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Meaning of Thrush | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
θɹʌʃ

Definitions

  1. Any of numerous species of songbirds of the cosmopolitan family Turdidae, such as the song thrush, mistle thrush, bluebird, and American robin.
  2. A fungal infection caused by species of genus Candida, affecting the mouth or vagina; candidiasis.
  3. A surname transferred from the nickname.
  4. A female singer.
    US, colloquial

Equivalents

Afrikaans lyster
العربية الدجّ دُجّ
Беларуская Дрозд
Български дрозд
Català tord
Cymraeg gan llindag
Dansk drossel
Deutsch Drossel Soor Soormykose Strahlfäule
Ελληνικά άφθα άφτρα πίσσα τσίχλα
Esperanto turdo
Español algodoncillo mirlo sapito tordo zorzal
Eesti rästas
Gàidhlig smeòrach
Galego tordo
Հայերեն կեռնեխ
Bahasa Indonesia anis guam
Íslenska þröstur
Italiano Candida candidosi mughetto tordo
日本語
ქართული შაშვი
한국어 지빠귀
Kurdî gan gan
Latina turdus
Lëtzebuergesch Dréischel
Lietuvių strazdas
Latviešu strazds
Македонски дрозд
Nederlands lijster spruw
Português Cândida sábia sapinhos tordo
Română sturz
Slovenčina drozd kandidóza
Slovenščina drozg
Српски drozd grive дрозд
Svenska torsk trast
Türkçe kandidiyaz kandidoz
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

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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