"better and better" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [Anglais]

  1. De mieux en mieux.
    Sense id: fr-better_and_better-en-adv-ea3Lbghv Categories (other): Ironies en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: better, from bad to worse, more and more, less and less, fewer and fewer
Categories (other): Locutions adverbiales en anglais, Anglais

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