mildly
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mild
(mīld)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 Note at fair1.
mild′ly adv.
mild′ness n.
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Adv. | 1. | mildly - to a moderate degree; "he was mildly interested" |
2. | mildly - in a gentle manner; "he talked gently to the injured animal" |
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Translations
بِلَطافَه، باعْتِدال
mírně
blidtmildt
enyhén
blíîlega, mjúklega
mildly
[ˈmaɪldlɪ] ADV1. (= 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
he was only mildly criticized for his actions → sólo recibió críticas moderadas por sus acciones
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
mildly
[ˈmaɪldli] adv [say] → doucement
[surprised, alarmed] → légèrement; [amusing, surprising] → assez
I'm only mildly surprised → Je ne suis que légèrement surpris.
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 [ˌmaɪldˈmænərd] adj → doux(douce)
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 [ˌmaɪldˈmænərd] adj → doux(douce)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
mildly
[ˈmaɪldlɪ] adv (gently) → gentilmente, dolcemente, delicatamente; (slightly) → vagamenteto put it mildly (fam) → per usare un eufemismo, a dir poco
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
mild
(maild) adjective1. (of a person or his personality) gentle in temper or behaviour. such a mild man.
2. (of punishment etc) not severe. a mild sentence.
3. (of weather especially if not in summer) not cold; rather warm. a mild spring day.
4. (of spices, spiced foods etc) not hot. a mild curry.
ˈmildly adverbˈmildness noun
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