to say the least

US /tə seɪ ðə liːst/
UK /tə seɪ ðə liːst/
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op zijn zachtst gezegd, minimaal

used to indicate that one is understating something, or that the reality is more extreme or significant than what is being explicitly stated

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The meeting was chaotic, to say the least.
De vergadering was chaotisch, op zijn zachtst gezegd.
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His performance was disappointing, to say the least.
Zijn prestatie was teleurstellend, op zijn zachtst gezegd.
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at the very leastto put it mildlyunderstatement of the year
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leastat leastsaysayingthat is to saysay-soneedless to say