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vt/i play down, minimize; er bagatellisiert mal wieder he’s playing things down again* * *ba|ga|tel|li|sie|ren [bagatɛli'ziːrən] ptp bagatellisiert1. vtto trivialize, to minimize2. vito trivialize* * *1) (to cause to seem little or unimportant: He minimized the help he had received.) minimize2) (to cause to seem little or unimportant: He minimized the help he had received.) minimise* * *ba·ga·tel·li·sie·ren *[bagatɛliˈzi:rən]I. vtII. vi to trivialize* * *bagatellisieren v/t & v/i play down, minimize;er bagatellisiert mal wieder he’s playing things down again -
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vt/i trivialize* * *ba|na|li|sie|ren [banali'ziːrən] ptp banalisiertvtto trivialize* * *ba·na·li·sie·ren *[banaliˈzi:rən]vt (geh)▪ etw \banalisieren to trivialize sth* * *banalisieren v/t & v/i trivialize -
3 verniedlichen
v/t minimize; Fehler, Problem etc.: play s.th. down* * *ver|nied|li|chen [fɛɐ'niːtlɪçn] ptp verniedlichtvtto trivialize, to play down* * *ver·nied·li·chen *[fɛɐ̯ˈni:tlɪçn̩]vt* * ** * ** * ** * *v.to belittle v.to minimise (UK) v.to minimize (US) v. -
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to trivialize* * *v.to trivialise (UK) v.to trivialize (US) v. -
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ba·ga·tel·li·sie·ren * [bagatɛliʼzi:rən]vtetw \bagatellisieren to trivialize sth, to play down sep sthvi to trivialize -
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v/t (trennb., hat -ge-)1. reduce, diminish* * *he|rạb|min|dernvt sep(= schlechtmachen) Leistung, Qualitäten to belittle, to disparage; (= bagatellisieren) Gefahr, Problem to minimize, to make little of; (= reduzieren) Geschwindigkeit, Länge, Niveau to reduce* * *he·rab|min·dernvt▪ etw \herabmindern1. (schlechtmachen) to belittle [or disparage] sth2. (bagatellisieren) to trivialize sth* * *transitives Verb1) reduce2) (schlechtmachen) belittle, disparage <achievement, qualities, etc.>* * *herabmindern v/t (trennb, hat -ge-)1. reduce, diminish* * *transitives Verb1) reduce2) (schlechtmachen) belittle, disparage <achievement, qualities, etc.> -
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ver|äu|ßer|li|chen [fɛɐ'|ɔysɐlɪçn] ptp veräußerlicht1. vtto trivialize2. vi aux seinto become superficial -
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См. также в других словарях:
trivialize — 1846, from TRIVIAL (Cf. trivial) + IZE (Cf. ize). Related: Trivialized; trivializing … Etymology dictionary
trivialize — (Amer.) v. make unimportant, make insignificant, make something worthless (also trivialise) … English contemporary dictionary
trivialize — (also trivialise) ► VERB ▪ make (something) seem less important or complex than it really is. DERIVATIVES trivialization noun … English terms dictionary
trivialize — [triv′ē ə līz΄] vt. trivialized, trivializing to regard or treat as trivial; make seem unimportant trivialization n … English World dictionary
trivialize — UK [ˈtrɪvɪəlaɪz] / US [ˈtrɪvɪəˌlaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms trivialize : present tense I/you/we/they trivialize he/she/it trivializes present participle trivializing past tense trivialized past participle trivialized to make something seem… … English dictionary
trivialize — [[t]trɪ̱viəlaɪz[/t]] trivializes, trivializing, trivialized VERB (disapproval) If you say that someone trivializes something important, you disapprove of them because they make it seem less important, serious, and complex than it is. [V n] It… … English dictionary
trivialize — transitive verb ( ized; izing) Date: 1846 to make trivial ; reduce to triviality • trivialization noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
trivialize — trivialization, n. /triv ee euh luyz /, v.t., trivialized, trivializing. to make trivial; cause to appear unimportant, trifling, etc. Also, esp. Brit., trivialise. [1840 50; TRIVIAL + IZE] * * * … Universalium
trivialize — verb To make something appear trivial … Wiktionary
trivialize — Synonyms and related words: beggar, belittle, decry, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, dismiss, disparage, lessen, make light of, minimize, misprize, play down, pooh pooh, put down, run down, scoff at, scorn, slight, underestimate, underplay,… … Moby Thesaurus
trivialize — triv|i|al|ize also trivialise BrE [ˈtrıviəlaız] v [T] to make something seem less important or serious than it really is used to show disapproval ▪ The article trivializes the whole issue of equal rights. ▪ The debate has been trivialized by the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
