to play down
[phrase form: play]
01
förminska, bagatellisera
to make something seem less important or serious than it actually is
grammatisk information
morfologisk sammansättning
frasalt
handlingsverb
regelbundet
skiljbar
partikel
down
grundverb
play
presens
play down
3:e person singular
plays down
presens particip
playing down
enkelt preteritum
played down
perfekt particip
played down
Exempel
After the accident, the company tried to play down the extent of the damage, but local news reporters found out the truth.
Efter olyckan försökte företaget bagatellisera omfattningen av skadan, men lokala nyhetsreporter upptäckte sanningen.
