Meaning of play down in English:
play down
Translate play down into Spanish
phrasal verb
play something down, play down somethingRepresent something as being less important than it in fact is.
‘he tried to play down the seriousness of his illness’- ‘But the risk is played down by the government body meant to ensure that our food is safe, the Food Standards Agency.’
- ‘Not surprisingly, this whole episode was played down by the press.’
- ‘Sharon plays it down, insisting it'll be a small affair.’
- ‘As much as she plays it down, not wishing to ‘romanticise’ it, her home life must have been a rich source of inspiration.’
- ‘We are definitely playing this win down - it's easy for the supporters to get carried away but we have to take certain things into account.’
- ‘However, the Scottish Executive were playing the possibility down.’
- ‘Within the corridors of parliament last week, many opposition MSPs had begun playing the affair down.’
- ‘We are in a substantial and serious crisis and both the government and the media are playing it down.’
- ‘If Torrance made any significant contribution to his son's tactical thinking he is playing it down.’
- ‘But Det Supt Higgins yesterday played his role down, saying he could never have done it without the extraordinary dedication of a team of officers.’
make light of, make little of, make nothing of, set little store by, set no store by, gloss over, de-emphasize, underemphasize, downplay, understate, underplay, minimize, shrug off
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