hafife almak, hafifsemek, önemsememek

Turkish - English

Definition of hafife almak, hafifsemek, önemsememek in Turkish English dictionary

play down

To make or attempt to make something seem less important, likely, or obvious

During the wave of anti-immigrant sentiment, Miguel played down his immigrant status by removing Chicano patois from his speech and adopting the nickname Mike..

To minimize the significance of; downplay

If you play down something, you try to make people believe that it is not particularly important. Western diplomats have played down the significance of the reports Both London and Dublin are playing the matter down. play up

de-emphasize, make less important

understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry"

Hyphenation

ha·fi·fe al·mak, ha·fif·se·mek, ö·nem·se·me·mek