minimize

minimizar, reducir

Hacer que algo tenga el menor tamaño, cantidad o nivel posible.

En inglés sencillo: To make something as small or low as possible.

• We need to minimize waste.
• The new design minimizes heat loss.
• They changed the route to minimize delays.

Sinónimos: reduce, limit, decrease

Antónimos: maximize, increase

Expresiones frecuentes: minimize risk, minimize costs, minimize the damage

restar importancia, minimizar

Presentar o tratar algo como menos grave o importante de lo que realmente es.

En inglés sencillo: To describe or treat something as less serious or important than it really is.

• Don't minimize her achievement.
• He minimized the seriousness of the accident.
• The report tries to minimize the company's role in the crisis.

Sinónimos: downplay, play down, understate, belittle

Antónimos: exaggerate, overstate

Expresiones frecuentes: minimize the problem, minimize someone's role, minimize the seriousness

minimizar

Ocultar una ventana del ordenador sin cerrarla, dejando normalmente un botón o icono pequeño.

En inglés sencillo: To hide a computer window while keeping it open, usually leaving a small button or icon.

• Minimize this window, please.
• I minimized the browser to see my desktop.
• Click that button to minimize the application.

Antónimos: restore, maximize

Expresiones frecuentes: minimize a window, minimize the browser, minimize an application