Definition of understatement - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

rhétorique

Rare

façon de présenter quelque chose en minimisant son importance

Rare

Dire que ce film est 'pas mal' pour un chef-d'œuvre est un understatement.
Qualifier la tempête de 'désagréable' relève de l’understatement.
Son understatement a amusé l’auditoire lors du discours.

atténuation

euphémisme

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English:understatement, ...
German:Understatement, ...
Italian:understatement, ...
Spanish:eufemismo atenuado, ...
Portuguese:atenuação, ...
Chinese:轻描淡写, ...
Japanese:控えめな表現, ...
Arabic:تخفيف, ...
Hebrew:הַמְעָטָה, ...
Russian:преуменьшение, ...
Ukrainian:применшення, ...
Catalan:subestimació, ...
Danish:understatement, ...
Dutch:understatement, ...
Greek:υποτίμηση, ...
Khmer:ការនិយាយបែបបន្ថយសារៈសំខាន់, ...
Korean:절제된 표현, ...
Polish:niedopowiedzenie, ...
Portuguese (BR):subestimação, ...
Romanian:subevaluare, ...
Swedish:underdrift, ...
Thai:การพูดลดความสำคัญ, ...
Turkish:küçümseme, ...
Vietnamese:nói giảm, ...

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