to say the least

English

Adverb

to say the least (not comparable)

(idiomatic) Used to suggest that what was previously stated was an understatement.
- The 9/11 attacks weren't very good for America.
- To say the least!

Synonyms

and then some, and how

Translations

suggesting understatement

Finnish: lievästi sanottuna
French: c’est le moins qu’on puisse dire (fr), c’est le moins que l’on puisse dire
German: gelinde gesagt
Greek: και λίγα λες (kai líga les)
Hungarian: finoman szólva, enyhén szólva

Italian: a dir poco
Russian: мя́гко говоря́ (ru) (mjáxko govorjá)
Serbo-Croatian: blago rečeno (благо речено)
Swedish: milt sagt

References

to say the least at OneLook Dictionary Search

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