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English
Etymology
From under- + stated.
Pronunciation
Adjective
understated (comparative more understated, superlative most understated)
- Restrained and unpretentious.
1961 January, “The latest in Continental electric multiple-units and their operation”, in Trains Illustrated, page 47:In contrast to the ETR220's understated green and grey livery, the Swedish train's livery is startling "Paprika" red with white stripes.
Translations
restrained and unpretentious
— see also demure
- Arabic: please add this translation if you can
- Armenian: զուսպ (hy) (zusp), անհավակնոտ (hy) (anhavaknot)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 低調的 / 低调的 (dīdiào de), 樸素的 / 朴素的 (pǔsù de), 簡樸的 / 简朴的 (jiǎnpǔ de)
- Danish: nedtonet
- Dutch: niet overdreven
- French: réfréné (fr), sans prétention
- German: unaufdringlich, unauffällig (de), subtil (de)
- Hungarian: visszafogott (hu)
- Polish: skromny (pl), bezpretensjonalny (pl)
- Russian: скромный (ru) (skromnyj), аскетичный (ru) (asketičnyj)
- Spanish: discreto (es), sencillo (es), comedido (es)
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Verb
understated
- simple past and past participle of understate
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