lesser of two evils
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Contents
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English
1.1
Pronunciation
1.2
Noun
1.2.1
Translations
1.2.2
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Noun
lesser
of
two
evils
(
idiomatic
)
The more desirable of two bad alternatives.
Translations
Translations
Arabic:
أَهْوَنُ الشَّرَّيْنِ
(
ʔahwanu š-šarrayni
)
Finnish:
pienempi
paha
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deprecated template usage
)
{{
trans-mid
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French:
moindre mal
m
Italian:
male minore
m
See also
you're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't
necessary evil
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