no son tan malos

they're not so bad

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phrase Rare #31,134
they're not so bad Used to say that a group of people or things is not as bad as expected or claimed.
SP: Los vecinos no son tan malos.
EN: The neighbors aren't so bad.

Al final, no son tan malos.

In the end, they're not so bad.

— Arco (2025)

En realidad no son tan malos.

They're not actually that bad.

— El increíble castillo vagabundo (2004)

No son tan malos como dices.

They're not as bad as you say.

— Ratatouille (2007)

Y no son tan malos como dices que son.

And they're not as bad as you say they are.

— Ratatouille (2007)

No son tan malos.

They're not that bad.

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)