meno male

See also: menomale

Italian

Alternative forms

• menomale

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈme.no ˈma.le/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: mé‧no‧mà‧le

Interjection

meno male

1. thank goodness!; That's a good thing!; luckily!
2. (followed by che) It's a good thing that..; It's a good job that..; It was lucky for me (or you, her, etc.) that.

   Meno male che hai finito! ― it's a good thing that you finished!

   meno male che oggi non sono andato a lavorare perché c'è stata una bufera di neve nel pomeriggio!

   it's a good thing that I didn't go to work today because there was a snowstorm this afternoon!

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