relativieren
to put into perspective, to qualify, to relativize
Definition
verbBedeutungen
- 1.to put into perspective
- 2.to qualify
- 3.to relativize
Grammatik
Beispiele
Mit wollte er seine frühere relativieren.
With this statement he wanted to put his earlier criticism into perspective somewhat.
Man sollte solche Zahlen relativieren.
One should always put such figures into a little perspective.
Er relativierte seine frühere .
He qualified his earlier statement.
Im wollte er seine relativieren.
Afterwards he wanted to qualify his statement.
Diese Erfolge muss der relativieren.
These successes must be put into perspective given the costs.
relativiere nicht .
Please don't immediately water down your criticism again.
Die neuen Zahlen relativieren den scheinbaren .
The new figures put the apparent progress into perspective.
Man sollte solche Vergleiche relativieren.
One should always put such comparisons into perspective.
Sie relativierte ihr mit einem kleinen .
She qualified her praise with a small objection.
Der relativierte die .
The expert significantly downplayed the danger.