typical British understatement UK
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Definition of typical British understatement - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

cultural traitUKshowing the British way of downplaying thingsUK
  • Her comment was a typical British understatement of the situation.

Noun

cultureUKrestrained way of speaking common in British cultureUK
  • His comment about the weather was a typical British understatement.
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Expressions with typical

it's just someone's typical spielexp.
repeated speech or story that is not original
Ignore the sales pitch; it's just his typical spiel.
typical womann.
woman who represents common traits of women
She is seen as a typical woman in her community.

Expressions with British

the best of Britishn.
expression wishing someone good luck in a British way
He starts his new job tomorrow, so it's the best of British!
British Indian Ocean Territoryn.
UK overseas territory made up of 55 islands in the Indian Ocean
The British Indian Ocean Territory is home to many seabirds.
British racing greenn.
dark green color linked to British racing cars
The car was painted in British racing green.
anti-Britishadj.
opposed to British people or culture
The protest had a strong anti-British sentiment.
British Broadcasting Corporationn.
the public service broadcaster in the UK
The British Broadcasting Corporation is funded by the TV license fee.
British Rajn.
period when Britain ruled India from 1858 to 1947
Many important events happened during the British Raj.
British Sign Languagen.
visual language using hands and expressions for communication
She learned British Sign Language to communicate with her friend.
British Virgin Islandern.
person from the British Virgin Islands
She is a proud British Virgin Islander.
British-madeadj.
produced or created in Britain
This is a British-made car.
Franco-Britishadj.
relating to both France and Britain together
The Franco-British alliance was very important in history.

Expressions with understatement

understatement of the yearn.
statement that greatly downplays a situation's reality
Saying it's chilly in Antarctica is the understatement of the year.
be an understatementv.
describe something as less severe than it is
Saying it's cold outside would be an understatement.
that's an understatementexp.
expression of something less severe than it is
"The outage is inconvenient"—that's an understatement after three days without power.
and that is an understatementexp.
saying something is much less than the real situation
The test was hard, and that is an understatement!

Terms related to typical British understatement

💡 Terms in the same lexical field: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, hypernyms…
BritaintypicallytypifyunderstateBritishculturaldownplayhumormodestyrestraintsubtletytrait

Examples of typical British understatement in a sentence

  • Describing the event as 'interesting' was a typical British understatement.
  • Her remark about the traffic was a typical British understatement.
  • Calling the meal 'decent' was a typical British understatement.

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  1. French:typiquement britannique, retenue britannique, ...
  2. German:typisch britische Untertreibung, britische Zurückhaltung, ...
  3. Italian:understatement britannico, ...
  4. Spanish:típica subestimación británica, ironía británica, ...
  5. Portuguese:maneira britânica de minimizar, subavaliação britânica, ...
  6. Chinese:英式含蓄的, 英式低调, ...
  7. Japanese:典型的なイギリス流の控えめさ, 典型的なイギリスの控えめな表現, ...
  8. Arabic:بِرِيطانِيّ مُقَلِّل, تَعبير بريطاني مُتَحفِّظ, ...
  9. Hebrew:שֶׁל צְנִיעוּת בְּרִיטִית טִיפּוּסִית, אַנְדֶּרְסְטֵייטְמֶנְט בְּרִיטִי טִיפּוּסִי, ...
  10. Russian:типичный британский, типичное британское преуменьшение, ...
  11. Ukrainian:типове британське применшення, типове британське стримане висловлювання, ...
  12. Hindi:ब्रिटिश ढंग से बात को कम करके दिखाने वाला, अल्पोक्ति, ...

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