Le Vilain Petit Canard

Son frère, le vilain petit canard de la famille, Sal...
This is a charming story. Well, his brother,
J'étais adoré de tout le monde. Tu étais le vilain petit canard dont mère ne voulait pas.
I was the golden boy everyone loved, you were the runt Mother didn't want.
- C'est le vilain petit canard.
Where can we find him?
Nous avons trouvé le vilain petit canard d'un voisinage au demeurant très chic : un garage d'un étage, le seul lieu que nous pouvions nous permettre.
And we found the ugly duckling of a very nice neighborhood: a one-story garage and the only thing we could afford.
En second lieu, ce rapport pourrait être utilisé par certains au sein de cette Assemblée, mais aussi par d'autres à l'extérieur, pour faire de la Commission le vilain petit canard. Et pour lui faire porter le chapeau de la crise en Europe.
Secondly, this report could be used by some individuals in this Chamber, and also outside it, to pass the buck to the Commission, so that they get all the blame for the crisis in Europe.
Mamie, tu es tellement belle sur cette photo ! - Merci, ma chérie. Et dire que j'étais le vilain petit canard de la famille quand j'étais petite.
Grandma, you look so beautiful in this picture! - Thank you, sweetie. And to think I was the ugly duckling in the family when I was little.
Le vilain petit canard.
Yeah, I'm the unworthy son.
JE SUIS LE VILAIN PETIT CANARD.
I'm the bad guy.
Le vilain petit canard subit une transformation magique.
The ugly duckling underwent a magical transformation.
Que veux-tu que je te lise ? « La tortue et le lièvre » ou « Le vilain petit canard » ?
What do you want me to read to you? "The Tortoise and the Hare" or "The Ugly Duckling?"
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