changeling
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changeling(
cheynj
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lihng
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Being so different from his brother, Steve had always thought he was a changeling.Por ser tan diferente de su hermano, Steve siempre pensó que lo habrían cambiado por otro niño al nacer.
Maybe she was a changeling, maybe a fairy had swapped her own kind for a human child.Quizá la hubieran cambiado al nacer, quizás un hada hubiera intercambiado a su propia especie por un bebé humano.
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