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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

  1. adj All right; acceptable, permitted, or satisfactory.
  2. adj In good health or emotional shape; not upset or hurt.
  3. verb To approve or give the go-ahead for something.
  4. intj Used to show agreement, acknowledgement, or acceptance.
  5. noun Approval or agreement; the act of confirming something is fine to proceed.

pretty — full definition

  1. adj Attractive or pleasant to look at, especially in a delicate or charming way.
  2. adv Fairly or quite, used to soften or moderate a statement.

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