Untertreibung — meaning in English
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English meaning
- stretch verb To pull or extend something so it becomes longer or tighter.
- understatement noun A statement that presents something as smaller, milder, or less significant than it really is, sometimes for ironic effect.
Senses
Untertreibung is used for these senses in English:
- stretch An act of stretching.
- trivialization The act of trivializing.
stretch — full definition
- verb To pull or extend something so it becomes longer or tighter.
- verb To extend one's own body or limbs, often to loosen muscles.
- verb To make a limited resource or piece of information go further than it comfortably should.
- noun A continuous extent of time or distance.
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