wallflower

WOTD – 27 November 2009    

English

Wikipedia

Wallflowers

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈwɔːl.ˌflɑʊ.ə/
• (US) IPA: /ˈwɔl.ˌflɑʊ.ɚ/, /ˈwɑl.ˌflɑʊ.ɚ/

Noun

wallflower (plural wallflowers)

1. Several short-lived herbs or shrubs of the Erysimum genus with bright yellow to red flowers.
2. (informal) A person who is socially awkward, especially one who does not dance at a party due to shyness.

Translations

several short-lived herbs or shrubs of the Erysimum

• Armenian: շահպրակ (hy) (šahprak) 
• Bulgarian: боянка (bg) (bojanska) f 
• Catalan: violer groc (ca), (flower)viola groca (ca)
• Danish: hjørneklap (da) c
• Dutch: steenraket (nl) f, muurbloem (nl) m and f
• Finnish: ukonnauris (fi)
• French: vélar (fr) m, herbe aux chantres (fr)
• German: Goldlack (de) m

• Icelandic: gulltoppur (is) m
• Irish: lus an bhalla (ga) m
• Polish: pszonak (pl) m
• Romanian: micsandră-sălbatică (ro) f, micsandră-de-munte (ro) f
• Russian: желтофиоль (ru) (želtofiolʹ)
• Spanish: alhelí (es) m
• Turkish: şebboy (tr)

socially awkward person

• Finnish: seinäkukkanen (fi)
• French: violette (timide comme une) (fr) f
• German: Mauerblümchen (de) n
• Icelandic: veggjaskraut (is) n, bekkjarrós (is) f

• Norwegian: veggpryd (no) m
• Polish: ktoś podpierający ściany (pl)
• Spanish: tímido (es)

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• Mandarin: 香罗兰 (cmn) (xiāng luó lán), 局外人 (cmn) (júwàirén)