"pas mal" meaning in French

See pas mal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /pa mal/, /pɑ mal/ Audio: Fr-pas mal-fr FR-Paris.ogg [Paris]
Head templates: {{fr-adj|inv=yes}} pas mal (invariable)
  1. (litotes) not bad (reasonably good) Tags: invariable
    Sense id: en-pas_mal-fr-adj-8L7r1pL0 Categories (other): French litotes, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 52 1 47

Adverb

IPA: /pa mal/, /pɑ mal/ Audio: Fr-pas mal-fr FR-Paris.ogg [Paris]
Head templates: {{fr-adv}} pas mal
  1. (litotes) not badly (reasonably well) Synonyms: pas pire [Quebec]
    Sense id: en-pas_mal-fr-adv-I2-LXA5y Categories (other): French litotes

Pronoun

IPA: /pa mal/, /pɑ mal/ Audio: Fr-pas mal-fr FR-Paris.ogg [Paris]
Head templates: {{head|fr|pronoun}} pas mal
  1. (idiomatic, informal) quite a bit, quite a few (a decent amount) Tags: idiomatic, informal
    Sense id: en-pas_mal-fr-pron-1Cvqv~lr Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French pronouns Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 52 1 47 Disambiguation of French pronouns: 43 2 55

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