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menos mal

[ˈmenos ˈmal]

Rhymes with al

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Expresión que denota alivio por no haber ocurrido algo malo que se temía.
ironic Acompañado de la conjunción que, denota incongruencia entre lo que se espera y lo que se hace. Se te quemó el arroz. Menos mal que eres gastrónomo profesional (!).

In English

luckily in a lucky manner
phew Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise
thank goodness express gratitude

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@misc{menos_mal_2026,
  title = {menos mal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/menos%20mal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}