English
Pronunciation
Noun
lesser of two evils (uncountable)
- (idiomatic) The least harmful or unpleasant of two undesirable alternatives.
- Synonym: lesser evil
- Antonym: greater of two evils
Translations
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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