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бе́лая воро́на — meaning in English

belaya vorona

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English meaning

  • black sheep noun A member of a family or group who is thought of as a disgrace, an embarrassment or simply the odd one out.

Senses

бе́лая воро́на is used for these senses in English:

  • black sheep (idiomatic) A nonconformist; an unusual or unconventional person, who may be rejected or disdained by others for this reason.
  • rara avis (figuratively) A rare or unique, and thus outstanding or unusual, person or thing; a rare bird.

black sheep — full definition

  1. noun A member of a family or group who is thought of as a disgrace, an embarrassment or simply the odd one out.
  2. noun A sheep with a dark fleece, whose wool was traditionally worth less because it could not be dyed.

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