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121 understate
(to state less than the truth about (something): She has understated her difficulties.) atenuar* * *un.der.state[∧ndəst'eit] vt 1 indicar ou expor de forma moderada ou diminuída, abrandar, suavizar, apresentando os fatos de forma atenuada. 2 dizer menos do que é, falar pela metade. -
122 comunicazione
f communication( annuncio) announcementtelecommunications ( collegamento) connectiondare comunicazione di qualcosa a qualcuno tell someone about somethingtelecommunications la comunicazione si è interrotta I've been cut offtelecommunications comunicazione internazionale international call* * *comunicazione s.f.1 ( il comunicare) communication; ( contatto) contact: comunicazione verbale, verbal communication; mettere in comunicazione due persone, to put two people in touch with each other; essere in comunicazione con qlcu., to be in communication (o contact) with s.o. // comunicazione del calore fra due corpi, transmission of heat from one body to another; non c'è comunicazione fra le due camere, there is no communicating door between the two rooms2 (tel.) telephone call; ( collegamento) telephone link: è indispensabile stabilire una comunicazione telefonica con la nostra unità mobile, we need to set up a telephone link with our mobile unit; la comunicazione con New York era molto disturbata, I got a really bad connection (o line) with New York; comunicazione interurbana, trunk (o long-distance) call; comunicazione telefonica a carico, reverse charge call; mettere in comunicazione due abbonati, to connect (up) two subscribers; mettetemi in comunicazione col signor Smith, put me through to Mr. Smith; essere in comunicazione con qlcu., to be through; interrompere la comunicazione, to cut off; la comunicazione si è interrotta, the line went dead4 ( comunicato) announcement; ( relazione) report, account: inviare una comunicazione al personale, to send a circular (o a memo) to the staff; fare una comunicazione ufficiale dei risultati delle elezioni, to make an official announcement of the election results; dare comunicazione di qlco. a qlcu., to inform s.o. of sthg. // (dir.) comunicazione giudiziaria, subpoena5 (spec. pl.) ( collegamento) communication: comunicazioni ferroviarie, rail communications; linee di comunicazione, communications lines; mezzi di comunicazione, means of communication; strada di grande comunicazione, highway; vie di comunicazione, lines of communication // Ministero delle Comunicazioni, Ministry of Transport // mezzi di comunicazione di massa, mass media6 (ling.) communication.* * *[komunikat'tsjone]sostantivo femminile1) tecn. communicationun mezzo, sistema di comunicazione — a means, system of communication
essere in comunicazione con qcn. — to be in communication with sb.
le passo la comunicazione — tel. I'll transfer the call to you, I'll put the call through to you
2) (relazioni sociali) communication3) (messaggio) message, note, notification; (relazione) papercomunicazione alla stampa — handout, news release
4) (nei media) communicationcompagnia, rete di -i — communications company, network
mezzi, vie di comunicazione — communications
linee di comunicazione — communication lines, lines of communication
* * *comunicazione/komunikat'tsjone/sostantivo f.1 tecn. communication; comunicazione via radio radio communication; un mezzo, sistema di comunicazione a means, system of communication; essere in comunicazione con qcn. to be in communication with sb.; interruzione delle -i breakdown in communications; le passo la comunicazione tel. I'll transfer the call to you, I'll put the call through to you2 (relazioni sociali) communication; strategia di comunicazione communications strategy3 (messaggio) message, note, notification; (relazione) paper; comunicazione alla stampa handout, news release4 (nei media) communication; compagnia, rete di -i communications company, network; mezzi di comunicazione di massa mass media5 (collegamenti) mezzi, vie di comunicazione communications; linee di comunicazione communication lines, lines of communication; le -i sono state interrotte communications have been cut off. -
123 understate
transitive verbunderstate the case — untertreiben
