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Значения термина understatement на английском

португальский
eufemismo
каталонский
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A statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said.

eufemismo
каталонский
hipòbole
испанский
hipóbole

Stylistic device.

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Examples for "understating"
Examples for "understating"
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The SEC previously charged three bank executives with understating losses in the crisis.
Reuters
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That is understating the case; it is completely inappropriate and unethical.
First degree
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Republicans seized on his comments as understating the threat of terrorism.
Reuters
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I assure you, sir, that throughout I am understating the case.
King John of Jingalo: The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties
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Don't you see that he would be rather understating his case?
Utopia of Usurers and Other Essays
Использование термина understatement на английском
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Barnett has a great way of mixing understatement with completely absurd situations.
Wired
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Here's a vast understatement: without her, this book simply would not exist.
The world without us
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That comment was, in truth, a contender for understatement of Open week.
The Guardian
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In the circumstances, this sounded like the understatement of the tennis year.
The Guardian
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To say the industry audience was openly stunned would be an understatement.
The Guardian
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To say the idea didn't go down well would be an understatement.
The South African
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For him, it's about understatement when bringing someone new into a story.
The Irish Times
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Saying we love this palette is probably the understatement of the century.
Ebony
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Even she, who is given to understatement, described this win as amazing.
The Guardian
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To say I lacked confidence in my soccer skills is an understatement.
Terminal
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To say Postecoglou's start in senior football was notable is an understatement.
The Guardian
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To say that the worship service was an event is an understatement.
Unleashing the power of rubber bands: lessons in non-linear lead...
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At the risk of understatement, I have never seen anything like this.
The Irish Times
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I haven't had my morning coffee yet.That was an understatement, thought Dale.
A Winter Haunting
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In the case of Haddish, that cliche is something of an understatement.
The Guardian
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To say what we've learned is 'disturbing' would be a grave understatement.
Warlord: an alex hawke novel
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португальский
eufemismo
испанский
hipóbole
Understatement через время
Understatement в диалектах
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