underplay

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İngilizce - Türkçe
İngilizce - İngilizce
To play in a subordinate, or in an inferior manner; to underact a part
The act of underplaying
To play a low card when holding a high one, in the hope of a future advantage
{f} play a role in a subdued manner, act out a part sketchily; underemphasize
If you underplay something, you make it seem less important than it really is. We often underplay the skills we have The problem of alcoholism was, and still is, often underplayed. = play down, downplay. to make something seem less important or less serious than it really is = play down
play a card lower than (a held high card)
act (a role) with great restraint
underplayed
past of underplay
underplaying
present participle of underplay
underplays
third-person singular of underplay
underplay