"c'est le moins qu'on puisse dire" meaning in French

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Interjection

IPA: /s‿ɛ lə mwɛ̃ k‿ɔ̃ pɥis diʁ/ Forms: c'est le moins qu'on puisse dire ! [canonical], c'est le moins que l'on puisse dire [alternative]
  1. (informal) to say the least! that's the least you can say! you can say that again! that's putting it mildly! Tags: informal Synonyms: c'est le cas de le dire
    Sense id: en-c'est_le_moins_qu'on_puisse_dire-fr-intj-gsJ1Apjf Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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      "form": "c'est le moins qu'on puisse dire !",
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    },
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        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "intj",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to say the least! that's the least you can say! you can say that again! that's putting it mildly!"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "to say the least",
          "to say the least"
        ],
        [
          "least",
          "least"
        ],
        [
          "say",
          "say"
        ],
        [
          "you can say that again",
          "you can say that again"
        ],
        [
          "putting it mildly",
          "to put it mildly"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) to say the least! that's the least you can say! you can say that again! that's putting it mildly!"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "c'est le cas de le dire"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/s‿ɛ lə mwɛ̃ k‿ɔ̃ pɥis diʁ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "c'est le moins qu'on puisse dire"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "c'est le moins qu'on puisse dire !",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "c'est le moins que l'on puisse dire",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "intj",
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        "French informal terms",
        "French interjections",
        "French lemmas",
        "French multiword terms",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to say the least! that's the least you can say! you can say that again! that's putting it mildly!"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "to say the least",
          "to say the least"
        ],
        [
          "least",
          "least"
        ],
        [
          "say",
          "say"
        ],
        [
          "you can say that again",
          "you can say that again"
        ],
        [
          "putting it mildly",
          "to put it mildly"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) to say the least! that's the least you can say! you can say that again! that's putting it mildly!"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "c'est le cas de le dire"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/s‿ɛ lə mwɛ̃ k‿ɔ̃ pɥis diʁ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "c'est le moins qu'on puisse dire"
}

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