perro verde

odd duck

odd one out

USAGE NOTE

This idiom may be literally translated as "green dog." It is usually preceded by the definite article in the sense shown in 2).

perro verde(peh-rroh behr-deh)

masculine noun

1.

(colloquial)

(idiom) (very strange person)

(Chile)

(Spain)

a. odd duck

(colloquial)

(idiom)

Para algunos críticos, la directora argentina es un perro verde a la que le encanta provocar.

For some critcs, the Argentinian director is an odd duck who loves to shock audiences.

b. weirdo

(colloquial)

Lucas es simpático, pero siempre me pareció un perro verde.

Lucas is nice, but I always thought he was a weirdo.

c. freak

(colloquial)

En el colegio se me tenía por un perro verde.

I was considered a freak at school.

d. oddball

(colloquial)

Para sus profesores, Lina era una alumna brillante. Para sus compañeros, un perro verde.

For her teachers, Lina was a brilliant student. For her classmates, she was an oddball.

2.

(colloquial)

(idiom) (exception in a group)

(Chile)

(Spain)

a. odd one out (idiom)

Esta banda de ska es el perro verde del festival de rock.

This ska band is the odd one out at the rock festival.

b. odd man out (idiom)

En la reunión de exalumnos, yo era el único que seguía soltero, el perro verde.

I was the only bachelor at the high school reunion, the odd man out.