verharmlosen
[fɐhˈɑʀmloːzən]
to downplay
Example
Wier d'Krankheet am Ufank net verharmloost ginn, wier et net zu enger Epidemie komm.
Had the illness not been downplayed at the start, it would not have become an epidemic.
How to conjugate verharmlosen
Past participle: verharmloost · Auxiliary: hunn · Imperative: verharmlos! · verharmloost!
| Present | Perfect | |
|---|---|---|
| ech | verharmlosen | hu verharmloost |
| du | verharmlos | hues verharmloost |
| hien / si / hatt | verharmloost | huet verharmloost |
| mir | verharmlosen | hu verharmloost |
| dir | verharmloost | hutt verharmloost |
| si | verharmlosen | hu verharmloost |
Taught in C2 · Humour, irony and register
Say what you mean, or say it with a wink. Words for jokes, irony and wordplay, for formal and informal speech, and for softening or sharpening a statement.
Other words in this lesson
- den Humor — humour
- witzeg — funny, amusing
- de Witz — joke
- ironesch — ironic, ironically
- sarkastesch — sarcastic, sarcastically
- den Zynismus — cynicism
- d'Wuertspill — wordplay, pun
- zweedeiteg — ambiguous
- gecksen — to joke, to banter
- schmunzelen — to grin, to smile cheerfully
- iwwerdreiwen — to exaggerate
- ofschwächen — to tone down, to moderate
- héiflech — polite, politely
- taktvoll — tactful, tactfully
- formell — formal, official
- informell — informal
- geschwollen — pompous
- vulgär — vulgar, coarse
- de Jargon — jargon
- d'Ausdrocksweis — style, way of expressing oneself
- d'Äntwert — answer, reply
- d'Formuléierung — wording
- d'Grimmel — a tad, a bit