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Meanings of
play down
in English
Catalan
mimetitzar
Spanish
mimetizar
Back to the meaning
Understate the importance or quality of.
background
downplay
foreground
play up
Catalan
mimetitzar
Usage of
play down
in English
1
Club officials then went to great lengths to
play
down
the events.
2
It attempts to
play
down
the effects of radiation on the population.
3
The Japanese government has also been eager to
play
down
Fukushima's impact.
4
Gibson's Tonight Show appearance saw him try to
play
down
his behaviour.
5
They say both sides exaggerate enemy losses and
play
down
their own.
6
That's the kind of music we
play
down
here in the country.
7
We can
play
down
-
and
-
dirty
rugby too if we have to, Hansen said.
8
But most demonstrators sought to
play
down
any rivalries in Friday's protest.
9
Mauritanian officials have tried to
play
down
France's role in the raid.
10
Lillard's biggest
play
down
the stretch actually came on the defensive end.
11
Trudeau also tried to
play
down
the laughter at the president's expense.
12
Executives at the big brokerages
play
down
the breakaway trend as overblown.
13
However, the banks sought to
play
down
the impact on the traditional exchange.
14
Some analysts
play
down
the impact of the delays on the companies' revenue.
15
Obama seemed at one point to
play
down
any non-nuclear threat from Iran.
16
Military analysts say both sides exaggerate enemy losses and
play
down
their own.
Other examples for "play down"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
play
down
play
Verb
Preposition
Translations for
play down
Catalan
mimetitzar
acomodar
Spanish
mimetizar
acomodar
Play down
through the time
Play down
across language varieties
Ireland
Common
Australia
Common
United States of America
Common
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