ugly duckling

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Noun

ugly duckling (plural ugly ducklings)

1. (idiom) A young person who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful as they mature.

Translations

• French: vilain petit canard, vilaine petite canarde
• German: hässliches Entlein
• Italian: brutto anatroccolo, brutta anatrocolla
• Portuguese: patinho feio, patinha feia
• Russian: га́дкий утёнок
• Spanish: patito feo, patita fea

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