Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
"A quelque chose malheur est bon."
English translation:
"Every cloud has a silver lining."
Added to glossary by
David Hollywood
May 14, 2004 14:21
20 yrs ago
French term
"A quelque chose malheur est bon."
French to English
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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Encore une maxime française. Quel est son equivalent en anglais?
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Dianne
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Dianne
Proposed translations
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David Hollywood
Native in English
Works in field
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
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every cloud has a silver liing
think this might work
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Note added at 2 mins (2004-05-14 14:24:27 GMT)
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\"lining \" that is :)
\"every cloud has a silver lining\"
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Note added at 2 mins (2004-05-14 14:24:27 GMT)
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\"lining \" that is :)
\"every cloud has a silver lining\"
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Comment: "that's perfect !"
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French term (edited):
A quelque chose malheur est bon.
One man's meat is another man's poison.
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Narasimhan Raghavan
Also a qualified engineer
Native in: Tamil
Works in: English to Tamil, Tamil to English, French to Tamil, and 6 more.
French term (edited):
A quelque chose malheur est bon
Annoying events are advantageous in so far they enable one to get an experience
The meaning in french is given below:
See: http://www.yfolire.net/cite/provcl_a.php
A quelque chose malheur est bon.
Les évênements facheux peuvent procurer quelque avantage, ne fût-ce qu'en donnant de l'expérience.
See: http://www.yfolire.net/cite/provcl_a.php
A quelque chose malheur est bon.
Les évênements facheux peuvent procurer quelque avantage, ne fût-ce qu'en donnant de l'expérience.
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Richard Nice
Germany
Germany
Native in English
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Germany
Translator of Distinction
Native in: English (Variants: US, Canadian, British, New Zealand, UK, Australian) 
Works in: French to English
It's an ill wind that blows nobody good
Just something one knows, but also the view of Kettridge, French for English Idioms
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