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  What it means

  Literally “to say little.” Means to put it mildly — used to signal that the reality is even more extreme than what was just described. The understatement is deliberate.

  Vocabulary

  • mało — little / not enough
  • powiedzieć — to say (perfective)

  Grammar note

  An impersonal infinitive construction. Often used as a parenthetical: 'to było trudne, mało powiedzieć' (it was difficult, to put it mildly).

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