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Meanings of downplay in English

Portuguese
minimizar

Represent as less significant or important.

      minimizar
      Catalan
      mimetitzar
      Spanish
      mimetizar

      Understate the importance or quality of.

          mimetitzar

          To deemphasize; to lessen the importance, emphasis, or force of something, as in a presentation.

                Usage of downplay in English
                1
                They want to downplay the situation so there's not too many deaths.
                The Guardian
                2
                Australia's Foreign Minister Stephen Smith has already sought to downplay the issue.
                Reuters
                3
                It definitely means plenty to England, albeit they try to downplay it.
                The Guardian
                4
                We can't downplay that the NZ Music Industry is quite a behemoth.
                Radio NZ
                5
                You may be tempted to downplay the significance of a new development.
                The South African
                6
                None of this is to downplay the significance of sterling's recent rout.
                Reuters
                7
                But I'd downplay that because they're stating that inflation will be temporary.
                Reuters
                8
                Hmmm, it reminds me of something, that attempt to downplay the logo.
                The Irish Times
                9
                Even though he'd tried to downplay it, it had been there, beckoning.
                Witch blood
                10
                Lorillard and Reynolds will seek to downplay their new-found market power.
                Reuters
                11
                The two senators said the companies sought to downplay their ties with China.
                Reuters
                12
                Rebecca Davis reports Oscar Pistorius once took every opportunity to downplay his disability.
                The Guardian
                13
                He appeared to want to downplay the loss amounts while keeping them realistic.
                Reuters
                14
                China has sought to downplay the confrontation while providing little information.
                Independent.ie
                15
                You may be tempted to downplay the importance of a potentially significant matter.
                The South African
                16
                And he sought to downplay the controversy over Trump's pressure campaign against Kiev.
                The South African
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                Translations for downplay
                Portuguese
                minimizar
                Downplay through the time
                Downplay across language varieties
                United States of America
                Common
                United Kingdom
                Less common