menos mal

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmẽ.nuz ˈmaw/ [ˈmẽ.nuz ˈmaʊ̯]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈmẽ.nuʒ ˈmaw/ [ˈmẽ.nuʒ ˈmaʊ̯]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈme.noz ˈmaw/ [ˈme.noz ˈmaʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈme.nuʒ ˈmal/ [ˈme.nuʒ ˈmaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈme.nuʒ ˈma.li/

Interjection

menos mal

  1. could be worse
    Synonyms: poderia ser pior, podia ser pior
  • menos-mal

Spanish

Etymology

Compare Italian meno male.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌmenos ˈmal/ [ˌme.noz ˈmal]
  • Syllabification: me‧nos mal

Adverb

menos mal

  1. (idiomatic) just as well
  2. (idiomatic) thank God, luckily

Interjection

menos mal

  1. phew

Further reading

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