Meaning of Thrush | Babel Free
θɹʌʃDefinitions
- Any of numerous species of songbirds of the cosmopolitan family Turdidae, such as the song thrush, mistle thrush, bluebird, and American robin.
- A fungal infection caused by species of genus Candida, affecting the mouth or vagina; candidiasis.
- A surname transferred from the nickname.
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A female singer. US, colloquial
Equivalents
Afrikaans
lyster
Беларуская
Дрозд
Български
дрозд
Català
tord
Dansk
drossel
Esperanto
turdo
Eesti
rästas
Gàidhlig
smeòrach
Galego
tordo
Հայերեն
կեռնեխ
Íslenska
þröstur
ქართული
შაშვი
한국어
지빠귀
Latina
turdus
Lëtzebuergesch
Dréischel
Lietuvių
strazdas
Latviešu
strazds
Македонски
дрозд
Română
sturz
Slovenščina
drozg
Українська
дрізд
Tiếng Việt
hét
IsiZulu
umunswi
Examples
“I felt comforted by the song of the redbreast, and I thought I felt less lonely and deserted as long as I heard the merry notes of the thrush.”
“Cervical cancer and recurrent vaginal thrush are both strongly linked to the presence of HIV in women.”
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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