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French
Pronunciation
Adverb
de mieux en mieux
- 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."