ugly duckling

Bedeutung (Englisch)

1. (idiomatic) A young person who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful or handsome as they mature.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ugly, duckling.

Konzepte

hässliches Entlein

Mauerblümchen

Übersetzungen

brutto anatroccolo

patito feo

vilain petit canard

aneguet lleig

ασχημόπαπο

çirkin ördek yavrusu

patinho feio

ασκημόπαπο

Etymologie (Englisch)

Calque of Danish grim ælling. From the fairy tale of a duckling, considered ugly, that matures into a magnificent swan.