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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieslado bom
Pronunciation / Transliteration: la-du bõ
"Mesmo na tragédia, precisamos procurar o lado bom."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A comforting or hopeful aspect of an otherwise desperate or unhappy situation.
"Losing my job was stressful, but the silver lining was that I finally had time to write my book."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the optical phenomenon where dark, ominous storm clouds are illuminated by the sun from behind, creating a bright silver edge. The phrase was popularized in literature by John Milton in his 1634 masque 'Comus', where a dark cloud 'turns forth her silver lining on the night', evolving metaphorically to mean a comforting or hopeful aspect of a difficult situation.
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côté positif
Transliteration: ko-te po-zi-tif
"Chaque nuage a une doublure argentée, il y a toujours un côté positif."
Lichtblick
Transliteration: Lɪçtˌblɪk
"In jeder Krise gibt es einen kleinen Lichtblick."
lato positivo
Transliteration: la-to po-zi-ti-vo
"Ogni nuvola ha il suo foderato d'argento, c'è sempre un lato positivo."
lado positivo
Transliteration: la-do po-zi-ti-wo
"Siempre hay un lado positivo en medio de la dificultad."
lado bom
Transliteration: la-du bõ
"Mesmo na tragédia, precisamos procurar o lado bom."
उम्मीद की किरण
Transliteration: ummeed ki kiran
"हर मुश्किल परिस्थिति में उम्मीद की किरण छिपी होती है।"
一线希望
Transliteration: yī xiàn xī wàng
"乌云背后总有一线希望。"
한 줄기 희망
Transliteration: han jul-gi hui-mang
"어려운 상황 속에서도 한 줄기 희망은 있기 마련이다."
希望の光
Transliteration: kibou no hikari
"どんな困難の中にも希望の光はあるものです。"
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