"talk down" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: talk down
Etymology: talk down < → δείτε τις λέξεις talk και down
  1. μειώνω, κάνω κάτι να φαίνεται λιγότερο σημαντικό ή επιτυχημένο από ό,τι πραγματικά είναι Tags: transitive
    Sense id: el-talk_down-en-verb-ZF~C9LHd
{
  "etymology_text": "talk down < → δείτε τις λέξεις talk και down",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "talk down",
      "source": "header"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Don’t talk down your achievements.",
          "translation": "Μη μειώσεις τα επιτεύγματά σου."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "μειώνω, κάνω κάτι να φαίνεται λιγότερο σημαντικό ή επιτυχημένο από ό,τι πραγματικά είναι"
      ],
      "id": "el-talk_down-en-verb-ZF~C9LHd",
      "raw_tags": [
        "μεταβατικό"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "talk down"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "talk down < → δείτε τις λέξεις talk και down",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "talk down",
      "source": "header"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Don’t talk down your achievements.",
          "translation": "Μη μειώσεις τα επιτεύγματά σου."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "μειώνω, κάνω κάτι να φαίνεται λιγότερο σημαντικό ή επιτυχημένο από ό,τι πραγματικά είναι"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "μεταβατικό"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "talk down"
}

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