underplay

• فعل يُستعمل للدلالة على التقليل من أهمية شيء أو خطورته أو إظهاره بأقل مما هو عليه في الواقع، وغالباً ما يكون ذلك لأغراض استراتيجية أو لتحقيق أثر درامي.

A verb used to indicate the act of making something seem less important or less serious than it actually is, often for strategic or dramatic effect.

1. Act with restraintC1formal

   To perform a role or present something in a deliberately restrained or subtle manner.

   التمثيل بت restrained

   • The actor chose to underplay the emotional scene, making it more powerful.
   • She underplayed her achievements during the interview.
   • The director asked him to underplay the character's anger.

   المرادفاتde-emphasizedownplaymoderateplay downrestrainsoft-pedalunderactunderstate

   الأضدادhammugoveractoverplay

2. Play a lower cardC2formal

   In card games, to play a card that is lower than a high card held by an opponent.

   لعب بورقة أدنى

   • He decided to underplay his ace to trick the opponent.
   • She underplayed her king, hoping to win the next trick.
   • The player underplayed his queen, sacrificing the round.

   المرادفاتduckhold up

   الأضدادoverplay