pas mal
التعريفات والمعاني
== French ==
=== Etymology ===
Literally, “not bad”.
Compare Italian niente male and Portuguese nada mau.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /pa mal/ ~ /pɑ mal/
=== Adverb ===
pas mal
(litotes, idiomatic) not badly (reasonably well)
Synonym: (Quebec) pas pire
=== Adjective ===
pas mal (invariable)
(litotes, idiomatic) not bad (reasonably good)
une fille pas mal ― a fairly pretty girl
==== Descendants ====
Yiddish: פּאַמאַלניק (pamalnik)
=== Pronoun ===
pas mal
(idiomatic, informal) quite a bit, quite a few (a decent amount)
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