English term
Brazil
trademark understatement
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Proposed translations
Will do!
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, and 1 more.
eufemismo /subestimação típico(a)
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Trademark: típico / habitual
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Note added at 14 mins (2016-01-04 21:07:31 GMT)
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Penso que "proverbial" também cabe aqui!
Brazil
IT Specialist • M.A. in Linguistics
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, and 1 more.
disse John, esnobando como sempre
... says John with trademark understatement
...disse John, esnobando como sempre
Bom, fica a sugestão!
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Note added at 17 minutos (2016-01-04 21:10:51 GMT)
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trademark = something that you wear, do, or say that is typical of you
Ou seja, nesse caso seria típico de John produzir "understatements": esnobar, desprezar (ou subestimar, como sugerido pela Ana). Portanto, é algo que ele sempre faz.
Portugal
Translator and Terminologist
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese
com um tom particularmente depreciativo
"num tom particularmente depreciativo"
Dizia isso com uma depreciação característica/que o caracteriza (ao John).
Brazil
German, English, Spanish to Portuguese!
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: German to Portuguese, English to Portuguese, English to German, and 2 more.
com aquela displicência que é sua marca registrada
seu característico tom de brincadeira
Brazil
The language of science and technology
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
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