English-German translation for "mildly"

"mildly" German translation

mildly
[ˈmaildli]adverb | Adverb adv

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  • sanft
    mildly saysomething | etwas sth
    mildly saysomething | etwas sth
examples
  • ein bisschen
    mildly slightly
    mildly slightly
  • mild
    mildly spice
    mildly spice
and that’s putting it mildly
und das ist noch gelinde ausgedrückt
and that’s putting it mildly
Das ist, gelinde gesagt, eine zu große Vereinfachung.
This is, to put it mildly, simplistic.
Source: Europarl
Das ist zynisch, um es gelinde auszudrücken.
To put it mildly, that is cynical.
Source: Europarl
Aber in dieser Woche war ich doch etwas überrascht.
But this week I have been mildly surprised.
Source: Europarl
Daher ist die Lage aus rechtlicher Sicht vorsichtig ausgedrückt reichlich konfus.
From a legal point of view, the situation is therefore quite confusing, to put it mildly.
Source: Europarl
Gelinde gesagt, ich schnitt nicht so gut ab.
To put it mildly, I didn't do very well.
Source: TED
Damit werden, gelinde gesagt, einige Fragezeichen aufgeworfen.
This raises some question marks, to put it mildly.
Source: Europarl
Die Frage der Haft ist gelinde gesagt ein leidiges Thema.
The issue of detention is an extremely vexed subject, to put it mildly.
Source: Europarl
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