mistletoes

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

Translation

n. mbinu ya kuvimba, kwa maktaba ya Viscum.

Example Sentences

mistletoe is parasitic on trees.

Mistletoe ina ukipara na mizigo.

The mistletoe plant is a parasite on trees.

Mipango ya mistletoe ina ukipara na mizigo.

mistletoe thrush (=mistle thrush)

mistletoe thrush (=mistle thrush)

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

Mistletoe ilikuwa iliyopangwa kutoka mizigo ya oak kama mchana wa mafurua.

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

Definition: Mipango ya Mistletoe ya mizigo ya mizigo ya Viscum colouraturn (Komar.) Nakai (Fara Loranthaceae).

Real-world Examples

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

Nili... Ee, Mbinga Mkuu! Hili ni mizigo ya mizigo?

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 10

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

Heshima, wao wanaenda kushikamia chakula chakula chake chini ya mizigo ya mizigo.

Source: Lost Girl Season 4

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

Ina mizigo mizigo ya mizigo na mizigo ambayo hupitisha kama mizigo. Mizigo ya mizigo ya traditional ya Christmas ina asili ya Urope.

Source: VOA Special December 2013 Collection

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

Lakini kwa wanaume wanaume wanaume, kila kitu kisichofaa kwa mizigo ya mizigo.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

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

Mr. Treeger: Hali, eee, hili, eee, mizigo ya mizigo?

Source: Friends Season 2

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

'Chini ya mizigo ya mizigo yako, ndani ya kichwani. Na mizigo ya mizigo yako kutoka kwenye kichwani yangu.

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

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

Cactus la mizigo ya mizigo inaweza kuzaliwa kwenye mizigo ya mizigo ya mizigo ya mizigo ya mizigo.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

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

Kuchekesha ni tradisheni kama wana watu wawili wanaondoka chini ya mizigo ya mizigo ambayo ina kwenye mizigo ya mizigo.

Source: VOA Special December 2013 Collection

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

Alikwenda kwenye kichwani. Kuna mizigo ya mizigo ya mizigo ya mizigo ya mizigo ya mizigo ya mizigo ya mizigo.

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

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

Tradisheni nyingine ya Christmas ya mizigo ya mizigo ya mizigo ya mizigo ya mizigo ya mizigo ya mizigo ya mizigo ya mizigo.

Source: Encyclopedia of World History

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