"tant bien que mal" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [French]

IPA: /tɑ̃ bjɛ̃ k(ə) mal/
Head templates: {{fr-adv}} tant bien que mal
  1. as best one can, somehow Synonyms: vaille que vaille
    Sense id: en-tant_bien_que_mal-fr-adv-FWhqAC8p Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "2000, Frédéric Beigbeder, 99 francs, Gallimard, →ISBN, page 166:",
          "text": "Dans la boîte de nuit de l’hôtel, Octave met les disques. II doit se démerder avec ce qu’il y a : quelques vieux maxis discos, des compils de variété française, trois 45 tours moisis. Tant bien que mal, il parvient à remplir la piste avec les moyens du bord, notamment la plus belle chanson du monde :[…]",
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