to say the least en · ADV
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, not-comparable) Used to suggest an understatement.
"We are very proud of the successful launch of the Elizabeth line. It was very reliable at the start, but the last six months have been challenging, to say the least.
2024 March 6, Paul Clifton, “Network News: NR launches Reading-Paddington recovery operation”, in RAIL, number 1004, page 7:His performance, to say the least, didn't impress me.
The 9/11 attacks weren't very good for America. / To say the least!
Synonyms
Translations (22)
it perlomeno (suggesting understatement) · fr c’est le moins qu’on puisse dire (suggesting understatement) · nl op zijn zachtst gezegd (suggesting understatement) · uk м'я́ко ка́жучи (suggesting understatement) · it quantomeno (suggesting understatement) · de gelinde gesagt (suggesting understatement) · fr c’est le moins que l’on puisse dire (suggesting understatement) · fr pour le moins (suggesting understatement) · hu enyhén szólva (suggesting understatement) · ar على أقلّ تقدير (suggesting understatement) · it a dir poco (suggesting understatement) · ka სხვა თუ არაფერი (suggesting understatement) · el και λίγα λες (suggesting understatement) · pl co najmniej (suggesting understatement) · ru мя́гко говоря́ (suggesting understatement) · ka რბილად რომ ვთქვათ (suggesting understatement) · nl op zijn minst gezegd (suggesting understatement) · hu finoman szólva (suggesting understatement) · sv milt sagt (suggesting understatement) · sh blago rečeno (suggesting understatement) · fi lievästi sanottuna (suggesting understatement) · es cuando menos (suggesting understatement)