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Leaders are not pale reflectors of major social conflicts; they play up some, play down others, ignore still others.
James MacGregor Burns

Meaning of "play down" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PLAY DOWN

play down play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PLAY DOWN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Play down is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES PLAY DOWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of play down in the English dictionary

The definition of play down in the dictionary is to make little or light of; minimize the importance of.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PLAY DOWN

play a lone hand
play a part
play along
play ball
play box
play by ear
play cat and mouse
play clothes
play fair
play false
play fast and loose
play favourites
play for time
play God
play hardball
play havoc
play hell with
play into the hands of
play merry hell with
play off

WORDS THAT END LIKE PLAY DOWN

back down
break down
bring the house down
cut down
down
get down
go down
hands down
hold down
lay down
put down
ride down
sit down
step down
take down
turn down
up and down
upside down
when the chips are down
wind down
write down

Synonyms and antonyms of play down in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «play down» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PLAY DOWN

Find out the translation of play down to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of play down from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «play down» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

淡化
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

restar
570 millions of speakers

English

play down
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नीचे खेलने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التهوين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

преуменьшить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

jogar para baixo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিচে খেলা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

minimiser
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bermain ke bawah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verharmlosen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

軽視する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아래로 재생
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Muter mudhun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chơi xuống
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கீழே விளையாடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खाली खेळा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

önemsememek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

minimizzare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

umniejszać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

применшити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

joacă în jos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υποβαθμίσω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

speel af
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

avdramatisera
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tone ned
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of play down

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLAY DOWN»

The term «play down» is regularly used and occupies the 87.330 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PLAY DOWN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about play down

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4 QUOTES WITH «PLAY DOWN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word play down.
1
James MacGregor Burns
Leaders are not pale reflectors of major social conflicts; they play up some, play down others, ignore still others.
2
Lukas Foss
I strongly suggest that we play down basics like who influenced whom, and instead study the way the influence is transformed, in other words: how the artist made it his own.
3
Louise Nurding
There's nothing worse than looking as if you've tried too hard or preened to within an inch of your life. If I'm wearing a strong item like a really beautiful dress, then I'll play down my shoes and accessories and make my hair really natural.
4
Claudio Reyna
It's a unique situation as well because England is a small country, so it makes it easy for the fans to travel. If we play down in London, they get buses and we'll get three or four thousand fans come down. They'll all sit in the same area and show their support for the team.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLAY DOWN»

