- play on down
- [ʹpleıɒnʹdaʋn] phr v амер. сл.
переезжать с места на место
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
play something down — MAKE LIGHT OF, make little of, gloss over, de emphasize, downplay, understate; soft pedal, tone down, diminish, trivialize, underrate, underestimate, undervalue; disparage, belittle, scoff at, sneer at, shrug off; … Useful english dictionary
play sth down — UK US play sth down Phrasal Verb with play({{}}/pleɪ/ verb ► to say that something is not important, especially because you do not want it to be known publicly: »Insiders are playing the matter down, stressing the investigation is industry wide… … Financial and business terms
play something down — pretend that something is less important than it in fact is. → play … English new terms dictionary
ˌplay sth ˈdown — phrasal verb to try to make a problem or difficult situation seem less important than it is At first the government played down the threat to public health.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
play something down — Syn: make light of, make little of, gloss over, downplay, understate, soft pedal, diminish, trivialize … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
play down something — play down (something) to try to make something seem less serious than it really is. He played down the seriousness of his condition because he didn t want anyone to worry. It s a sensitive issue, and they want to play it down until after the… … New idioms dictionary
play down — (something) to try to make something seem less serious than it really is. He played down the seriousness of his condition because he didn t want anyone to worry. It s a sensitive issue, and they want to play it down until after the elections … New idioms dictionary
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play down — verb understate the importance or quality of he played down his royal ancestry • Syn: ↑background, ↑downplay • Ant: ↑play up, ↑foreground (for: ↑background) … Useful english dictionary
play — 1 /pleI/ verb 1 CHILDREN (I, T) when children play, they do things that they enjoy, often together or with toys: The children ran off to play on the beach. | play sth: The boys were playing soldiers. | I don t want to play that game! (+ with):… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English