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understate verb

  • (transitive) To state (something) with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay.
 euphémiser

understeer noun

  • The condition in which the front wheels of a car fail to follow the desired curve while cornering, instead following more of a straight-line trajectory, losing a degree of traction, and so slipping off the required line.
 sous-virage

understated adjective

  • Restrained and unpretentious.
 réfréné, sans prétention
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