🔽downplay (daʊnpleɪ)

verb
/ˈdaʊn.pleɪ/
minimiser (minimiser)

Signification

to make something seem less important than it really is
Traduction de la signification
faire paraître quelque chose moins important qu'il ne l'est réellement
faire paraître quelque chose moins important qu'il ne l'est réellement

Phrases d'exemple

The company tried to downplay the risks of the new product.

L'entreprise a essayé de minimiser les risques du nouveau produit.
L'entreprise a essayé de minimiser les risques du nouveau produit.

Synonymes

minimize, understate, diminish, devalue

Antonymes

emphasize, exaggerate, highlight

Collocations

downplay the risks, downplay concerns, downplay importance

Vocabulaires connexes

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