play down

• فعل يُستعمل للدلالة على التقليل من أهمية شيء ما أو خطورته أو شأنه، وإظهاره أقل مما هو عليه في الواقع.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of making something seem less important or serious than it actually is.

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1. Minimize importanceinformal

   To make something seem less important or serious than it really is.

   التقليل من الأهمية

   • The politician tried to play down the scandal.
   • She played down her role in the project's success.
   • He played down the severity of his injury to avoid worrying his family.

   المرادفاتbelittlede-emphasizediminishdownplayminimizesoft-pedaltrivializeunderstate

   الأضدادaccentuateemphasizehighlightstress

الفعل الأساسيplay