"de mieux en mieux" meaning in Français

See de mieux en mieux in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: \də mjø.z‿ɑ̃ mjø\ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-de mieux en mieux.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-de mieux en mieux.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-de mieux en mieux.wav
  1. Progressivement mieux, de plus en plus bon ; toujours par quelque progrès vers le bien, vers un état meilleur. Tags: literally
    Sense id: fr-de_mieux_en_mieux-fr-adv-ViHysRML Categories (other): Exemples en français
  2. De pire en pire, par antiphrase. Tags: ironic
    Sense id: fr-de_mieux_en_mieux-fr-adv-tjPIQ6Mu Categories (other): Ironies en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: de plus en plus, de moins en moins Translations: better and better (Anglais), na bolje (Croate), di bene in meglio (Italien), de mièlhs en mièlhs (Occitan), coraz lepiej (Polonais), cada vez melhor (Portugais), di beni n mègghiu (Sicilien)
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