subestimar

v.

1 to underestimate.

2 to undervalue, to downplay, to down-play, to belittle.

María subestima la fuerza de Ricardo Mary undervalues John's strength.

3 to miscalculate.

María subestimó la velocidad Mary miscalculated the speed.

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subestimar

► verbo transitivo

1 to underestimate

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verb

to underestimate

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1.

VT [+ capacidad, enemigo] to underestimate, underrate; [+ objeto, propiedad] to undervalue; [+ argumento] to understate; [+ persona, artista] to undervalue, underrate

2.

See:

subestimarse

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verbo transitivo to underestimate

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= underrate, underestimate, downgrade [down-grade], understatement, understate.

Ex. Its contribution in this context should not be underrated.

Ex. Yet such indices appear to underestimate the inflation being experienced in the libraries themselves.

Ex. The opposite of the 'halo effect' -- downgrading someone you dislike but whose work is good -- is also an error.

Ex. Perhaps it is an understatement to say that it is easy to reach consensus on the basic elements to be included in the evaluation form.

Ex. University faculty generally understate prices of textbooks for their courses = El profesorado universitario generalmente subestima los precios de los libros de textos de sus cursos.

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verbo transitivo to underestimate

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= underrate, underestimate, downgrade [down-grade], understatement, understate.

Ex: Its contribution in this context should not be underrated.

Ex: Yet such indices appear to underestimate the inflation being experienced in the libraries themselves.

Ex: The opposite of the 'halo effect' -- downgrading someone you dislike but whose work is good -- is also an error.

Ex: Perhaps it is an understatement to say that it is easy to reach consensus on the basic elements to be included in the evaluation form.

Ex: University faculty generally understate prices of textbooks for their courses = El profesorado universitario generalmente subestima los precios de los libros de textos de sus cursos.

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subestimar [A1 ]

vt

to underestimate

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subestimar (conjugate subestimar) verbo transitivo
to underestimate
subestimar verbo transitivo to underestimate
'subestimar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
difusor
- difusora
- menospreciar
English:
belittle
- underestimate
- understate
- under

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subestimar

♦ vt

to underestimate

♦ See also the pronominal verb subestimarse

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subestimar

v/t underestimate

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subestimar vt

: to underestimate, to undervalue