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a stylistic device in which emphasis is achieved through intentional underestimation (underrating)"The wind is rather strong" instead of "There's a gale blowing outside"
••is dealt with when the size, shape, dimensions, characteristic features of the object are intentionally underratedIt does not signify the actual state of affairs in reality, but presents the latter through the emotionally coloured perception and rendering of the speaker.She wore a pink hat, the size of a button. (J.Reed)
About a very small man in the Navy: this new sailor stood five feet nothing in sea boots. (Th. Pynchon)
Source: V.A.K.Ant.: hyperboleSee: lexical SDsEnglish-Russian dictionary of stylistics (terminology and examples) > understatement
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недоговорённость ж, сде́ржанное выска́зываниеThe Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > understatement
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25 understatement
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26 understatement of capital
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > understatement of capital
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27 understatement of income
Общая лексика: сокрытие доходовУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > understatement of income
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28 understatement of tax base
Налоги: занижение налоговой базыУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > understatement of tax base
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29 understatement of capital
Англо-русский экономический словарь > understatement of capital
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30 understatement of capital
English-russian dctionary of contemporary Economics > understatement of capital
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31 understatement of tax
English-russian dctionary of contemporary Economics > understatement of tax
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32 understatement of capital
English-russian dctionary of diplomacy > understatement of capital
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33 understatement of tax
English-russian dctionary of diplomacy > understatement of tax
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34 age understatement
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > age understatement
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35 make an understatement
умолчать о чем-л.Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > make an understatement
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36 a masterpiece of understatement
Общая лексика: шедевр замалчиванияУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > a masterpiece of understatement
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37 age understatement
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38 it is an understatement to say that he is unscrupulous
1) Общая лексика: мало сказать, что он недобросовестен - можно выразиться и сильнееУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > it is an understatement to say that he is unscrupulous
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39 predilection for understatement
Фольклор: любовь к недосказанностиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > predilection for understatement
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40 say that the boy is rather clever is an understatement
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > say that the boy is rather clever is an understatement
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understatement — UK US /ˌʌndəˈsteɪtmənt/ noun [C or U] ► a statement that something is much smaller, much less important, or much less serious than it really is: »It s an understatement to say the workers are worried about their futures. with understatement »The… … Financial and business terms
Understatement — is a form of speech in which a lesser expression is used than what would be expected. This is not to be confused with euphemism, where a polite phrase is used in place of a harsher or more offensive expression.Understatement is a staple of humor… … Wikipedia
understatement — [œndœʀstɛtmənt] n. m. ÉTYM. V. 1960; mot angl. (1799), de under « au dessous », et statement « assertion ». ❖ ♦ Anglic. Affirmation en dessous de la vérité; litote. REM. Terme surtout employé par évocation d une forme d humour et de diplomatie… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Understatement — Un der*state ment, n. The act of understating, or the condition of being understated; that which is understated; a statement below the truth. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
understatement — noun conservative estimate, grossly inadequate representation, minimization, misrepresentation, underestimation, undervaluation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
understatement — 1799, from UNDER (Cf. under) + STATEMENT (Cf. statement). Understated, with ref. to clothing, is recorded from 1957 … Etymology dictionary
understatement — /andersˈte(i)tment, ingl. ˌʌndəˈsteɪtmənt/ [vc. ingl., deriv. di to understate «attenuare, minimizzare»] s. m. inv. attenuazione, minimizzazione □ discrezione, sobrietà CONTR. esagerazione, enfasi, ostentazione … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
understatement — n. 1) to make an understatement 2) to go in for understatement 3) (misc.) a masterpiece of understatement; the understatement of the year * * * [ˌʌndə steɪtmənt] the understatement of the year (misc.) a masterpiece of understatement to go in for… … Combinatory dictionary
understatement — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ gross, massive, vast ▪ ‘A little strange’ is a gross understatement. ▪ typical ▪ with typical British understatement … Collocations dictionary
understatement — [[t]ʌ̱ndə(r)steɪtmənt[/t]] understatements 1) N COUNT If you say that a statement is an understatement, you mean that it does not fully express the extent to which something is true. To say I m disappointed is an understatement... He was getting… … English dictionary
Understatement — Untertreibung (engl. Understatement) (der Gegensatz ist Übertreibung) wird oft als Stilmittel eingesetzt. Oft dient eine Litotes der Untertreibung. Auch wird der Begriff Understatement häufig in der Konzeption von Werbung und Marketing benutzt.… … Deutsch Wikipedia