understatement

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Oversættelse

n. En tilbageholdt udtalelse eller fremstilling; at sige mindre end hvad der er sandt; at behandle noget vigtigt som om det var uvæsentligt; at nedtone.

Udtryk & Fast Sammenstilling

an understatement

en underdrivelse

Eksempelsætninger

To say he wasn’t amused must be the understatement of the year.

At sige, at han ikke var moret, må være den underdrivelse af århundredet.

It's an understatement to say she's talented.

Det er en underdrivelse at sige, at hun er talentfuld.

To call him a hard worker is an understatement.

Det er en underdrivelse at kalde ham en hårdtarbejdende.

Her beauty is an understatement.

Hendes skønhed er en underdrivelse.

To say he's busy is an understatement.

Det er en underdrivelse at sige, at han er travl.

He's not just a good student, that's an understatement.

Han er ikke bare en god studerende, det er en underdrivelse.

To say he's upset is an understatement.

Det er en underdrivelse at sige, at han er ked af det.

She's not just a great singer, that's an understatement.

Hun er ikke bare en fantastisk sanger, det er en underdrivelse.

To call her a fashion icon is an understatement.

Det er en underdrivelse at kalde hende en modeikon.

His generosity is an understatement.

Hans generøsitet er en underdrivelse.

Virkelige Eksempler

I mean, to say that we were shocked would be an understatement.

Jeg mener, at sige, at vi var chokeret, ville være en underdrivelse.

Kilde: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 2

That's an understatement – it was awful.

Det er en underdrivelse – det var forfærdeligt.

Kilde: BBC Authentic English

It would be an understatement to call it a significant help.

Det ville være en underdrivelse at kalde det en betydelig hjælp.

Kilde: A Brief History of Everything

To say they got it wrong was an understatement.

At sige, at de tog fejl, var en underdrivelse.

Kilde: CNN 10 Student English December 2019 Collection

Rocko's father says proud would be an understatement.

Rockos far siger, at stolthed ville være en underdrivelse.

Kilde: CNN 10 Student English August 2020 Compilation

To say it was powerful would be an understatement.

At sige, at det var kraftfuldt, ville være en underdrivelse.

Kilde: PBS Space Science

To say that it is competitive would be a huge understatement.

At sige, at det er konkurrencedygtigt, ville være en kæmpe underdrivelse.

Kilde: Two-Minute Paper

To say that UY Scuti is huge would be an understatement.

At sige, at UY Scuti er enorm, ville være en underdrivelse.

Kilde: If there is a if.

To say that Goblin was angry would have been an understatement.

At sige, at Goblin var vred, ville have været en underdrivelse.

Kilde: Spider-Man: No Way Home

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