How is the phrase un mal pour un bien translated from French to English

English translation
a blessing in disguise
phrase

Une chose mauvaise qui s'avère bonne.

A bad thing that turns out to be good.

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  • Perdre ce poste a été un mal pour un bien. — Losing that job was a blessing in disguise.

  • Le retard a été un mal pour un bien. — The delay was a blessing in disguise.

  • Parfois un refus est un mal pour un bien. — Sometimes a refusal is a blessing in disguise.

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