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| преуменьшать |
belittle
downplay
minimize
understate
play down
lessen
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| не высказывать открыто |
understate
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That bland description understates the drama and stakes of the investigation.
To describe e-mail as an enabling technology greatly understates its influence.
To say we are disappointed would be understating it.
To say he was delighted with it is understating the case.
I've used these kinds of distancing techniques myself - writers often do when they want to highlight the horror of a situation by understating the actual details.
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