necessary evil in French

necessary evil in French is mal nécessaire, mal pour un bien.

necessary evil in French

mal nécessaire

noun

(idiomatic) An unfavorable thing that must be done or accepted, especially because the available alternative courses of action or inaction would be worse.

mal pour un bien

noun

(idiomatic) An unfavorable thing that must be done or accepted, especially because the available alternative courses of action or inaction would be worse.

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