Coloquialphrase
meno male
thank goodness, luckily
Traducción literal
"less bad"
Equivalente formal
per fortuna, fortunatamente
Ejemplos en contexto
"Meno male che sei arrivato in tempo!"
"Thank goodness you arrived on time!"
"Ha smesso di piovere. — Meno male!"
"It stopped raining. — Thank goodness!"
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Nota cultural
Extremely common at all levels of informality. It expresses relief and is one of the first colloquial phrases learners should master. Acceptable even in semi-formal contexts.
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