See ugly duckling in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ipa": "/ˈʌɡ.liː ˌdʌk.lɪŋ/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈʌɡ.li ˌdʌk.lɪŋ/",
"tags": [
"Canada",
"General-American",
"Scotland"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɐɡ.liː ˌdɐk.lɪŋ/",
"tags": [
"General-Australian"
]
},
{
"audio": "en-au-ugly duckling.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/bc/En-au-ugly_duckling.ogg/En-au-ugly_duckling.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/En-au-ugly_duckling.ogg"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɐɡ.liː ˌdɐk.ləŋ/",
"tags": [
"New-Zealand"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈəɡ.liː ˌɖək.lɪŋ/",
"tags": [
"India"
]
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "am",
"lang": "Amharic",
"roman": "ʾäsḳäyami sindərela",
"sense": "one who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful or handsome as they mature",
"word": "አስቀያሚ ሲንድሬላ"
},
{
"alt": "baṭṭa(t) qabīḥa",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"sense": "one who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful or handsome as they mature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "بَطَّة قَبِيحَة"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "brýdkaje kačanjá",
"sense": "one who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful or handsome as they mature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "бры́дкае качаня́"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "grózno pátence",
"sense": "one who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful or handsome as they mature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "гро́зно па́тенце"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "grózno paténce",
"sense": "one who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful or handsome as they mature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "гро́зно пате́нце"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "one who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful or handsome as they mature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "aneguet lleig"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "one who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful or handsome as they mature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "anegueta lletja"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "chǒuxiǎoyā",
"sense": "one who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful or handsome as they mature",
"word": "醜小鴨 /丑小鸭"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "one who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful or handsome as they mature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ošklivé káčátko"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "one who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful or handsome as they mature",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "grim ælling"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "one who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful or handsome as they mature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "lelijk eendje"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "one who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful or handsome as they mature",
"tags": [
"singular"
],
"word": "malbela anasido"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "one who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful or handsome as they mature",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "malbelaj anasidoj"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "one who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful or handsome as they mature",
"word": "inetu pardipoeg"
},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "one who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful or handsome as they mature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mishátti dunnuungin"
},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "one who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful or handsome as they mature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ljóti dunnuungin"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "one who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful or handsome as they mature",
"word": "ruma ankanpoikanen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "one who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful or handsome as they mature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "vilain petit canard"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "one who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful or handsome as they mature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "hässliches Entlein"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "aschimópapo",
"sense": "one who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful or handsome as they mature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ασχημόπαπο"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "one who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful or handsome as they mature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Ijóti andarunginn"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "one who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful or handsome as they mature",
"word": "itik buruk rupa"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "one who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful or handsome as they mature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "brutto anatroccolo"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "one who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful or handsome as they mature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "brutta anatrocolla"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "minikui ahiru no ko",
"sense": "one who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful or handsome as they mature",
"word": "みにくいアヒルの子"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "miun ori saekki",
"sense": "one who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful or handsome as they mature",
"word": "미운 오리 새끼"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "grdo pajče",
"sense": "one who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful or handsome as they mature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "грдо пајче"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "one who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful or handsome as they mature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "stygg andunge"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "one who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful or handsome as they mature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "brzydkie kaczątko"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "one who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful or handsome as they mature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "patinho feio"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "one who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful or handsome as they mature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "patinha feia"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "one who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful or handsome as they mature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "rățușca cea urâtă"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "gádkij utjónok",
"sense": "one who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful or handsome as they mature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "га́дкий утёнок"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "one who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful or handsome as they mature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "škaredé kačiatko"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "one who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful or handsome as they mature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "grdi raček"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "one who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful or handsome as they mature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "patito feo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "one who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful or handsome as they mature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "patita fea"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "one who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful or handsome as they mature",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "ful ankunge"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "one who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful or handsome as they mature",
"word": "çirkin ördek yavrusu"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "hydké kačenjá",
"sense": "one who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful or handsome as they mature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "гидке́ каченя́"
}
],
"word": "ugly duckling"
}
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