mildly (redirected from putting it mildly)

mild  (mld)

adj. mild·er, mild·est

1. Gentle or kind in disposition, manners, or behavior.

2.

a. Moderate in type, degree, effect, or force: a mild pipe tobacco; a mild sedative.

b. Not extreme: a mild winter storm.

c. Warm and full of sunshine; pleasant: a mild spring day; mild weather in June.

3. Not severe or acute: a mild fever.

4. Easily molded, shaped, or worked; malleable: mild steel.

intr.v. mild·ed, mild·ing, milds

Texas & Virginia To diminish or decrease. Used of the wind or a storm. See Regional Note at fair¹.

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[Middle English, from Old English milde; see mel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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mildly adv.

mildness n.

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	mildly - to a moderate degree; "he was mildly interested"
	2.	mildly - in a gentle manner; "he talked gently to the injured animal" gently

Translations

mildly [ˈmaɪldlɪ] ADV

1. (= gently) [say, reply] → suavemente, con suavidad

2. (= slightly) [amusing, surprised, interested, irritated] → ligeramente

3. (= weakly) [protest] → débilmente; [rebuke] → con suavidad, suavemente
he was only mildly criticized for his actions → sólo recibió críticas moderadas por sus acciones

4. to put it mildly: to put it mildly, I was cross → decir que estaba enfadado es quedarse corto
he's a low-down thief, and that's putting it mildly → es un cochino ladrón por no decir algo peor

mildly [ˈmaɪldli] adv

[say] → doucement

[surprised, alarmed] → légèrement; [amusing, surprising] → assez
I'm only mildly surprised → Je ne suis que légèrement surpris.

[spiced] → légèrement

to put it mildly → c'est le moins qu'on puisse dire
But not all the money, to put it mildly, has been used wisely → Tout l'argent n'a pas été bien dépensé, c'est le moins qu'on puisse dire.
To say we are disappointed is putting it mildly
BUT Dire que nous sommes déçus, le terme est faible.
mild-mannered [ˌmaɪldˈmænə^rd] adj → doux*(douce)

mildly

adv → leicht; say, ask → sanft; scold, rebuke, protest, curse, reply → milde; to put it mildly → gelinde gesagt; … and that’s putting it mildly → … und das ist noch milde ausgedrückt; they seemed mildly interested → sie machten einen leicht interessierten Eindruck; to be mildly critical of something → etw milde kritisieren

mildly [ˈmaɪldlɪ] adv (gently) → gentilmente, dolcemente, delicatamente; (slightly) → vagamente
to put it mildly (fam) → per usare un eufemismo, a dir poco