Al mal tiempo, buena cara

Meaning: Face bad times with a good attitude.

Literally: To bad weather, good face

Example: “Ha llovido todo el viaje, pero al mal tiempo, buena cara.” — It's rained the whole trip, but keep smiling.

Equivalents in English, French, Japanese, and German

English: When life gives you lemons, make lemonade
French: Il faut faire de nécessité vertu (literally: One must make virtue of necessity)
Japanese: 災い転じて福となす (Wazawai tenjite fuku to nasu) (literally: Turn disaster into fortune)
German: Aus der Not eine Tugend machen (literally: To make a virtue out of necessity)

Origin: Bad weather calls for a good face: the one thing you can control is your expression.

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