misfit
A failure to fit wellA failure to fit well; unsuitability, disparity.
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» Tom is a misfit.
Tom ist ein Eigenbrötler. — brauchinet
Том невдаха. — deniko
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3 sensesA failure to fit well; unsuitability, disparity.
A badly adjusted person; someone unsuitable or set apart because of their habits, behaviour etc.
She was very unhappy in Iraq and a misfit in the Army.
The MBA was a misfit when stuck in a meeting with the programmers.
Nichtangepasster, Nichtangepasste, Sonderling
неприспосо́бившийся челове́кneprisposóbivšijsja čelovék, неужи́вшийся челове́кneužívšijsja čelovék, неуда́чникneudáčnik
невда́хаnevdáxa
(archaic)An ill-fitting garment.
пло́хо сидя́щая оде́ждаplóxo sidjáščaja odéžda
- someone unable to adapt to their circumstances
Examples
4 sentencesTom is a misfit.
Том невдаха. — deniko
deTom ist ein Eigenbrötler. — brauchinet
She's a misfit and the other girls make fun of her.
ruОна не вписалась в коллектив, и другие девушки издеваются над ней. — Karok
deSie ist eine Außenseiterin, und die anderen Mädchen machen sich über sie lustig. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He's a misfit.
ruОн неудачник. — NastyaKayokhtina
deEr ist ein Außenseiter. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
It's a loose group of misfits and sleazeball, but the administrator is putting in hard work to reintegrate them back into society.
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