Cinderella
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Cin·der·el·la
(sĭn′də-rĕl′ə)n.
One that unexpectedly achieves recognition or success after a period of obscurity and neglect.
[After Cinderella, , the fairy-tale character who escapes from a life of drudgery and marries a prince, translation of French Cendrillon.]
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Cinderella
(ˌsɪndəˈrɛlə)n
1. a girl who achieves fame after being obscure
2.
a. a poor, neglected, or unsuccessful person or thing
b. (as modifier): a Cinderella service within the NHS.
3. (modifier) relating to dramatic success: a Cinderella story.
[C19: after Cinderella, the heroine of a fairy tale who is aided by a fairy godmother]
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Cin•der•el•la
(ˌsɪn dəˈrɛl ə)n., pl. -las.
1. a heroine of a fairy tale who is maltreated by a stepmother but achieves happiness and marries a prince through the intervention of a fairy godmother.
2. a person who achieves sudden success, esp. after obscurity or neglect.
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Noun | 1. | Cinderella - a woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted" |
2. | Cinderella - a fictional young girl who is saved from her stepmother and stepsisters by her fairy godmother and a handsome prince |
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Translations
Popelka
Askepot
Cindrulino
Tuhkimo
Pepeljuga
Hamupipőke
シンデレラ
Askepott
Cinderela
Popoluška
Pepelka
Pepeljuga
Askungen
Cinderella
[ˌsɪndəˈrelə] N → Cenicienta fit's the Cinderella of the arts → es la hermana pobre de las artes
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Cinderella
n (lit, fig) → Aschenputtel nt
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