black sheep

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[edit] Noun

black sheep

a sheep that is black
(idiomatic) a nonconformist; an unusual or unconventional person
(idiomatic) a disliked person; one who is disfavored

He always was the black sheep in the family, as an artist among doctors and lawyers.

[edit] Translations

a nonconformist; an unusual or unconventional person

French: mouton noir fr(fr) m., brebis galeuse fr(fr) f.
Russian: белая ворона (b'élaja voróna) /white crow/
Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic: цр̑на̄ о́вца f., бије̑ла̄ вра̏на / бе̑ла̄ вра̏на f.

Roman: cȓnā óvca f., bijȇlā vrȁna f. / bȇlā vrȁna f.

a disliked person; one who is disfavored

French: mouton noir fr(fr) m., brebis galeuse fr(fr) f.
Russian: паршивая овца (paršívaja ovcá) /scabby sheep/
Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic: цр̑на̄ о́вца f., бије̑ла̄ вра̏на / бе̑ла̄ вра̏на f.

Roman: cȓnā óvca f., bijȇlā vrȁna f. / bȇlā vrȁna f.

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