German-English translation for "untertreiben"

"untertreiben" English translation

untertreiben
intransitives Verb | intransitive verb v/i <irregulär, unregelmäßig | irregularirr,untrennbar | inseparable untrennb, kein -ge-; h>

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understate
It would not be an understatement to say today that this is an intolerable situation.
Wenn ich heute sagen würde, daß dies ein unhaltbarer Zustand ist, wäre das bereits untertrieben.
Source: Europarl
But, malaria-- even the million deaths a year caused by malaria greatly understate its impact.
Aber Malaria... Selbst die Million Todesfälle durch Malaria untertreiben die Auswirkungen sehr.
Source: TED
@ ElianaVou: Surreal is an understatement for today's events.
@ElianaVou: Die heutigen Ergebnisse als surreal zu bezeichnen ist noch untertrieben.
Source: GlobalVoices
Those hopes have been disappointed, to put it mildly.
Zu sagen, diese Hoffnungen seien enttäuscht worden, wäre untertrieben.
Source: Europarl
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