downplay meaning

downplay significa "hacer que algo parezca menos importante o serio de lo que realmente es".

downplay :

Minimizar, restar importancia

Verbo

▪ She tried to downplay the incident.

▪ Ella intentó minimizar el incidente.

▪ He downplayed his role in the project.

▪ Él restó importancia a su papel en el proyecto.

paraphrasing

▪ minimize – minimizar

▪ understate – subestimar

▪ trivialize – trivializar

▪ belittle – menospreciar

Pronunciation

downplay [ˈdaʊnˌpleɪ]

El verbo tiene el acento en la primera sílaba "down", y se pronuncia como "daun-plei".

Common phrases and grammar about downplay

downplay - Common meaningn

Verbo
Minimizar, restar importancia

Part of Speech Changes for downplay

▪ downplayed (adjetivo) – minimizado, subestimado

Common Expressions with downplay

▪ downplay the risks – minimizar los riesgos

▪ downplay the importance – restar importancia

▪ downplay the issue – minimizar el problema

▪ downplay the effects – minimizar los efectos

Important examples of downplay in TOEIC

Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test

En las preguntas de vocabulario del TOEIC, "downplay" se utiliza principalmente para describir acciones de minimizar o restar importancia a situaciones o problemas.

▪The manager downplayed the significance of the delay.
▪El gerente minimizó la importancia del retraso.

Ejemplo de palabra fácilmente confundible: upgrade (mejorar)

▪The manager upgraded the significance of the delay.
▪El gerente mejoró la importancia del retraso.
‘downplay’ significa “minimizar” y se utiliza para reducir la importancia percibida de algo. En contraste, ‘upgrade’ significa “mejorar” o “aumentar”, y se utiliza para elevar el valor o la calidad de algo. Usar ‘upgrade’ en este contexto cambia completamente el sentido de la oración, ya que implica aumentar la importancia en lugar de reducirla. Por lo tanto, ‘downplay’ es la opción correcta.

Grammar examples from the TOEIC test

"Downplay" se utiliza principalmente como verbo transitivo y aparece en preguntas gramaticales donde se necesita un objeto que se minimiza.

▪She downplayed her achievements during the interview.
▪Ella minimizó sus logros durante la entrevista.

downplay

Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC

"downplay the risks" significa "minimizar los riesgos" y se usa frecuentemente en contextos donde se discuten peligros o desafíos potenciales.

▪He tried to downplay the risks involved in the project.
▪Intentó minimizar los riesgos involucrados en el proyecto.

"downplay the elephant in the room" se utiliza para significar 'minimizar un problema obvio que todos conocen pero del que nadie habla'.

▪They downplayed the elephant in the room during the meeting.
▪Restaron importancia al problema evidente durante la reunión.

Differences between similar words and downplay

downplay

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minimize

differences

"Downplay" se utiliza para hacer que algo parezca menos importante, mientras que "minimize" se refiere a reducir algo al mínimo posible.

downplay
▪She downplayed the issue to avoid panic.
▪Ella minimizó el problema para evitar el pánico.
minimize
▪He minimized the noise by closing the window.
▪Él redujo el ruido cerrando la ventana.

downplay

,

understate

differences

"Downplay" implica hacer que algo parezca menos importante, mientras que "understate" significa expresar algo de manera más débil de lo que realmente es.

downplay
▪The report downplayed the impact of the changes.
▪Ella subestimó su experiencia en el currículum.
understate
▪She understated her experience in the resume.
▪Ella subestimó su experiencia en el currículum.

Words with the same origin as downplay

The origin of downplay

La etimología de la palabra no es clara.

Word structure

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Words with the same origin

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