German-English translation for "herunterspielen"

"herunterspielen" English translation

herunterspielen
transitives Verb | transitive verb v/t <trennbar | separabletrennb; -ge-; h> umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg

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play down run through, rattle off
  • run (oder | orod rush) through, rattle off
    herunterspielen Musik
    herunterspielen Musik
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  • play (etwas | somethingsth) down
    herunterspielen verharmlosen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    herunterspielen verharmlosen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
I believe we often play down the achievement that Europe has attained.
Ich glaube, dass wir viel zu oft herunterspielen, was Europa erreicht hat.
Source: Europarl
And I don't mean to understate how important it is to restore basic function.
Und ich möchte nicht herunterspielen, wie wichtig es ist, die Grundfunktion wiederherzustellen.
Source: TED
But we should not underplay the importance of ideology.
Doch wir sollten die Bedeutung der Ideologie nicht herunterspielen.
Source: News-Commentary
We must not play it down.
Wir dürfen die Sache nicht herunterspielen.
Source: Europarl
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