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understatement [‚ʌndə'steɪtmənt]euphémisme m; Linguistics & Literature litote f;∎ that's a bit of an understatement! c'est peu dire!;∎ to say it's expensive is an understatement dire que c'est cher est un euphémisme;∎ calling him lazy is something of an understatement le traiter de paresseux, c'est peu dire;∎ humorous that's the understatement of the year! c'est le moins qu'on puisse dire!;∎ with typical British understatement avec un sens de l'euphémisme tout britanniqueUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > understatement
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understatement [ˈʌndə‚steɪtmənt]litote f* * *['ʌndəsteɪtmənt]1) ( remark) litote f, euphémisme m3) ( subtlety) (of dress, decor) discrétion f -
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1 ( remark) litote f, euphémisme m ; that's an understatement!, that's the understatement of the year! c'est le moins qu'on puisse dire! ;2 ¢ ( style) ( of person) réserve f, sens m de la litote ; he said with typical understatement that il a dit avec cette réserve qui le caractérise que ; -
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understatement [ˏʌndəˊsteɪtmənt] n1) сде́ржанное выска́зывание, зама́лчивание2) преуменьше́ние -
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Englisch-Deutsch Fachwörterbuch der Wirtschaft > understatement
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noun It's an understatement to say he's foolish - he's quite mad.) atenuación; subestimacióntr[ʌndə'steɪtmənt]1 atenuación nombre femenino, eufemismo■ it's an understatement to say that... es quedarse corto decir...understatement [.ʌndər'steɪtmənt] n: atenuación fthat's an understatement: decir sólo eso es quedarse corton.• declaración incompleta s.f.• exposición débil s.f.• subestimación s.f.'ʌndər'steɪtmənt, 'ʌndəsteɪtməntcount & mass nounto say it wasn't well attended is an understatement — decir que no estuvo muy concurrido es quedarse corto
that's the understatement of the year! — (colloq) ése es el eufemismo del año
['ʌndǝˌsteɪtmǝnt]N1) (=underestimate) [of rate, level, growth] subestimación f2) (=not exaggeration)interesting? that's the understatement of the year! — ¿interesante? ¡eso es quedarse corto!
3) (=restraint) moderación ftypical British understatement — la típica moderación británica, el típico comedimiento británico frm
* * *['ʌndər'steɪtmənt, 'ʌndəsteɪtmənt]count & mass nounto say it wasn't well attended is an understatement — decir que no estuvo muy concurrido es quedarse corto
that's the understatement of the year! — (colloq) ése es el eufemismo del año
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[ˌʌndə'steɪtmənt]1) (remark) eufemismo m.2) U (style) (of person) understatement m., riservatezza f.3) (subtlety) (of dress, decor) sobrietà f.* * *noun It's an understatement to say he's foolish - he's quite mad.) (dichiarazione incompleta)* * *understatement /ʌndəˈsteɪtmənt/n.1 affermazione troppo blanda; understatement: To say the house was a complete mess would be an understatement, dire che la casa era nel caos più totale non rende abbastanza l'idea (o sarebbe un eufemismo)* * *[ˌʌndə'steɪtmənt]1) (remark) eufemismo m.2) U (style) (of person) understatement m., riservatezza f.3) (subtlety) (of dress, decor) sobrietà f. -
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noun* * *noun It's an understatement to say he's foolish - he's quite mad.) die Untertreibung* * *under·state·ment[ˌʌndəˈsteɪtmənt, AM -ɚˈ-]n Untertreibung f, Understatement ntto be the \understatement of the year die Untertreibung des Jahres sein* * *['ʌndə"steɪtmənt]nUntertreibung f, Understatement nt* * *this is a bit of an understatement das ist leicht untertrieben* * *noun* * *n.Unterbewertung f.Untertreibung f. -
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{ʌndə'steitmənt}
1. представяне в понезначителен вид, омаловажаване
2. умерено твърдение, сдържано изказване
to call her pretty is an UNDERSTATEMENT, she is a beauty да я нарече човек хубавичка е слабо казано, тя е красавица* * *{^ndъ'steitmъnt} n 1. представяне в понезначителен вид* * *n омаловажаване; сдържано изказване;understatement; n 1. представяне в понезначителен вид; омаловажаване; 2. умерено* * *1. to call her pretty is an understatement, she is a beauty да я нарече човек хубавичка е слабо казано, тя е красавица 2. представяне в понезначителен вид, омаловажаване 3. умерено твърдение, сдържано изказване* * *understatement[¸ʌndə´steitmənt] n 1. представяне в по-незначителен вид, преумаляване; the art of \understatement изкуство, което пести художествените средства; 2. изложение, което не дава цялата истина, което премълчава нещо; сдържано изказване; to call him a fool is an \understatement да го наречеш глупак е много слабо казано. -
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ˈʌndəˈsteɪtmənt сущ.
1) преуменьшение Syn: underestimation
2) сдержанное высказывание, замалчивание a masterpiece of understatement ≈ образец выдержанности, лаконичности to make an understatement ≈ умолчать о чем-л. преуменьшение;
занижение сдержанное высказывание - to say that the boy is rather clever is an * сказать, что мальчик имеет недурные способности, это значит не воздать ему должное understatement занижение ~ преуменьшение ~ сдержанное высказывание, замалчиваниеБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > understatement
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n. 1. be an understatement недоволно силно/јако (е кажано); претставува потценување/омаловажување: То say I'm disappointed is an understatement He е доволно (силно кажано) ако речам дека сум разочаран; То say the performance was bad is an understatement Да се рече дека претставата беше лоша е комплимент2. литотаn. потценување;2. недореченост -
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English-russian dctionary of contemporary Economics > understatement
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[ˈʌndəˈsteɪtmənt]understatement занижение understatement преуменьшение understatement сдержанное высказывание, замалчивание -
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[͵ʌndəʹsteıtmənt] n1. преуменьшение; занижение2. сдержанное высказываниеto say that the boy is rather clever in an understatement - сказать, что мальчик имеет недурные способности, это значит не воздать ему должное
it is an understatement to say that he is unscrupulous - мало сказать, что он недобросовестен - можно выразиться и сильнее
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noun It's an understatement to say he's foolish - he's quite mad.) underdrivelse; undervurderingsubst. \/ˌʌndəˈsteɪtmənt\/1) for lav angivelse\/oppgave, for beskjeden uttalelse, undervurdering, underdrivelse (hverdagslig)2) noe som er for svakt uttrykt, understatement (det å heller si for lite enn for mye betraktes som et typisk britisk fenomen, og ordet brukes ofte uoversatt på norsk) -
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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
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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