kleinreden

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German

Etymology

klein +‎ reden

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Verb

kleinreden (weak, third-person singular present redet klein, past tense redete klein, past participle kleingeredet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to downplay, belittle
    Synonyms: herabsetzen, herunterspielen
    • 2020 July 3, Peter Altmaier (CDU), “Rede des Bundesministers für Wirtschaft und Energie, Peter Altmaier, zum Kohleausstiegsgesetz”, in parliamentary debates (Deutscher Bundestag)‎:
      Ich möchte gerne an Sie alle appellieren, dieses Gesetz nicht kleinzureden, sondern die positiven Errungenschaften in den Vordergrund zu stellen, an denen so viele mitgewirkt haben []
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