downplay

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von downplay im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

Önemsiz gibi göstermek, önemsememek

The text downplays the importance of the Columbus's discovery.

Önemsiz göstermek

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von downplay im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

To de-emphasize; to present or portray as less important or consequential

He would sometimes downplay his Princeton education by saying simply that he went to school in New Jersey.

To minimize the significance of; play down

If you downplay a fact or feature, you try to make people think that it is less important or serious than it really is. The government is trying to downplay the violence. = play down. to make something seem less important than it really is = play down

understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry"

To de-emphasize; to present or portray something as less important or consequential

represent as less significant or important

{f} de-emphasize, make little of

Relevante Übersetzungen

downplayed

past of downplay

downplaying

present participle of downplay

downplays

third-person singular of downplay

Türkische aussprache

daunpley

Synonyme

attach little importance to, deemphasize, devalue, give little weight to, lessen, make light of, play down, soften, think nothing of, whitewash

Aussprache

/ˈdounˌplā/ /ˈdaʊnˌpleɪ/

Etymologie

[ 'daun-"plA ] (transitive verb.) 1954. down +‎ play

Tempora

downplays, downplaying, downplayed