Discover the use of play down in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to play down and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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How Religious Scientists Play Down the Greatest of ...
Scientists claim that they cannot understand the Einstein theory of relativity without the contribution made by Hermann Minkowski which equates space to time, but the author thinks the Minkowski theory is logically flawed and even unworthy ...
Samuel K. K. Blankson, 2008
2
Broadway Rhythm Band: Sing and Play Down the Great White ...
Discover and explore exciting Broadway rhythms while singing and playing these ten famous showtunes. Each is arranged for unison voices and three optional rhythm band instruments.
‎2008
3
Children with Down Syndrome: A Developmental Perspective
A Developmental Perspective Dante Cicchetti, Marjorie Beeghly. cific aspects of both language and play behavior (e.g., MLU and pragmatics; de- contextualized symbolic play [object substitutions]; and social-oriented symbolic play) observed  ...
Dante Cicchetti, Marjorie Beeghly, 1990
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Learn to Play a Stringed Instrument, Bk 1: Violin
Count | (out loud) -r 1234 Clap Play (down) n 2 3 4 o Hands apart Rest (on str.) 1234 Clap Play (up) V 2 3 4 O And now let's play whole notes on the lowest string , G Clap Play (down) n Count (out loud) ^~ 2 3 4 Clap Play (up) V I 1 2 3 4 o Clap  ...
Matesky, Ralph, Womack, Ardelle
5
Playing for Real : A Text on Game Theory: A Text on Game Theory
The plan is to look for an assessment equilibrium in which Eve plans to play down the move before the robot would play down if it got the opportunity. Adam will then plan to play down the move before that. But if Adam is going to stab Eve in ...
London (Emeritus) Ken Binmore Professor of Economics University College, 2007
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A Collection of Confusible Phrases
hit a slow ball so that it travels in a high curve: He is content to play 'donkey drops ' back into court, awaiting the right ball to hit. play down to someone play up to someone play down to someone - deliberately talk to or behave towards smb. so  ...
Yuri Dolgopolov, 2004
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Princeton Alumni Weekly
1.1-' No. of No. of Yard No. of N0. of Yard Play Down Line Play Down Line 5 4 P- as 9 3 P-so 9 1 P-15 15 2 P-30 18 2 P-30 20 1 P-15 33 1 P-20 37 3 P-3o 40 4 P- 30 43 1 P-20 53 2 P-30 55 2 P-15 57 1 P-20 62 1 P-1o 68 1 P-2o 73 3 5o 87 2 ...
‎1914
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The Two-word Verb: A Dictionary of the Verb-preposition ...
... so played especially the first time it is heard after being recorded. play down 1. T (6) Although he was the leader in getting the Civil Rights bill passed, he played down his own efforts and gave the credit to others. [He belittled his own activity.
George A. Meyer, 1975
9
The Suzuki Violinist
Put 3rd on D. Play down-bow. Stop. Lift bow. 2. Place 1 st, low 2nd, then 4th on E. 3. Lower elbow. Place bow on E string at lower tape. Play short down-bow. 4. Lift 4th. Play short up-bow on low 2nd. Stop. 5. Put 3rd down. Play another short ...
Starr, William
10
Game Theory: A Critical Introduction
When it is her turn to play she is equally likely to play down (d) or across (a) [i.e. Pr(aO = Pr(c/,) = Pr(a3) = Pr(c?3) = £]. The presumption here is that a rational R knows with certainty whether she is rational (and therefore which branch of the ...
Shaun Hargreaves-Heap, Yanis Varoufakis, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLAY DOWN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term play down is used in the context of the following news items.
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PSG play down Ronaldo link
PSG play down Ronaldo link. Last Updated: Mon, 27 Jul 2015 11:32. Le%20Championnat. Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi's representitives ... «EatSleepSport, Jul 15»
2
Diageo to play down SEC probe
DIAGEO boss Ivan Menezes will this week play down questions from American regulators about allegations that the drinks maker oversupplied ... «The Sunday Times, Jul 15»
3
Wolfsburg play down Man City pursuit of De Bruyne
Reports this week suggested that City were set to make an offer of more than £50million for the Belgian attacking midfielder but Wolfsburg ... «Tribal Football, Jul 15»
4
Sevilla play down Alen Halilovic interest
Sevilla sporting director Monchi claims that his club are not in the market for Barcelona B youngster Alen Halilovic this summer. By Matt Law, La ... «Sports Mole, Jul 15»
5
Authorities play down video of little girl sitting on Zamzam bottle
The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques has played down a video clip that went viral on social media showing a little ... «Yahoo! Maktoob News, Jul 15»
6
Sources in France play down Ibrahimovic move to Man Utd
Sources in France have played down reports suggesting that Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the mystery striker that could be joining Manchester United ... «Squawka Football News, Jul 15»
7
Echo's winning casino bid told to play down glitzy gambling and …
From left, Jerde co-chief executive Phil Kim and Cottee Parker Architects directors Naveen Dath and Rob Cottee had to strike the right balance ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
8
Rexam's predator seeks to play down competition concerns as EU …
The US can making giant vying to buy British industrial champion Rexam has sought to play down fears that the deal will stifle competition and ... «This is Money, Jul 15»
9
Benteke will be last signing as Liverpool play down Reus …
Benteke will be last signing as Liverpool play down Reus, Illarramendi deals. by Stephen Tew 4 days ago 5.7k reads. Send to a friend. Share the love. Christian ... «Tribal Football, Jul 15»
10
FG and Labour ministers play down 'joint campaign'
Ministers from Fine Gael and Labour have both dismissed suggestions that they should campaign in the election with a joint manifesto. «TodayFM, Jul 15»

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