understate

ˌʌn.dəˈsteɪt
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Translation of understate into German

Verb

tr.
1.

minimize

express something as less important than it is
  • He understated the problem to avoid panic.Er stellte das Problem als weniger wichtig dar, um Panik zu vermeiden.
2.

communication

express with restraint or lack of emphasis
  • He understated his accomplishments during the interview..Er untertrieb seine Leistungen während des Interviews
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Expressions with understate: examples in English and translations in German

herunterspielen
untertreiben
He understated his case to avoid drawing attention.

Synonyms and analogies of understate in English

Examples of understate in a sentence

  • The report understated the environmental impact of the project.
  • She chose to understate the difficulty of the task.
  • The report understated the impact of the new policy.

Translations of "understate" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
untertreibenv.

The pictures understate the quality of the house and the area.

Die Bilder untertreiben die Qualität des Hauses und der Umgebung.

herunterspielenv.

She will likely understate her feelings to avoid making things awkward.

Sie wird wahrscheinlich ihre Gefühle herunterspielen, um peinliche Situationen zu vermeiden.

unterschätzenv.

As a result, experts typically understate uncertainty.

Daher unterschätzen Experten im Allgemeinen die Unsicherheit.

unterbewertenv.

The central chandelier should be flat, compact, do not clutter the middle of the room, do not understate the ceiling.

Der zentrale Kronleuchter sollte flach, kompakt sein, nicht die Mitte des Raumes durcheinander bringen, die Decke nicht unterbewerten.

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understate: Examples and translations in context

However, it is better to overdo it than to understate it.

Es ist jedoch besser, du übertreibst es, als untertreibst es.

Free riders understate the value of a good or service so that they can enjoy its benefit without paying for it.

Trittbrettfahrer untertreiben den Wert eines Gutes oder einer Dienstleistung so, dass sie dessen Vorteile genießen, ohne dafür zu zahlen.

But, malaria - even the million deaths a year caused by malaria greatly understate its impact.

Aber Malaria... Selbst die Million Todesfälle durch Malaria untertreiben die Auswirkungen sehr.

It provides additional sound insulation, will not crack when shrinking the house, but it is difficult to mount and understate the ceiling.

Es bietet zusätzliche Schalldämmung, wird nicht beim Schrumpfen des Hauses knacken, aber es ist schwierig, die Decke zu montieren und zu untertreiben.

The pictures understate how lovely her home is, and we were initially awed by the pictures when choosing the site.

Die Bilder untertreiben, wie schön ihre Heimat ist, und wir wurden zunächst von den Bildern bei der Auswahl der Website beeindruckt.

If anything, all these numbers actually understate our progress, because the new machine age is more about knowledge creation than just physical production.

Wenn überhaupt, untertreiben diese Zahlen tatsächlich unseren Fortschritt, denn im neuen Maschinen-Zeitalter geht es mehr um die Schaffung neuen Wissens, als nur der körperlichen Produktion.

In equilibrium, under the median mechanism individuals understate their private information, whereas under the mean mechanism they overstate it.

Im Gleichgewicht unter dem Median untertreiben die Individuen ihre private Information, während sie sie unter dem Mean übertreiben.

He wanted to understate his nervousness during the presentation, but it was challenging.

Er wollte seine Nervosität während der Präsentation herunterspielen, aber es war herausfordernd.

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