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1 sottovalutare
undervaluepersona underestimate* * *sottovalutare v.tr. to underestimate, to underrate; to undervalue: sottovalutare le capacità di un individuo, to underestimate (o to underrate) a person's abilities; sottovalutare un terreno, to undervalue a piece of land.* * *[sottovalu'tare]1. vt(persona, prova) to underestimate, underrate, Econ to undervalue2. vr (sottovalutarsi)to underrate o.s.* * *[sottovalu'tare] 1.verbo transitivo to undervalue [ bene]; to underestimate [problema, difficoltà]; fig. to underestimate, to underrate [ persona]2.* * *sottovalutare/sottovalu'tare/ [1]to undervalue [ bene]; to underestimate [problema, difficoltà]; fig. to underestimate, to underrate [ persona]II sottovalutarsi verbo pronominale[ persona] to underestimate oneself, to sell* oneself short. -
2 sottostimare
sottostimare v.tr. to undervalue, to underestimate, to underrate: sottostimare il valore di un immobile, to undervalue a real estate.* * *[sottosti'mare]verbo transitivo to underestimate, to underrate, to undervalue* * *sottostimare/sottosti'mare/ [1]to underestimate, to underrate, to undervalue. -
3 svalutare
devalue* * *svalutare v.tr.1 to devalue, to depreciate, to undervalue; ( diminuire il contenuto aureo o argenteo di una moneta) to debase: svalutare la sterlina, to devalue the pound; svalutare una moneta, to devalue a currency; svalutare un bene, to depreciate property; le azioni della società sono state svalutate dalla crisi, the company shares were depreciated by the crisis // (comm.): svalutare la merce, to mark down the goods; questo articolo è svalutato sui vostri mercati, this article is undervalued in your markets2 (fig.) ( sminuire, sottovalutare) to undervalue, to underrate, to belittle, to disparage: non devi svalutare tutto ciò che ti dà, you must not disparage everything he gives you; svalutare le capacità di qlcu., to underrate s.o.'s ability.◘ svalutarsi v.intr.pron. to depreciate; to be devalued, to fall* in value, to lose* value: questa macchina si è svalutata del 30%, this car's value has depreciated by 30 per cent; è un tipo di prodotto che si sta sempre più svalutando, this kind of product is increasingly losing value* * *[zvalu'tare]1. vtEcon to devalue, fig to belittle2. vip (svalutarsi)Econ to be devalued* * *[zvalu'tare] 1.verbo transitivo2.verbo pronominale svalutarsi2) fig. (sminuirsi) to belittle oneself* * *svalutare/zvalu'tare/ [1]II svalutarsi verbo pronominale2 fig. (sminuirsi) to belittle oneself. -
4 sottovalutare
[sottovalu'tare]1. vt(persona, prova) to underestimate, underrate, Econ to undervalue2. vr (sottovalutarsi)to underrate o.s. -
5 misconoscere
misconoscere v.tr. (non riconoscere) not to acknowledge; (stimare meno del merito) to underestimate, to underrate: era misconosciuto dai suoi stessi fratelli, he was underestimated by his own brothers; misconoscere i meriti di qlcu., to ignore (o not to appreciate) s.o.'s merits; misconoscere la verità di un fatto, to deny (o not to acknowledge) the truth of a fact.
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underrate — transitive verb Date: 1632 to rate too low ; undervalue … New Collegiate Dictionary