understating

ˌʌndərˈsteɪtɪŋ
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Translation of understating into German

Adjective

subtle expression

expressing in a subtle or restrained way
  • Her understating style made her speech more impactful.Ihr zurückhaltender Stil machte ihre Rede eindrucksvoller.
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Synonyms and analogies of understating in English

adj.restrainedsubtleMore synonyms

Examples of understating in a sentence

  • The artist's understating approach highlighted the painting's beauty.
understate
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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

Expressions with understate: examples in English and translations in German

herunterspielen
untertreiben
He understated his case to avoid drawing attention.

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

Noun
dieUntertreibungnf.

To say that it went badly is understating.

Zu sagen, daß es schlecht ging, wäre eine Untertreibung.

And "irate" would be understating it.

und "zornig" wäre eine Untertreibung.

understating

The presence of discouraged workers causes the official rate of unemployment to be understating the real extent of unemployment.

ENTMUTIGTE ARBEITER Die Anwesenheit der entmutigten Arbeiter veranläßt die amtliche Arbeitslosigkeitsquote understating den realen Umfang einer Arbeitslosigkeit.

The description of the place in Airbnb site, as well as the pictures are accurate and are understating its elegance.

Die Beschreibung des Ortes, in Airbnb-Website, sowie die Bilder sind präzise und seine Eleganz sind understating.

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understating: Examples and translations in context

To say he exceeded all my expectations would be massively understating it.

Zu behaupten, dass er meine Erwartungen übertroffen hat, wäre pure Untertreibung.

Here is a simple user journey for your understating

Hier ist eine einfache User Journey für Ihr Understating

IT is understating the technology underlying the data revolution and learning the programming skills necessary for the administration of that technology in today's ever more technically-focused workplace.

IT ist understating die Technologie der Daten Revolution und das Erlernen der Programmierung Fähigkeiten, die für die Verwaltung dieser Technologie in der heutigen immer mehr technisch orientierten Arbeitsplatz zugrunde liegen.

Well, you could call them nations with borders, Ortega replied, but that would be understating things.

Nun, man könnte sie Nationen mit Grenzen nennen, antwortete Ortega, aber das wäre eine Untertreibung.

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