un mal pour un bien in French

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      "expansion": "un mal pour un bien m (uncountable)",
      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cadeau empoisonné"
        }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "It's for the best.",
          "text": "C’est un mal pour un bien.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "necessary evil; blessing in disguise"
      ],
      "id": "en-un_mal_pour_un_bien-fr-noun-lVXekvMV",
      "links": [
        [
          "necessary evil",
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        ],
        [
          "blessing in disguise",
          "blessing in disguise"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "à quelque chose malheur est bon"
        },
        {
          "word": "avoir de la chance dans son malheur"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mal nécessaire"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/œ̃ mal puʁ œ̃ bjɛ̃/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "un mal pour un bien"
}

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "-"
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      "expansion": "un mal pour un bien m (uncountable)",
      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "à quelque chose malheur est bon"
    },
    {
      "word": "avoir de la chance dans son malheur"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cadeau empoisonné"
        }
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      "examples": [
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          "english": "It's for the best.",
          "text": "C’est un mal pour un bien.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "necessary evil; blessing in disguise"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "necessary evil",
          "necessary evil"
        ],
        [
          "blessing in disguise",
          "blessing in disguise"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mal nécessaire"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/œ̃ mal puʁ œ̃ bjɛ̃/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "un mal pour un bien"
}

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"un mal pour un bien" meaning in French

Noun