restar importancia

to minimize, play down

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(v.) = minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal

Ex. Like most of 'women's work', much of scientific communication has been so invisible to outsiders that it has been taken for granted, and its importance is often minimised.

Ex. The author focuses on the sites offering features that downplay the technology in favour of the human touch.

Ex. To some extent this worked - haphazardly perhaps, but in a cheerful atmosphere that, though he did not realize it then, glossed over the inadequacies of his approach.

Ex. Thus excessive delays in the availability of cataloguing records from the central agency will negate much of the value of a central service.

Ex. Antisemitism soft-pedal the importance of religious belief for comprehending the persistence of Jew-hatred.

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(v.) = minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal

Ex: Like most of 'women's work', much of scientific communication has been so invisible to outsiders that it has been taken for granted, and its importance is often minimised.

Ex: The author focuses on the sites offering features that downplay the technology in favour of the human touch.

Ex: To some extent this worked - haphazardly perhaps, but in a cheerful atmosphere that, though he did not realize it then, glossed over the inadequacies of his approach.

Ex: Thus excessive delays in the availability of cataloguing records from the central agency will negate much of the value of a central service.

Ex: Antisemitism soft-pedal the importance of religious belief for comprehending the persistence of Jew-hatred.