Meaning of Thistle | Babel Free
θɪsl̩Definitions
- Any of several perennial composite plants, especially of genera Cirsium, Carduus, Cynara, or Onopordum, having prickly leaves and showy flower heads with prickly bracts.
- A surname.
- This plant seen as the national emblem of Scotland.
- An image of this plant used as a charge.
- The Order of the Thistle, or membership thereof.
Equivalents
Català
card
Cymraeg
ysgall
Dansk
tidsel
Deutsch
Distel
Esperanto
kardo
Español
cardo
فارسی
کنگر
Français
chardon
Gaeilge
feochadán
Magyar
bogáncs
Հայերեն
տատասկ
Italiano
cardo
한국어
엉겅퀴
Latina
carduus
Lëtzebuergesch
Dëschtel
Lietuvių
usnis
Nederlands
distel
Português
cardo
Русский
чертополох
Slovenčina
bodliak
Shqip
gjembaç
Svenska
tistel
Tagalog
pamingkit
Українська
будяк
Examples
“Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field [...].”
“I wasn’t born of a whistle, or milked from a thistle at twilight / No; I was all horns and thorns, sprung out fully formed, knock-kneed and upright”
“Here's a passage which will please you: ‘It is said that when rich he twice refused the thistle.’”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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