untertreiben — meaning in English
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English meaning
- understate verb To state (something) with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay.
Senses
untertreiben is used for these senses in English:
- understate (transitive) To state (something) with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay.
understate — full definition
- verb To state (something) with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay.
- verb To state (something) with an intentional lack of emphasis, in order to express irony.
- verb To state a quantity that is too low.
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