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⇒ play down; make little of; soft-pedal; minimize |
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занижать (цифры, масштабы и т. п.); занизить (цифры, масштабы и т. п.: Matt Mittenthal, a spokesman for New York's attorney general, Eric T. Schneiderman, said, "If this analysis is accurate, it appears that Airbnb is again trying to downplay the number of illegal apartment listings on the site.  nytimes.com olga garkovik); занизить значимость (The government has been trying to downplay the crisis. A.Rezvov); занижать значимость (This report downplays the seriousness of global warming. • The president downplayed the pandemic early on, and knowingly misled the public, as he admitted to journalist Bob Woodward. vox.com A.Rezvov); преуменьшать (роль, значение, масштабы чего-либо: He self-deprecatingly downplays his own contributions to the festival's success.); преуменьшить (роль, значение, масштабы чего-либо: Also, in focusing on two-year institutions, I do not mean to downplay the role of four-year colleges and universities.); преуменьшать значение (чего-либо); преуменьшить масштабы (The government has been trying to downplay the crisis. 4uzhoj); не афишировать (Some Anglo-Indian celebrities downplayed their ethnic origins. joyand); умалять (значимость); принижать (значимость Tanya Gesse); преуменьшать серьёзность (Athletes often downplay their injuries.); преуменьшить серьёзность; занизить масштабы (Trump and some his GOP allies have actively tried to downplay the violence that occurred on January 6. • The mayor is trying to downplay the crisis.); занижать (An "incident" is any unexpected event that does not result in serious losses or injury; an "accident" is an unexpected event that causes damage, injury, or harm. Therefore, while a mistake that causes property damage–for instance, maybe a machine ends up broken–might be accidental, HR wouldn't refer to it as an "accident" in an official report. Because workplaces are judged on how safe they are, most companies are eager to downplay how serious these unexpected events are. The official terminology can get a little confusing, but it is important to use the right language in your claim. You do not want to undersell the severity of your damages by using the word "incident" instead of "accident." karnskerrisonlaw.com Alex_Odeychuk); принижать (An "incident" is any unexpected event that does not result in serious losses or injury; an "accident" is an unexpected event that causes damage, injury, or harm. Therefore, while a mistake that causes property damage–for instance, maybe a machine ends up broken–might be accidental, HR wouldn't refer to it as an "accident" in an official report. Because workplaces are judged on how safe they are, most companies are eager to downplay how serious these unexpected events are. The official terminology can get a little confusing, but it is important to use the right language in your claim. You do not want to undersell the severity of your damages by using the word "incident" instead of "accident." Alex_Odeychuk); умалить (Also, in focusing on two-year institutions, I do not mean to downplay the role of four-year colleges and universities. olga garkovik); умалять значение (Stas-Soleil); принизить (значимость: Also, in focusing on two-year institutions, I do not mean to downplay the role of four-year colleges and universities. olga garkovik); пренебрегать (чем-либо A.Rezvov) |
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не заострять внимание на (чем-либо) |
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уклониться от ответа по существу на вопрос о (The president downplayed the Litvinenko case by arguing that it was dependent on two different legal systems and that Moscow would never hand over Lugovoi because the Constitution prohibits the extradition of Russian citizens. "This will never happen, no matter what the circumstances. We all have to learn to respect our legal frameworks," he said. themoscowtimes.com 4uzhoj); предпочитать умалчивать о (He would sometimes downplay his Princeton education by saying simply that he went to school in New Jersey. 4uzhoj) |
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недооценивать (значение, серьезность чего-либо: Grandma downplays the seriousness of her health problems.); относиться несерьёзно к (чему-либо) |
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смягчить (Fitch Ratings expects the Biden administration to downplay tensions over exchange-rate policies with trade partners in Asia, due in part to geopolitical considerations, even though some are on – or at risk of being placed on – the US Treasury's currency manipulator list. • Pelosi seeks to downplay tensions with ‘the Squad' after meeting with Ocasio-Cortez – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sought to minimize recent tensions over policy and tactics between her and four liberal minority congresswomen known as "the Squad" following a closed-door meeting Friday with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. washingtonpost.com) |
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опровергнуть (The commercial broadcaster has tried to downplay expectations that an appointment will be made next week but is resigned to intense speculation. 4uzhoj); опровергать (However, the Obama administration is seeking high-level contact with Moscow over the crisis, and has been downplaying suggestions of a cold-war style confrontation with Russia. 4uzhoj) |
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to make something seem less important or less bad than it really is (The government has been trying to downplay the crisis. cambridge.org); to make something seem less important than it really is (White House officials attempted to downplay the president’s role in the affair. • Also, in focusing on two-year institutions, I do not mean to downplay the role of four-year colleges and universities. • Grandma downplays the seriousness of her health problems. • Such stereotypic thinking forces even black stations to downplay their blackness in order to compete for the advertising dollars. ldoceonline.com); to deliberately make a situation seem less serious or important than it is (The senator is downplaying the significance of the issue. macmillandictionary.com); play down; make little of (transitive collinsdictionary.com); if you downplay a fact or feature, you try to make people think that it is less important or serious than it really is (The government is trying to downplay the violence. • ...to downplay the dangers of nuclear accidents. collinsdictionary.com); to represent as unimportant, insignificant, etc.; minimize; belittle. (thefreedictionary.com); play down, de-emphasize (Athletes often downplay their injuries. • He self-deprecatingly downplays his own contributions to the festival's success. • The Olympic champion, for his part, tried to downplay the controversy. • Trump and some his GOP allies have actively tried to downplay the violence that occurred on January 6. merriam-webster.com); make something appear less important than it really is (with object: This report downplays the seriousness of global warming. • He captures some important changes, but downplays the constraints on choice. • The committee report downplays the importance of this episode. • But his coverage of the Wagner report greatly downplays the report's criticisms. • At others they have sought to discredit the report by suggesting it downplayed the actual extent of such connections. • He criticised him for downplaying the importance of public opinion about wanting to see universal suffrage in 2007. • The Times has been criticized for downplaying the strike by its own ombudsmen, as well as by actors and activists. • The Report repeatedly downplays the effects of violence on men. • I think it's very important, and I think it was downplayed at the beginning by the administration. • If a compliment did get thrown your way, you either accepted it silently or downplayed it until it sounded more like an insult. • I do not think we have ever, at any stage, downplayed the risk to children, but it is important that we do not overplay the risk to children. • It was extremely important, the lawyer had said, for her to downplay her looks as much as possible. • Even in the scene where he appears majestic, Ellison uses the comic to downplay his regality. • Characteristically aloof, she downplays the importance of literary awards, yet recognises the significance they hold for some individuals. • He downplays this problem, but I think a close look at the evidence reveals that he is stretching. • Jim downplays the loss; thankfully, he didn't sustain any bad physical injuries. • He also downplays the quality of early muskets, but that too ignores the same reality. • I think Gene is downplaying the tension between a culture dedicated to philosophy and a culture that has committed itself to getting a stable job. • In doing so he has challenged the role of landscape photography while furthering it, but at the price of downplaying the individual picture. • The sound engineers go way overboard layering the electronica over the instruments, downplaying the women's talents. • I mean, we're not downplaying the seriousness of what's gone on here. lexico.com); to de-emphasize; to present or portray as less important or consequential (transitive: He would sometimes downplay his Princeton education by saying simply that he went to school in New Jersey. Usage notes: The synonymous alternative form play down is slightly more formal, or slightly less informal wiktionary.org) |
