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Meaning of maolaisnéis | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. understatement
    feminine
  2. Equivalent to 'Understatement': A figure of speech whereby something is made to seem smaller or less important than it actually is, either through phrasing or lack of emphasis...

Equivalents

Bosanski litota
Čeština zmírnění
Dansk underdrivelse
Deutsch Tiefstapelei Untertreibung
English Understatement
Esperanto maltroigo
Español atenuación comedimiento extenuación frivolización infravaloración mesura
Suomi vähätelmä
Français litote peu dire rien dire
Hrvatski litota
Italiano eufemismo ipobole understatement
Polski niedomówienie
Português eufemismo
Română litotă
Русский преуменьше́ние
Српски litota
Svenska underdrift

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

maolbhriste Maolcheann Maoldúin maológ maor maor airm

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