al meglio

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “at the best”. Compare French au mieux.

Prepositional phrase

al meglio

1. in the best possible way

   sfruttare al meglio

   make the best of

   (literally, “exploit in the best possible way”)

2. at one's best

   Synonym: al massimo

   essere al meglio della forma

   to be at one's best

   (literally, “to be at the best of one's shape”)

3. (finance) to be executed at the possible market conditions (of an order)

Usage notes

• This does not typically translate well as at best, which would itself be translated as nel migliore dei casi (“in the best of cases”).
• Not to be confused with alla meglio.