ср., само ед. evil; (вреда) wrong, harm, mischief; (беда) misfortune; желая някому ~ wish s.o. evil/ill, bear s.o. ill-will/malice; причинявам някому ~ do s.o. harm; • всяко ~ за добро a blessing in disguise; every cloud has a silver lining; there are gains for all our losses; it’s an ill wind that blows nobody good; да спи ~ под камък let sleeping dogs lie; ела ~, че без тебе по-~ of two evils choose the lesser; better the devil you know than the devil you don’t; ~ да те забрави may evil pass you by; коренът на ~то the root of the evil.