Pengertian “to say the least”
To say the least adalah frasa bahasa Inggris yang digunakan untuk menunjukkan bahwa pendapatmu yang sesungguhnya bahkan lebih serius dari apa yang baru kamu katakan.
- at the very least
- to put it plainly
- to put it mildly
Lihat juga:
- needless to say
- sorry to say
- Who says?
- nice to meet you
- nice to see you
- not to mention
- at least
- the least/fewest
- take the plunge
- the last thing one wants
Contoh Kalimat “to say the least” dan Artinya
| 1 | They thought the whole situation rather amusing, to say the least. (Mereka berpikir bahwa situasi tersebut secara keseluruhan agak lucu, setidaknya.) |
| 2 | He could have been more tactful, to say the least. (Dia seharusnya bisa lebih bijaksana, setidaknya.) |
| 3 | When I told her that I couldn’t make it, she was disappointed, to say the least. (Ketika saya mengatakan padanya bahwa saya tidak bisa datang, dia kecewa, setidaknya.) |
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- like this (phrase)
- so to speak (phrase)
- as fas as I’m concerned (phrase)
- as a matter of fact (phrase)
- take a peek
- I’m afraid (that)
- that’s all
- be miles away (phrase)
- now (that) you mention it
References:
- Meaning of to say the least in English. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/to-say-the-least. Accessed on May 25, 2019.
- Definition of ‘to say the least’. https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/to-say-the-least. Accessed on May 25, 2019.
- to say the least – definition and synonyms. https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/to-say-the-least. Accessed on May 25, 2019.
- to say the least. https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/to+say+the+least. Accessed on May 25, 2019.
- to say the least. https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/to-say-the-least. Accessed on September 21, 2019.