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sottovalutare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • overlook verb To fail to notice something, or to miss it despite it being there.
  • skimp verb To spend or use less of something than is really needed, to save money or effort.
  • underestimate verb To judge something to be smaller, less important, or less difficult than it actually is.

Senses

sottovalutare is used for these senses in English:

  • skimp (transitive) To slight; to do carelessly; to scamp.
  • underestimate (transitive) To estimate too low; to perceive (someone or something) as having a lower value, quantity, worth, etc., than what he/she/it actually has.

overlook — full definition

  1. verb To fail to notice something, or to miss it despite it being there.
  2. verb To choose not to hold something against someone; to let a mistake pass without punishing it.
  3. verb To have a view down over something from a higher position.
  4. noun A point or spot that gives a wide view down over an area.

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