Spanish Phrase of the Day

Definitions

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menos mal
1. adv. (idiom) just as well
2. adv. (idiom) thank God, luckily
3. interj. phew
Analysis
menos
1. adv. less
2. adv. (often with definite article) least
3. det. less, fewer
4. det. least, fewest
5. prep. minus
mal
1. adj. (before the noun) apocopic form of malo bad; evil
2. adj. amiss, awry, off, wrong
Me di cuenta de que algo estaba mal. - I realized something was amiss.
3. adv. badly, poorly, ill
No hables mal de los muertos. - Don't speak ill of the dead.

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