"mal e mal" meaning in Portuguese

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Adverb

IPA: /ˌma.liˈmaw/ [Brazil], /ˌmaw i ˈmaw/ [Brazil]
Head templates: {{pt-adv|hascomp=no}} mal e mal (not comparable)
  1. barely; only just (by only a small margin) Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: mal-e-mal
    Sense id: en-mal_e_mal-pt-adv-1dnIsZz2

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