
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[ʹpleıʹdaʋn] phr v разг.1. преуменьшать, умалять2. льстить, заигрывать3. снижать требования, снисходить -
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V1. कम महत्त्व देनाThe government is trying to play down its involvement. -
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(to try to make (something) appear less important: He played down the fact that he had failed the exam.) afdramatisere; bagatellisere* * *(to try to make (something) appear less important: He played down the fact that he had failed the exam.) afdramatisere; bagatellisere -
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['pleɪ'daʊn]1) Общая лексика: преуменьшать, умалять, преуменьшать значение (СМИ:...the Russian Government yesterday played down the arrest, saying espionage is a “normal” part of political life.), говорят о малой вероятности, отвергать, отметать, преуменьшить2) Дипломатический термин: (smth) намеренно преуменьшать, принижать -
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(to try to make (something) appear less important: He played down the fact that he had failed the exam.) quitar importancia (a), minimizarv + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<importance\>\> minimizar*; \<\<risk/achievement\>\> quitarle or restarle importancia aVT + ADV (=downplay) minimizar, quitar importancia a* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<importance\>\> minimizar*; \<\<risk/achievement\>\> quitarle or restarle importancia a -
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(to try to make (something) appear less important: He played down the fact that he had failed the exam.) gera lítið úr
См. также в других словарях:
play down — (something) to try to make something seem less serious than it really is. He played down the seriousness of his condition because he didn t want anyone to worry. It s a sensitive issue, and they want to play it down until after the elections … New idioms dictionary
play|down — «PLAY DOWN», noun. (in Canada) a play off … Useful english dictionary
play down — [v] pretend as if something were unimportant belittle, deemphasize, gloss over*, hold back*, make light of*, make little of*, minimize, mute, restrain, soften, soft pedal*, underplay, underrate; concepts 49,59,63 Ant. blow up, build up, explode,… … New thesaurus
play down — ► play down disguise the importance or significance of. Main Entry: ↑play … English terms dictionary
play down — index disparage Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
play down — verb understate the importance or quality of he played down his royal ancestry • Syn: ↑background, ↑downplay • Ant: ↑play up, ↑foreground (for: ↑background) … Useful english dictionary
Play-Down — Das Play down (auch Play out genannt) ist ein Ausscheidungskampf in einem Sportwettbewerb, durch den der Abstiegskampf entschieden wird. Genau wie das Play off folgt das Play down auf die Hauptrunde, deren Abschluss Tabelle die teilnehmenden… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Play-down — Das Play down (auch Play out genannt) ist ein Ausscheidungskampf in einem Sportwettbewerb, durch den der Abstiegskampf entschieden wird. Genau wie das Play off folgt das Play down auf die Hauptrunde, deren Abschluss Tabelle die teilnehmenden… … Deutsch Wikipedia
play down — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms play down : present tense I/you/we/they play down he/she/it plays down present participle playing down past tense played down past participle played down to try to make a problem or difficult situation seem… … English dictionary
play down — PHRASAL VERB If you play down something, you try to make people believe that it is not particularly important. [V P n (not pron)] Western diplomats have played down the significance of the reports... [V P n (not pron)] He plays down rumours that… … English dictionary
play down — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. depreciate, minimize, downplay. See detraction. play down to II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. belittle, hold down, hold back, minimize; see restrain 1 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To make less emphatic… … English dictionary for students