Traduction de «lesser evil than » (Anglais → Français) :

TERMINOLOGIE

the cure is worse than the evil
le remède est pire que le mal

TRADUCTIONS EN CONTEXTE

Again, looking at the lesser of two evils, we think that would be worse than what we have now, which is why we are in the predicament of having to recommend these two options.
Encore une fois, en imaginant la moins pire des deux solutions, je crois que ce serait pire que ce que nous avons maintenant, et c'est la raison pour laquelle nous devrons recommander deux options.

Our sense is that producers are looking at wheat as a better alternative in 1999 than they did in 1998, but it's a choice of the lesser of evils, if I can put it that way.
Il nous semble que les producteurs considèrent le blé comme un meilleur choix en 1999 qu'en 1998, mais c'est choisir le moindre de deux maux, pour ainsi dire.

– (PT) Mr President, Commissioner, the recent review of the memorandum of understanding with China, which took place on 5 September, is perhaps today a lesser evil rather than an actual success.
- (PT) Monsieur le Président, Monsieur le Commissaire, la récente révision du protocole d’accord avec la Chine, qui a eu lieu le 5 septembre, est peut-être aujourd’hui davantage un moindre mal qu’un réel succès.

However, in the case of euthanasia the " necessity" which has been recognized by the Dutch courts is not a general necessity but specifically a medical necessity, measured in terms of the state of medical knowledge and the professional norms of doctors, and it seems clear that no one but a doctor can successfully invoke it.< $FJohn Griffiths, University of Groningen, Faculty of Law, unpublished paper, p. 1.> In brief, the Dutch defence of noedtoestand recognizes a situation in which a doctor is faced with a situation of emergency, and committing a crime is considered a lesser evil than adhering to the letter of the law.
Néanmoins, dans les cas d'euthanasie, la «nécessité» qui a été reconnue par les tribunaux néerlandais n'est pas générale, mais expressément médicale et par surcroît mesurée en fonction de l'état des connaissances médicales et des normes professionnelles des médecins.

If these were the two options, I would endorse the code of conduct as the lesser of the two evils, the underlying rationale being that something is better than nothing.
Si c’était le cas, je soutiendrais le code de conduite comme un moindre mal, car "un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l’auras".