mehr oder weniger — meaning in English
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English meaning
- approximately adv Roughly; close to a particular amount or figure, but not exact.
- ish adverb (informal) Somewhat, roughly, or approximately.
Senses
mehr oder weniger is used for these senses in English:
- approximately Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.
- ish (colloquial) somewhat, reasonably, fairly
- more or less Approximately.
- more or less Almost.
- shall we say (parenthesis) Used to make a statement less offensive, by way of euphemism.
ish — full definition
- adverb (informal) Somewhat, roughly, or approximately.
- interjection (informal) Used to express mild disgust.
- noun (slang) Stuff or things, often used as a mild substitute for a cruder word.