UGLY DUCKLING

Meaning of UGLY DUCKLING in English

n. An ugly or plain child who grows up to be pretty and attractive. Mary was the ugly duckling in her family, until she grew up.

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UGLY DUCKLING — noun Etymology: The Ugly Duckling, story by Hans Christian Andersen Date: 1869 one that appears very unpromising but often has …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
UGLY DUCKLING — noun Etymology: from The Ugly Duckling (1835?), story by Hans Christian Andersen died 1875 Dan. author : an immature or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UGLY DUCKLING — an unattractive or unpromising child who becomes a beautiful or much-admired adult. [ 1880-85; after the bird in the story …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UGLY DUCKLING — something that stands out, out of place
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
UGLY DUCKLING — Etymology: The Ugly Duckling, story by Hans Christian Andersen Date: 1869 : one that appears very unpromising but often has …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UGLY DUCKLING — Function: noun Etymology: The Ugly Duckling, story by Hans Christian Andersen Date: 1869 : one that appears very unpromising but …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
UGLY DUCKLING — ■ noun a person who turns out to be beautiful or talented against all expectations. Origin from the title of …
Concise Oxford English vocab
UGLY DUCKLING — [ugly duckling] n [The Ugly Duckling, story by Hans Christian Andersen] (1883): one that appears very unpromising but often has …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
UGLY DUCKLING — noun a person or thing that at first does not seem attractive or likely to succeed but that later becomes …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UGLY DUCKLING — ( ugly ducklings) If you say that someone, especially a child, is an ugly duckling , you mean that they …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UGLY DUCKLING — (~s) If you say that someone, especially a child, is an ~, you mean that they are unattractive or awkward …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
UGLY DUCKLING — {n.} An ugly or plain child who grows up to be pretty and attractive. * /Mary was the ugly duckling …
Slang English vocab
UGLY DUCKLING — {n.} An ugly or plain child who grows up to be pretty and attractive. * /Mary was the ugly duckling …
Словарь английских идиом
UGLY DUCKLING — ugly or plain child (who grows up to be pretty) She was really an ugly duckling when she was a …
English Idioms vocab
UGLY DUCKLING — гадкий утенок
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UGLY DUCKLING — гадкий утенок
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
UGLY DUCKLING — гадкий утенок
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
UGLY DUCKLING — гадкий утенок
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
UGLY DUCKLING — гадкий утенок
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
UGLY DUCKLING — гадкий утенок
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
UGLY DUCKLING — гадкий утенок
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
UGLY DUCKLING — "гадкий утенок", то есть ребенок (или не ребенок), ничего из себя не представляющий внешне или даже некрасивый, выросший затем в …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь сленга, жаргона, русских имен
UGLY DUCKLING — гадкий утенок
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
UGLY DUCKLING — гадкий утенок
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
UGLY DUCKLING — "гадкий утенок", то есть ребенок (или не ребенок), ничего из себя не представляющий внешне или даже некрасивый, выросший затем в …
English Russian slang dictionary
UGLY DUCKLING — n. "гадкий утенок", то есть ребенок (или не ребенок), ничего из себя не представляющий внешне или даже некрасивый, выросший затем …
Англо-Русский сленговый словарь
UGLY DUCKLING — гадкий утенок
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DUCKLING — noun Date: 15th century a young duck
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
UGLY — I. ˈəglē, -li adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English uglike, ugly frightful, unpleasing in appearance, from Old Norse uggligr …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DUCKLING — -liŋ, -lēŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English dookelynge, from dooke, duck + -lynge, -ling 1. : a young …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UGLY — (superl.) Unpleasant; disagreeable; likely to cause trouble or loss; as, an ugly rumor; an ugly customer.
Английский словарь Webster
UGLY — (superl.) Ill-natured; crossgrained; quarrelsome; as, an ugly temper; to feel ugly.
Английский словарь Webster
DUCKLING — (n.) A young or little duck.
Английский словарь Webster
UGLY — ( superl. ) Unpleasant; disagreeable; likely to cause trouble or loss; as, an ugly rumor; an ugly customer.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UGLY — ( superl. ) Ill-natured; crossgrained; quarrelsome; as, an ugly temper; to feel ugly.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DUCKLING — ( n. ) A young or little duck.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UGLY — — uglily , adv. — ugliness , n. /ug"lee/ , adj., uglier, ugliest . 1. very unattractive or unpleasant to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DUCKLING — /duk"ling/ , n. a young duck. [ 1400-50; late ME; see DUCK 1 , -LING 1 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DUCKLING — n. young duck
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
UGLY — I. ˈə-glē adjective ( ug·li·er ; -est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse uggligr, from uggr fear; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DUCKLING — noun Date: 15th century : a young duck
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UGLY — vt to make ugly. 2. ugly ·noun a shade for the face, projecting from the bonnet. 3. ugly ·superl ill-natured; …
Webster English vocab
DUCKLING — noun a young or little duck.
Webster English vocab
DUCKLING — ■ noun a young duck.
Concise Oxford English vocab
UGLY — [ug.ly] adj ug.li.er ; -est [ME, fr. ON uggligr, fr. uggr fear; akin to ON ugga to fear] (13c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DUCKLING — [duck.ling] n (15c): a young duck
Merriam-Webster English vocab
UGLY — ugly BrE AmE ˈʌɡ li ▷ uglier ˈʌɡ li‿ə AmE \ ə r ▷ ugliest ˈʌɡ li‿ɪst əst ▷ ugliness …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DUCKLING — duckling BrE AmE ˈdʌk lɪŋ ▷ duckling|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UGLY — / ˈʌgli; NAmE / adjective ( ug·lier , ugli·est ) 1. unpleasant to look at SYN unattractive : an ugly …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DUCKLING — / ˈdʌklɪŋ; NAmE / noun [ C , U ] a young duck ; the meat of a young duck …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UGLY — ug ‧ ly S3 /ˈʌɡli/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative uglier , superlative ugliest ) [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DUCKLING — duck ‧ ling /ˈdʌklɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] a young duck
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UGLY — adj. (uglier, ugliest) 1 unpleasing or repulsive to see or hear (an ugly scar; spoke with an ugly snarl). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DUCKLING — n. 1 a young duck. 2 its flesh as food.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UGLY — adj. (uglier, ugliest) 1 unpleasing or repulsive to see or hear (an ugly scar; spoke with an ugly snarl). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DUCKLING — n. 1 a young duck. 2 its flesh as food.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
UGLY — adj. (uglier, ugliest) 1. unpleasing or repulsive to see or hear (an ugly scar; spoke with an ugly snarl). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
DUCKLING — n.1 a young duck. 2 its flesh as food.
Oxford English vocab
UGLY — ( uglier, ugliest) 1. If you say that someone or something is ugly , you mean that they are very …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DUCKLING — ( ducklings) A duckling is a young duck. N-COUNT see also ugly duckling
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DUCKLING — (~s) A ~ is a young duck. N-COUNT see also ugly ~
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
UGLY — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an ugly/nasty rumour (= a rumour about something bad ) ▪ Ugly rumours persisted that …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DUCKLING — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE ugly ▪ It's certainly the ugly duckling of the era-until you get to drive …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UGLY — (VERY UNATTRACTIVE) [adjective] -ier, -iest - (of people, animals or things) extremely unattractiveI find a lot of modern architecture very …
Cambridge English vocab

American Idioms English vocabulary

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