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Meanings of at best in English

Portuguese
no seu melhor

Under the best of conditions.

no seu melhor
Usage of at best in English
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A year after landing, New Caprica City is, at best, a shantytown.
The Science of Battlestar Galactica
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Sikorsky's business prospects were seen as flat at best, the sources said.
Reuters
3
Violence long preceded computer games, so the link is tenuous at best.
Wired
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Exceptional people continue to rise, but overall mobility is stagnant at best.
The Guardian
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Thus South Africa's initiative was - at best - only partially successful.
The Irish Times
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Those details are expected to emerge later in the year at best.
Reuters
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Only the destination mattered; he had three months left now, at best.
Engineering Infinity
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You can come in for a bit.' A grudging invitation at best.
Book of lost threads
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He added: The merits of the claimants case are at best weak.
The Guardian
10
I was only going ten or fifteen miles per hour at best.
Beyond exile: day by day armageddon
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As a result, the mercenary presence was a token one at best.
A Day Dark as Night
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Martin's exact age is not known, but he is at best 51.
Radio NZ
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Since the EU is at best a state-in-embryo, its currency's fragility remains.
Reuters
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But is at best at home, offering hour to some humble poet.
The new yorker
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It was a strange time, and the quality was spotty at best.
The Guardian
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When their attitude towards state capture allegations has been tepid at best.
The South African
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