to say the least

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Adverb

to say the least (not comparable)

(idiomatic) Used to suggest an understatement.
Synonyms: and then some, and how

The 9/11 attacks weren't very good for America. / To say the least!

His performance, to say the least, didn't impress me.

Translations

suggesting understatement

Dutch: op zijn minst gezegd
Finnish: lievästi sanottuna
French: c’est le moins qu’on puisse dire (fr), c’est le moins que l’on puisse dire, pour le moins (fr)
German: gelinde gesagt
Greek: και λίγα λες (kai líga les)
Hungarian: finoman szólva, enyhén szólva (hu)
Italian: a dir poco
Polish: co najmniej (pl)
Russian: мя́гко говоря́ (ru) (mjáxko govorjá)
Serbo-Croatian: blago rečeno (благо речено)
Swedish: milt sagt
Ukrainian: м'я́ко ка́жучи (mʺjáko kážučy)

References

“to say the least”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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