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Every cloud has a silver lining

Arabic translation: رب ضارة نافعة


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English term or phrase:Every cloud has a silver lining
Arabic translation:رب ضارة نافعة
Entered by: Nadia Ayoub
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21:56 Nov 15, 2009
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English term or phrase: Every cloud has a silver lining
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Local time: 10:00
رب ضارة نافعة
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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 10:00
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1رب ضارة نافعة
Nadia Ayoub
5إن مع العسر يسرا / سحابة صيف عن قليل تقشَّع
Muhammad Atallah
4May be a harmful thing can bring out benefit.Abdel-Wahab
4ان مع العسر يسراxxxkelbagouey
4بعد العسر يسر
elsayed fayed


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
every cloud has a silver lining
رب ضارة نافعة


Explanation:
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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
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agree  FAHD ALALWI: totally with you Nadia
7 hrs
  -> Many thanks Abu Alwaleed :)
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
every cloud has a silver lining
بعد العسر يسر


Explanation:
very cloud has a silver lining means that you should never feel hopeless because difficult times always lead to better


    Reference: http://www.goenglish.com/EveryCloudHasASilverLining.asp
elsayed fayed
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every cloud has a silver lining
إن مع العسر يسرا / سحابة صيف عن قليل تقشَّع


Explanation:
every cloud has a silver lining = In every bad situation there is an element of good
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/every_cloud_has_a_silver_linin...

Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining ( be hopeful because difficult times always lead to better days ... )
Every cloud has a silver lining means that you should never feel hopeless because difficult times always lead to better days.
http://www.goenglish.com/EveryCloudHasASilverLining.asp



Example sentence(s):
  • What am I going to do? My girlfriend has left me again!" Reply: "Don't worry. It will be all right. Every cloud has a silver lining.
Muhammad Atallah
Egypt
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
every cloud has a silver lining
ان مع العسر يسرا


Explanation:
every bad situation has an up side

xxxkelbagouey
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406 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
every cloud has a silver lining
May be a harmful thing can bring out benefit.


Explanation:
May be a harmful thing can bring out benefit.
رُبَّ ضــــــــــارة نـــــافـــــــعـــــــــة

Abdel-Wahab
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Nov 17, 2009 - Changes made by Nadia Ayoub:
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