mistletoes

[US]/'mɪs(ə)ltəʊ/
[UK]/'mɪslto/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. parazitická rostlina, zejména jedna z druhů rodu Viscum

Example Sentences

mistletoe is parasitic on trees.

Mistletoe je parazitický rostlinný druh na stromech.

The mistletoe plant is a parasite on trees.

Rostlina mistletoe je parazit na stromech.

mistletoe thrush (=mistle thrush)

šovík (šovík)

mistletoe was cut from an oak tree as a token of good fortune.

Mistletoe byl odstřižen z dubu jako znamení dobrého štěstí.

Definition: Coloured Mistletoe Herb is the dried stem and branch with leaf of Viscum colouraturn (Komar.) Nakai (Fara Loranthaceae).

Definice: Barvený mistletoe je sušený stonk a větev s listem rostliny Viscum colouraturn (Komar.) Nakai (Fara Loranthaceae).

Real-world Examples

I... Oh, good Lord! Is that mistletoe?

I... Pán Bože! To je dušenice?

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 10

Hell, they're probably off playing kissyface under the mistletoe.

Peklo, pravděpodobně si hrájí na polibky pod dušenici.

Source: Lost Girl Season 4

It has small white berries and leaves that feel like leather. The traditional Christmas mistletoe is native to Europe.

Má malé bílé plody a listy, které cítí jako kůže. Tradiční vánoční dušenice je původní Evropy.

Source: VOA Special December 2013 Collection

But for a romantic few, it was all about the mistletoe.

Ale pro několik romantičných lidí to bylo všechno o dušenici.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

Mr. Treeger: So, uh, is this, uh, mistletoe?

Pán Treeger: Tedy, tohle je, ehm, dušenice?

Source: Friends Season 2

'In the bedroom, under your mistletoe. With the rope from my box.

'Ve spížnici, pod vaší dušenici. S provázkem z mé krabičky.

Source: Tess of the d'Urbervilles (abridged version)

The mistletoe cactus can live on the branches of trees in the rainforest.

Kaktus dušenice může žít na větvích stromů v deštném pralese.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

Kissing is a tradition if two people stand under mistletoe hung in a doorway.

Polibek je tradice, pokud dvě osoby stojí pod dušenici, zavěšenou v dveřích.

Source: VOA Special December 2013 Collection

She went to the bedroom. There was a mistletoe branch hanging above the bed.

Ona šla do spíže. Nad lůžkem visela větev dušenice.

Source: Tess of the d'Urbervilles (abridged version)

Another famous Christmas tradition that comes from the Norse is kissing under the mistletoe.

Další známá vánoční tradice pochází z Norska, a to polibek pod dušenici.

Source: Encyclopedia of World History

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