mildly

mildly
adverb
1) (gently) mild[e]
2) (slightly) ein bisschen od. wenig [enttäuscht, bestürzt, ermutigend, begeistert]
3)

to put it mildly — gelinde gesagt

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adverb mild
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mild·ly
[ˈmaɪldli]
adv
1. (gently) leicht; speak, mention, smile sanft; clean, disinfect schonend
to work \mildly schonende Wirkung haben; (not severely) milde
to punish sb \mildly jdn milde bestrafen
2. (slightly) surprised, worried, annoyed leicht
3. (as an understatement)
to put it \mildly um es [mal] milde auszudrücken, gelinde gesagt
she got very annoyed, and that's putting it \mildly sie wurde sehr ärgerlich und das ist noch milde ausgedrückt
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['maIldlɪ]
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 —

to be mildly critical of sth — etw milde kritisieren

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adverb
1) (gently) mild[e]
2) (slightly) ein bisschen od. wenig [enttäuscht, bestürzt, ermutigend, begeistert]
3)

to put it mildly — gelinde gesagt

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adv.
mild adv.
sanft adv.

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