menos mal que

it's a good thing that

menos mal que(meh-nohs mahl keh)

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1. (general)

a. it's a good thing that

Menos mal que trajimos comida de más.

It's a good thing that we brought extra food.

b. luckily

Menos mal que no llovió, sino el festival se hubiese suspendido.

Luckily it didn't rain, otherwise the festival would have been cancelled.

c. thank God

Menos mal que vendimos nuestras acciones antes de que la bolsa se fuera a pique.

Thank God we sold our shares before the stock market crashed.