de mieux en mieux

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /də mjø.z‿ɑ̃ mjø/
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Adverb

de mieux en mieux

  1. better and better
    Antonyms: de pire en pire, de mal en pis
    • 1995, Jean-Pierre Dumont et al., Psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent, volume 1, pages 52–3:
      Entre 1 et 2 ans, l’enfant […] comprend de mieux en mieux le langage, il est de plus en plus à même de comprendre ce qui se passe autour de lui […]
      Between 1 and 2 years, the child […] understands language better and better, he's more and more able to understand what's happening around him […]

Usage notes
  • Can be used ironically, just as in English one might sarcastically say, "This just gets better and better."
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