"menos mal" meaning in Spanish

See menos mal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˌmenos ˈmal/, [ˌme.noz ˈmal]
Etymology: Compare Italian meno male. Etymology templates: {{cog|it|meno male}} Italian meno male Head templates: {{es-adv}} menos mal
  1. (idiomatic) just as well Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-menos_mal-es-adv-sFXJzcw2
  2. (idiomatic) thank God, luckily Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-menos_mal-es-adv-2mCla0~1 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 1 99 0

Interjection

IPA: /ˌmenos ˈmal/, [ˌme.noz ˈmal]
Etymology: Compare Italian meno male. Etymology templates: {{cog|it|meno male}} Italian meno male Head templates: {{head|es|interjection}} menos mal
  1. phew
    Sense id: en-menos_mal-es-intj-2w1u1lvQ

Download JSON data for menos mal meaning in Spanish (1.6kB)

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