English-Dutch translations for downplay

• bagatelliseren
  We mogen niets bagatelliseren. We should not downplay the situation.
  We mogen de betekenis van deze misdaden niet bagatelliseren, en niet ontkennen dat ze hebben plaatsgevonden. We must not downplay the significance of these crimes, and we must not deny them.
  Ook lijkt hij de mogelijke risico's te bagatelliseren die de verzekeringssector vormt voor de financiële stabiliteit. He also appears to be downplaying the potential risks the insurance sector poses to financial stability.
• geringschatten
• minimaliseren

Definition of downplay

• To de-emphasize; to present or portray as less important or consequential

Synonyms

• trivialize
• understate

Examples

• He would sometimes downplay his Princeton education by saying simply that he went to school in New Jersey.

Related words

• downpour
• downpayment
• downplaying
• downpipe