English-Italian translations for to say the least

• a dir poco
  La faccenda è a dir poco problematica. This is problematic, to say the least.
  Ritengo, a dir poco, che tutto ciò sia inaccettabile. I consider this to be unacceptable, to say the least.
  La situazione in Iraq è a dir poco scoraggiante. The situation in Iraq is a dispiriting one, to say the least.

Examples

• The 9/11 attacks werent very good for America. / To say the least!
• His performance, to say the least, didnt impress me

Related words

• there isn't any easy way to say this
• to say nothing of
• that is that is to say
• that is to say