pas mal: meaning & examples

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Language: French

Meanings:

  • 1.

    FranceGeneral Francophoneneutral
    • Literal (litotes): not bad; an understatement meaning somewhat satisfactory or acceptable.

    Examples

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    • Ta présentation était pas mal, mais il faudrait améliorer la clarté des idées.

      Your presentation was not bad, but the clarity of ideas could be improved.

    • Le gâteau que tu as préparé est pas mal, je me suis bien régalé malgré tout.

      The cake you made is not bad; I really enjoyed it nonetheless.

    • C’est pas mal comme résultat, même si on espérait un peu mieux au départ.

      It’s not bad as a result, even though we hoped for a bit better at the start.

  • 2.

    FranceQuebecGeneral Francophoneinformal
    • Figurative/idiomatic: quite; rather; fairly good or considerable, often used as an informal intensifier.

    Examples

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    • Il a pas mal progressé en français depuis le début de l’année.

      He has quite improved in French since the beginning of the year.

    • Ce restaurant est pas mal du tout, je te le recommande vivement.

      This restaurant is rather good; I highly recommend it to you.

    • Elle a pas mal de responsabilités dans son nouveau poste, mais elle gère très bien.

      She has quite a few responsibilities in her new position, but she manages very well.

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