pas mal — meaning in English
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English meaning
- OK adj All right; acceptable, permitted, or satisfactory.
- pretty adj Attractive or pleasant to look at, especially in a delicate or charming way.
- respectable adj Regarded well by others; proper and decent in behavior or appearance.
Senses
pas mal is used for these senses in English:
- OK Satisfactory, reasonably good; not exceptional.
- OK Satisfactorily, sufficiently well.
- not bad (litotes) Reasonably good; almost good; mediocre.
- pretty Somewhat, fairly, quite; sometimes also (by meiosis) very.
- quite a few An indefinite and somewhat large number; more than a few; a fair number of; quite a lot.
- quite a few An indefinite and somewhat large number.
- respectable Decent; satisfactory.
OK — full definition
- adj All right; acceptable, permitted, or satisfactory.
- adj In good health or emotional shape; not upset or hurt.
- verb To approve or give the go-ahead for something.
- intj Used to show agreement, acknowledgement, or acceptance.
- noun Approval or agreement; the act of confirming something is fine to proceed.
pretty — full definition
- adj Attractive or pleasant to look at, especially in a delicate or charming way.
- adv Fairly or quite, used to soften or moderate a statement.