парши́вая овца́ — meaning in English
parshivaya ovtsa
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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
парши́вая овца́ is used for these senses in English:
- bad apple (idiomatic, often, in the plural) A person who is not wholesome, honest, or trustworthy, especially one who has an adverse influence on others.
- black sheep (idiomatic) A person who is not wholesome, honest, or trustworthy.
black sheep — full definition
- noun A member of a family or group who is thought of as a disgrace, an embarrassment or simply the odd one out.
- noun A sheep with a dark fleece, whose wool was traditionally worth less because it could not be dyed.