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vilain petit canard

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

ugly duckling N fig

ugly duckling
vilain petit canard m
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le vilain petit canard
the ugly duckling
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duckling [Brit ˈdʌklɪŋ, Am ˈdəklɪŋ] N

duckling
caneton m
duckling (female)
canette f

ugly [Brit ˈʌɡli, Am ˈəɡli] ADJ

1. ugly (hideous):

ugly person, appearance, furniture, building, place
laid
ugly sound
désagréable
ugly wound
vilain
to be an ugly sight
être hideux/-euse à voir

2. ugly (vicious):

ugly situation, conflict
dangereux/-euse
ugly tactics, campaign
bas/basse
ugly accusation
vicieux/-ieuse
ugly passion, violence
effroyable
the situation turned ugly
la situation a dégénéré
to give sb an ugly look
regarder qn d'un sale œil
he had an ugly expression on his face/an ugly look in his eye
il avait l'air méchant/l'œil méchant
to be in an ugly mood group, mob:
gronder
to be in an ugly mood individual:
être d'humeur massacrante
the ugly face of
l'aspect inacceptable de

3. ugly (repugnant):

ugly incident, scene, crime
déplorable
an ugly customer inf
un sale type inf
he looks like an ugly customer inf
il a une sale tronche inf
as ugly as sin
laid comme un pou
racism/elitism rears its ugly head
on voit surgir le spectre du racisme/de l'élitisme

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ugly duckling
vilain petit canard m
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laideron
ugly duckling
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ugly <-ier, iest> [ˈʌglɪ] ADJ

1. ugly pej (not attractive):

ugly
laid(e)
to be ugly as sin
être laid comme un pou
ugly duckling
vilain petit canard m

2. ugly (angry):

ugly look, word, wound
vilain(e)

3. ugly (violent):

ugly
terrible
ugly incident
regrettable
to turn ugly
tourner mal

4. ugly (unpleasant):

ugly
déplaisant(e)

5. ugly (threatening):

ugly
menaçant(e)

6. ugly (repelling):

ugly
répugnant(e)
an ugly customer
un sale type

duckling [ˈdʌklɪŋ] N

duckling
caneton m
in the PONS Dictionary
English
English
French
French
ugly duckling
vilain petit canard m
French
French
English
English
laideron
ugly duckling
in the PONS Dictionary

ugly <-ier, iest> [ˈʌg·lɪ] ADJ

1. ugly pej (not attractive):

ugly
laid(e)
to be ugly as sin
être laid comme un pou
ugly duckling
vilain petit canard m

2. ugly (angry):

ugly look, word, wound
vilain(e)

3. ugly (violent):

ugly
terrible
ugly incident
regrettable
to turn ugly
mal tourner

4. ugly (unpleasant):

ugly
déplaisant(e)

5. ugly (threatening):

ugly
menaçant(e)

6. ugly (repelling):

ugly
répugnant(e)
an ugly customer
un sale type

duckling [ˈdʌk·lɪŋ] N

duckling
caneton m

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Ducklings have also been shown to save energy by swimming in a line.
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About 300 goslings and 2,500 ducklings hatch annually.
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Both parents share all tasks associated with the raising of young, from incubation to the rearing of ducklings.
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Some adults will peck at the ducklings if they are eating at the same food source.
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As the ducklings are riding the basket at sea and eating the contents, little did they know that they were being spotted by an octopus.
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