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1 understate
v. 1. чамлах, бага гэж бодох. It would be wrong to \understate the seriousness of the problem. Асуудлыг ялихгүй юм гэж үзэх нь алдаа болно шүү. understatement n. багасгах, ач холбогдлыг бууруулах. To say that he was displeased is an \understate. Тэр дургүйцсэн гэж хэлвэл тун их зөөллөсөн хэрэг болно.
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