2) (represent inadequately) zu gering veranschlagen* * *(to state less than the truth about (something): She has understated her difficulties.) untertreiben- academic.ru/78043/understatement">understatement* * *under·state[ˌʌndəˈsteɪt, AM -ɚˈ-]vtto \understate the case untertreibento \understate sb's viewpoint jds Ansicht beiläufig behandeln* * *["ʌndə'steɪt]vtherunterspielen* * *understate v/t untertreiben, untertrieben darstellen* * *transitive verb2) (represent inadequately) zu gering veranschlagen* * *v.abschwächen v.untertreiben v. -
124 understate
(to state less than the truth about (something): She has understated her difficulties.) atenuar, minimizar; subestimarv.• exponer de un modo demasiado débil v.• exponer incompletamente v.• subestimar v.'ʌndər'steɪt, ˌʌndə'steɪttransitive verb ( underestimate) subestimar; ( play down) quitarle or restarle importancia a, minimizar['ʌndǝ'steɪt]VT1) (=underestimate) [+ rate, level, growth] subestimarthese estimates understate the size of the problem — estos pronósticos subestiman las dimensiones del problema
2) (=underplay) quitar importancia athe authorities originally understated the disaster — las autoridades inicialmente quitaron importancia al desastre
to describe it as a triumph is to understate the orchestra's achievement — describirlo como un triunfo es no dar su merecida importancia a lo que ha logrado la orquesta
* * *['ʌndər'steɪt, ˌʌndə'steɪt]transitive verb ( underestimate) subestimar; ( play down) quitarle or restarle importancia a, minimizar -
125 Gleichgültigkeit
f; nur Sg.1. einer Person: indifference ( gegen to[wards]); (Unbekümmertheit) couldn’t-care-less attitude; (Teilnahmslosigkeit) listlessness, apathy; (Nachlässigkeit) carelessness; (Gefühllosigkeit) callousness, lack of feeling2. einer Sache: unimportance, triviality* * *die Gleichgültigkeitlanguorousness; unconcern; languidness; insensibleness; half-heartedness; casualness; languor; indifference* * *Gleich|gül|tig|keitfindifference ( gegenüber, gegen to, towards); (= Desinteresse) apathy (gegenüber, gegen towards)* * *die1) casualness2) (the state of showing no interest in, or concern about, something: She showed complete indifference to the cries of the baby.) indifference3) nonchalance4) (lack of interest or anxiety: He received the news of his failure with apparent unconcern.) unconcern* * *Gleich·gül·tig·keit[ˈglaiçgʏltɪçkait]▪ jds \Gleichgültigkeit gegenüber jdm/etw [o gegen jdn/etw] sb's indifference to[wards]/apathy towards sb/sth* * ** * *1. einer Person: indifference (gegen to[wards]); (Unbekümmertheit) couldn’t-care-less attitude; (Teilnahmslosigkeit) listlessness, apathy; (Nachlässigkeit) carelessness; (Gefühllosigkeit) callousness, lack of feeling2. einer Sache: unimportance, triviality* * ** * *f.casualness n.halfheartedness n.indifference n.insensitivity n.languidness n. -
126 untertreiben
vt/i (unreg., untr., hat) understate, play down; er untertreibt gern he’s fond of understatement; das ist untertrieben that’s an understatement* * *to understate* * *un|ter|trei|ben [ʊntɐ'traibn] ptp untertrieben [ʊntɐ'triːbn] insep irreg1. vtto understate2. vito play things down* * *(to state less than the truth about (something): She has understated her difficulties.) understate* * *un·ter·trei·ben *[ʊntɐˈtraibn̩]▪ etw \untertreiben to understate sthmusst du immer \untertreiben? do you always have to understate everything?II. vi to play sth downmanche Menschen neigen dazu, zu \untertreiben some people have a tendency to play things down* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb play things down* * *untertreiben v/t & v/i (irr, untrennb, hat) understate, play down;er untertreibt gern he’s fond of understatement;das ist untertrieben that’s an understatement* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb play things down* * *v.to understate v. -
127 muß gewesen
(used to state a probability about something in the past: She must have been very young when she got married.) must have -
128 representation
1) (the act of representing or the state of being represented.) representasjon, forestilling, framstilling2) (a person or thing that represents: These primitive statues are intended as representations of gods and goddesses.) representant; bilde, skildring3) ((often in plural) a strong appeal, demand or protest.) appell, krav, protestrepresentasjonsubst. \/ˌreprɪzenˈteɪʃ(ə)n\/1) fremstilling, bilde, symbol2) ( politikk) representasjon, representantforsamling3) (ofte i flertall:) henvendelse, innsigelse(r), protest(er)4) (teater)forestillingmake representations to someone about something komme med innsigelser til noen om noeproportional representation proporsjonalt valgsystem, proporsjonalisme
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