English-French translations for downplay

• minimiser
  Nous ne devrions pas minimiser la situation. We should not downplay the situation.
  Nous ne devons pas minimiser l'ampleur de ces crimes et nous ne devons pas les nier. We must not downplay the significance of these crimes, and we must not deny them.
  Il semble également minimiser les risques potentiels que le secteur des assurances comporte pour la stabilité financière. He also appears to be downplaying the potential risks the insurance sector poses to financial stability.

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