finoman szólva
B2
Kihungari
politely, euphemistically
B2
1
politely
B2
Muundo wa matumizi:
finoman szólva, ... / ..., finoman szólva, ...
Bado hakuna jozi za mifano.
Maana
in softened, less harsh words
Mada
tact
|criticism
|euphemism
|indirect_speech
|negative_opinion
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
In a way that makes criticism, bad news, or a negative opinion sound softer and less harsh than it really is.
B2
FORMAL
2
Bado hakuna jozi za mifano.
Maana
as a polite understatement
Mada
discourse_marker
|euphemism
|understatement
|evaluation
|communication
|pragmatics
|politeness
Ufafanuzi
Used to signal that a description is intentionally softened and that the reality is likely worse than the words suggest; similar in function to “to put it mildly.”
Sarufi
Bado hakuna maelezo ya sarufi.
Semi
Bado hakuna semi zilizounganishwa na ingizo hili.