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Significados de downplay en inglés

portugués
minimizar

Represent as less significant or important.

minimizar
catalán
mimetitzar
español
mimetizar

Understate the importance or quality of.

mimetizar
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Examples for "background"
Examples for "background"
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They said they could ask better questions and had better background information.
Radio NZ
2
Not well known; in the background; without clear vision; hidden from view.
Aeroplanes
3
These people must pass certain background checks for possible past criminal convictions.
Reuters
4
Against that background, the UN yesterday launched its International Year of Biodiversity.
The Irish Times
5
Are those social workers able to answer our questions about the background?
The Guardian
1
Club officials then went to great lengths to play down the events.
The Irish Times
2
It attempts to play down the effects of radiation on the population.
The Irish Times
3
The Japanese government has also been eager to play down Fukushima's impact.
The Guardian
4
Gibson's Tonight Show appearance saw him try to play down his behaviour.
The Guardian
5
They say both sides exaggerate enemy losses and play down their own.
Reuters

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

Uso de downplay en inglés
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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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minimizar
Downplay a través del tiempo
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