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/Sounds like the English word "no" (same pronunciation) + "EYE" (as in "eye") + "MAHL" (as in "mark") + "KEH" (as in "kept") + "POHR" (as in "port") + "BYEHN" + the English word "no" (same pronunciation) + "BEHN" (as in "bed") + "gah" (as in "garden")/

Meaning

A Spanish proverb meaning every bad situation can bring something unexpectedly good. The closest English equivalent is "every cloud has a silver lining." People say it to comfort someone who just had a rough experience, as a reminder that good things can grow out of hard moments.

Examples

Perdiste ese trabajo pero encontraste uno mejor: no hay mal que por bien no venga.

You lost that job but found a better one, every cloud has a silver lining.

Siempre lo dice cuando le pasa algo malo.

She always says it whenever something goes wrong.

Regional synonyms

In Bolivia, a young boy or teenager, from Aymara and Quechua. A widely used colloquial term on the altiplano for referring to a young person in an informal, everyday way.