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lesser of two evils
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1.2.1
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lesser
of
two
evils
(
idiomatic
)
The more desirable of two bad alternatives.
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Translations
Arabic:
أَهْوَنُ الشَّرَّيْنِ
(
ʔahwanu š-šarrayni
)
Chinese:
Mandarin:
兩害相權取其輕
/
两害相权取其轻
(zh)
(
liǎng hài xiāng quán qǔ qí qīng
)
(
verb: "to choose the lesser of two evils"
)
Finnish:
pienempi
paha
French:
moindre mal
m
German:
geringeres Übel
Hungarian:
kisebbik rossz
Italian:
male minore
m
Polish:
mniejsze zło
n
Romanian:
răul cel mai mic
n
Russian:
ме́ньшее из двух зол
(ru)
n
(
ménʹšeje iz dvux zol
)
Spanish:
mal menor
m
Thai:
please add this translation if you can
Turkish:
ehvenişer
(tr)
(
archaic
)
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necessary evil
you're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't
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