understatement in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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Translations for understatement in the Italian»English Dictionary (Go to English»Italian)

understatement in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for understatement in the English»Italian Dictionary

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Certain circumstances extend this time limit, including substantial understatement of income and fraud.
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To say that the gathering was surprised was the greatest understatement of the year.
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Litotes is a form of understatement, always deliberate and with the intention of emphasis.
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Stating a positive by negating the negative a form of understatement.
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For the use of double negations or similar as understatements (not unappealing, not bad, etc.) see litotes.
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He does sing with simplicity and understatement and does nothing to exaggerate.
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It describes terrible things with understatement, yet with compassion.
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Again that leads to an understatement of domestic profits.
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Paradox can take the form of an oxymoron, overstatement or understatement.
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To describe your treatment of your daughter as appalling is a gross understatement.
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