ugly duckling in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for ugly duckling in the English»French Dictionary

ugly duckling N fig

ugly duckling

vilain petit canard m

Translations for ugly duckling in the French»English Dictionary

le vilain petit canard

the ugly duckling

Translations for ugly duckling in the English»French Dictionary

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

ugly duckling in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ugly duckling in the English»French Dictionary

ugly duckling

vilain petit canard m

Translations for ugly duckling in the French»English Dictionary

laideron

ugly duckling

Translations for ugly duckling in the English»French Dictionary

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The magazine also features fashion tips and in-depth celebrity ugly duckling interviews.

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I was the ugly duckling, fat and clumsy and unpopular.

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It tells the story of a brainy ugly duckling girl and her journey as she turns into someone who's worth loving.

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A recent and novel method of melanoma detection is the ugly duckling sign.

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Twins felt that they become the ugly duckling as separated individuals.

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She changes from ugly duckling to sorority swan, assuring her entry into the in-crowds inner circle.

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She also muses about playing the ugly duckling as a child, being forced into the role without even the satisfaction of emerging as a beautiful swan at the end.

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Beguiling as she can be in ugly duckling roles, she becomes insufferable as this story's gloating swan...

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Sally chalks it up to being an ugly duckling that became an ugly duck.

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The ugly duckling is the child of a swan whose egg accidentally rolled into a duck's nest.

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