Meanings
nounblessing in disguise (plural blessings in disguise)
plural blessings in disguise
- A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best.
Synonyms: felix culpa · Antonyms: poisoned chalice, monkey's paw
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 因禍得福 /因祸得福
- 因禍得福 /因祸得福 (yīn huò dé fú)A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best
Dutch een verhulde zegen
- een verhulde zegenA seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best
Finnish onni onnettomuudessa
- onni onnettomuudessaA seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best
French un mal pour un bien
- un mal pour un bienA seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best
German im Nachhinein ein Glück (betrachtet), letztlich ein Glück
- im Nachhinein ein Glück (betrachtet)A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best
- letztlich ein GlückA seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best
- ... ein SegenA seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best
- Glück im UnglückA seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best
Indonesian badai pasti berlalu, setelah hujan ada rintik air mata
- badai pasti berlaluA seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best
- setelah hujan ada rintik air mataA seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best
Italian bene insperato, non tutto il male viene per nuocere
- bene insperatoA seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best
- non tutto il male viene per nuocereA seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best
Polish szczęście w nieszczęściu
- szczęście w nieszczęściuA seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best
Portuguese há males que só vêm para o bem
- há males que só vêm para o bemA seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best
Romanian binecuvântare deghizată
- binecuvântare deghizatăA seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best
Russian нет ху́да без добра́, что ни де́лается, всё к лу́чшему
- нет ху́да без добра́ (net xúda bez dobrá)A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best
- что ни де́лается, всё к лу́чшему (što ni délajetsja, vsjo k lúčšemu)A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best
Spanish no hay mal que por bien no venga, bendición disfrazada
- no hay mal que por bien no vengaA seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best
- bendición disfrazadaA seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best
Vietnamese trong cái rủi có cái may
- trong cái rủi có cái mayA seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best
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