daisy
A wild flowering plant of species Bellis perennis of the family Asteraceae, with a…A wild flowering plant of species Bellis perennis of the family Asteraceae, with a yellow head and white petals
» These are daisies.
Это маргаритки.
Це маргаритки.
Це ромашки.
Meaning
4 sensesA wild flowering plant of species Bellis perennis of the family Asteraceae, with a yellow head and white petals
Gänseblümchen, Tausendschönchen, Tagesauge
маргари́ткаmargarítka
маргари́ткаmarharýtka
Any of numerous other flowering plants of various species, mostly among the asterids.
Tagesauge
(Cockney, slang)A boot or other footwear.
(colloquial)Something splendid; a doozy.
- any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
Examples
59 sentencesThese are daisies.
Це маргаритки.
ruЭто маргаритки.
Two little girls are picking daisies.
ruДве девочки собирают ромашки.
deZwei kleine Mädchen pflücken Gänseblümchen.
I picked a daisy for Mary.
deIch pflückte Maria ein Gänseblümchen.
Tom gave some daisies to Mary.
deTom schenkte Maria Gänseblümchen.
I saw some girls picking daisies.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English dayesye, from Old English dæġes ēage (“daisy”, literally “day's eye”)From Middle English dayesye, from Old English dæġes ēage (“daisy”, literally “day's eye”) due to the flowers closing their blossoms during night. The rhyming slang comes from daisy roots for boots.
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