Understatement
//ˌʌndəˈsteɪtmənt//
Translations of "understatement" (16 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czech | zmírnění(statement less than complete) | — | |
| Danish | underdrivelse(statement less than complete) | — | |
| Esperanto | maltroigo(statement less than complete) | — | |
| Finnish | vähätelmä(statement less than complete) | — | |
| French | litote(statement less than complete), peu dire(statement less than complete), rien dire(statement less than complete) | — | |
| German | Tiefstapelei(statement less than complete), Untertreibung(statement less than complete) | — | |
| Hebrew | לְשׁוֹן הַמְעָטָה(statement less than complete) | leshón ham'atá | |
| Hungarian | enyhe kifejezés(statement less than complete), visszafogott megfogalmazás(statement less than complete) | — | |
| Irish | maolaisnéis(statement less than complete) | — | |
| Italian | eufemismo(statement less than complete), ipobole(a figure speech often for ironic effect) | — | |
| Polish | niedomówienie(statement less than complete), niedookreślenie(statement less than complete) | — | |
| Portuguese | eufemismo(statement less than complete) | — | |
| Romanian | litotă(statement less than complete) | — | |
| Russian | преуменьше́ние(statement less than complete) | preumenʹšénije | |
| Spanish | atenuación(statement less than complete), comedimiento(a figure speech often for ironic effect), extenuación(statement less than complete), frivolización(statement less than complete), infravaloración(statement less than complete), mesura(a figure speech often for ironic effect) | — | |
| Swedish | underdrift(statement less than complete) | — |
zmírnění
underdrivelse
maltroigo
vähätelmä
litote, peu dire, rien dire
Tiefstapelei, Untertreibung
enyhe kifejezés, visszafogott megfogalmazás
maolaisnéis
eufemismo, ipobole
niedomówienie, niedookreślenie
eufemismo
litotă
atenuación, comedimiento, extenuación, frivolización, infravaloración, mesura
underdrift
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