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"A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best."
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"note": "всяко зло за добро (vsjako zlo za dobro, literally “every bad for good”)",
"sense": "A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best"
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best",
"word": "因禍得福"
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"roman": "yīn huò dé fú",
"sense": "A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best",
"word": "因祸得福"
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best",
"word": "een verhulde zegen"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best",
"word": "onni onnettomuudessa"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best",
"word": "un mal pour un bien"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best",
"word": "im Nachhinein ein Glück (betrachtet)"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best",
"word": "letztlich ein Glück"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best",
"word": "... ein Segen"
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"code": "de",
"english": "but the last may have quite a different sense, see the lemma",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best",
"word": "Glück im Unglück"
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{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best",
"word": "badai pasti berlalu"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best",
"word": "setelah hujan ada rintik air mata"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best",
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"word": "bene insperato"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best",
"word": "non tutto il male viene per nuocere"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best",
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"word": "szczęście w nieszczęściu"
},
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best",
"word": "há males que só vêm para o bem"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "binecuvântare deghizată"
},
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best",
"word": "no hay mal que por bien no venga"
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"sense": "A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best"
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"sense": "A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best",
"word": "因禍得福"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yīn huò dé fú",
"sense": "A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best",
"word": "因祸得福"
},
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best",
"word": "een verhulde zegen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best",
"word": "onni onnettomuudessa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best",
"word": "un mal pour un bien"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best",
"word": "im Nachhinein ein Glück (betrachtet)"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best",
"word": "letztlich ein Glück"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best",
"word": "... ein Segen"
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"lang": "German",
"sense": "A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best",
"word": "Glück im Unglück"
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"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best",
"word": "badai pasti berlalu"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best",
"word": "setelah hujan ada rintik air mata"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best",
"tags": [
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"word": "bene insperato"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best",
"word": "non tutto il male viene per nuocere"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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"word": "szczęście w nieszczęściu"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best",
"word": "há males que só vêm para o bem"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "binecuvântare deghizată"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best",
"word": "no hay mal que por bien no venga"
}
],
"word": "blessing in disguise"
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