Cómo Pronunciar "ugly duckling"

expression

UG-lee DUHK-ling

Definición

A person or thing that looks unattractive at first but later becomes beautiful or successful. It comes from a famous story about a duckling that grows up to be a beautiful swan.

Transcripción IPA

Inglés Americano

ˈəɡɫi/ /ˈdəkɫɪŋ

Inglés Británico

ˈʌɡli/ /dˈʌklɪŋ

Pronunciación Simplificada

EE.UU.

UG-lee DUHK-ling

Escucha en Contexto

She felt like an ugly duckling in school, but now she is confident and successful.

The old building was an ugly duckling until they renovated it.

Many celebrities were once ugly ducklings before they became famous.

He used to get teased, but turns out he was just an ugly duckling all along.