Phrase · 😏 Irony and understatement
Pues este vino no está nada mal.
Well, this wine isn't bad at all.
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Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi
Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.
- 1Understatement (litotes): no está nada mal = it isn't bad at all, i.e. it's really good. Advanced emphatic and exclamative structures →
- 2nada as an adverb = not at all; with no before the verb the double negative is normal. Indefinites and double negation →
- 3pues at the start marks a reaction, often mild surprise: well, actually.
Variantes
- Este vino no está nada mal, ¿eh?
- Pues no está mal este vino.
- Pues este vino está buenísimo.