"menos mal" meaning in Portuguese

See menos mal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ˈmẽ.nuz ˈmaw/ [Brazil], [ˈmẽ.nuz ˈmaʊ̯] [Brazil], /ˈmẽ.nuz ˈmaw/ [Brazil], [ˈmẽ.nuz ˈmaʊ̯] [Brazil], /ˈmẽ.nuʒ ˈmaw/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], [ˈmẽ.nuʒ ˈmaʊ̯] [Rio-de-Janeiro], /ˈme.noz ˈmaw/ [Southern-Brazil], [ˈme.noz ˈmaʊ̯] [Southern-Brazil], /ˈme.nuʒ ˈmal/ [Portugal], [ˈme.nuʒ ˈmaɫ] [Portugal], /ˈme.nuʒ ˈmal/ [Portugal], [ˈme.nuʒ ˈmaɫ] [Portugal], /ˈme.nuʒ ˈma.li/ [Portugal, Southern]
Head templates: {{head|pt|interjection|head=menos mal}} menos mal
  1. could be worse Synonyms: poderia ser pior, podia ser pior Related terms: menos-mal
    Sense id: en-menos_mal-pt-intj-YgugrVq5 Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for menos mal meaning in Portuguese (1.3kB)

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    {
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      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
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        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
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        "Portugal"
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