English-German translation for "understate"

"understate" German translation

understate
transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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understate
intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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Aber Malaria... Selbst die Million Todesfälle durch Malaria untertreiben die Auswirkungen sehr.
But, malaria-- even the million deaths a year caused by malaria greatly understate its impact.
Source: TED
Die Institutionalisierung wird ihre Zeit dauern und ihr Erfolg ist von allergrößter Bedeutung.
Institutionalization will take time – and the importance of its success cannot be understated.
Source: News-Commentary
Tatsächlich beschönigt die offizielle Arbeitslosenquote die Schwäche des Arbeitsmarktes.
Indeed, the official unemployment rate understates the weakness of the labor market.
Source: News-Commentary
Die Wichtigkeit angemessener Regulierung kann nicht hoch genug eingeschätzt werden.
The importance of proper regulations cannot be understated.
Source: News-Commentary
Und ich möchte nicht herunterspielen, wie wichtig es ist, die Grundfunktion wiederherzustellen.
And I don't mean to understate how important it is to restore basic function.
Source: TED
Aber es ist genauso gut möglich, dass die wahre Größe einiger Sektoren heruntergespielt wird.
But it is equally possible that the size of some sectors is being understated.
Source: News-Commentary
Vorher hörte ich, wie einige meiner Kollegen das Ausmaß der Erderwärmung herunterspielten.
Earlier I heard a number of my fellow Members understate the extent of this global warming.
Source: Europarl
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