play down

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour présenter quelque chose comme moins important ou sérieux qu'il ne l'est en réalité, ou pour minimiser l'importance ou la gravité d'un fait.

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

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Minimize importanceinformal

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

   minimiser l'importance

   • 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.

   Synonymesbelittlede-emphasizediminishdownplayminimizesoft-pedaltrivializeunderstate

   Antonymesaccentuateemphasizehighlightstress

Verbe de baseplay