há males que vêm para o bem
Portuguese, proverb/ˈa ˈma.lis ki ˈvẽj̃ pa.ɾɐ u ˈbẽj̃/
há males que vêm para o bem is spelled H-Á-M-A-L-E-S-Q-U-E-V-Ê-M-P-A-R-A-O-B-E-M (21 letters). Há males que vêm para o bem is a Portuguese proverb meaning “A negative event may have a later positive effect” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does há males que vêm para o bem mean in English?
proverb
- 1
A negative event may have a later positive effect.
- 2
An overall negative event may have a positive side effect.
- 3
Nothing is wholly bad.
- 4
Enduring negative experiences will eventually pay off.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How do you pronounce há males que vêm para o bem?
- Brazil /ˈa ˈma.lis ki ˈvẽj̃ pa.ɾɐ u ˈbẽj̃/
- Brazil [ˈa ˈma.lis ki ˈvẽɪ̯̃ pa.ɾɐ u ˈbẽɪ̯̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.