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B2 · People & family

B2 · लोग और परिवार

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    elderly(adjective)

    /ˈeldərli/

    बुजुर्ग

    used as a polite word for ‘ old’

    There is an elderly couple sitting on the bench in the park.

    पार्क में बेंच पर एक बुजुर्ग जोड़ा बैठा है।

    elderly relatives

    समानार्थीagedoldseniormaturegeriatric
    विलोमyoungyouthfuljuvenile
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    fellow(adjective)

    /ˈfeləʊ/

    साथी (saathi)

    used to describe somebody who is the same as you in some way, or in the same situation

    I recognized a fellow sufferer, waiting nervously outside the exam room.

    मैंने परीक्षा कक्ष के बाहर घबराई हुई हालत में इंतजार कर रहे एक साथी पीड़ित को पहचाना।

    fellow members/citizens/workers

    समानार्थीassociatecompanioncolleaguepeermatepartner
    विलोमstrangerrivalenemyoutsider
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    adopt(verb)

    /əˈdɑːpt/

    गोद लेना (god lena)

    to take somebody else’s child into your family and become its legal parent(s)

    a campaign to encourage childless couples to adopt

    निस्संतान दंपतियों को गोद लेने के लिए प्रोत्साहित करने का एक अभियान

    She was forced to have her baby adopted.

    समानार्थीtake infosterchooseselectembraceaccept
    विलोमrejectabandondisownrenouncerefuse
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    abandon(verb)

    /əˈbændən/

    त्यागना, छोड़ देना

    to leave somebody, especially somebody you are responsible for, with no intention of returning

    The baby had been abandoned by its mother outside a hospital.

    बच्चे को उसकी माँ एक अस्पताल के बाहर छोड़ गई थी।

    समानार्थीrelinquishdesertforsakeleavequitrenouncewaive
    विलोमkeepretaincontinuemaintainsupport
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    self(noun)

    /self/

    स्वयं (svayam)

    the type of person you are, especially the way you normally behave, look or feel

    His private/professional self (= how he behaves at home/work)

    उसका निजी/पेशेवर स्वयं (= वह घर/काम पर कैसा व्यवहार करता है)

    Only with a few people could she be her real self(= show what she was really like rather than what she pretended to be).

    समानार्थीindividualidentityegobeingperson
    विलोमotherexternalnon-self
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    participant(noun)

    /pɑːrˈtɪsɪpənt/

    प्रतिभागी (pratibhagi)

    a person who is taking part in an activity or event

    There are 44 participants in this competition.

    इस प्रतियोगिता में 44 प्रतिभागी हैं।

    समानार्थीattendeecompetitorentrantplayermember
    विलोमobserverspectatorbystandernon-participant
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    being(noun)

    /ˈbiːɪŋ/

    प्राणी, जीव, मनुष्य

    a living creature, especially a person

    Humans are social beings who need friends and family.

    मनुष्य सामाजिक प्राणी हैं जिन्हें मित्रों और परिवार की आवश्यकता होती है।

    समानार्थीexistenceentitycreatureessence
    विलोमnonexistencenothingnessabsence
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    bond(noun)

    /bɑːnd/

    बॉन्ड, ऋणपत्र

    a document showing that money has been lent to a government or company, which pays interest and repays it on a set date

    The company issued five-year bonds to finance its new factory.

    कंपनी ने अपने नए कारखाने के वित्तपोषण के लिए पाँच वर्ष के बॉन्ड जारी किए।

    Bond prices usually fall when market interest rates rise.

    समानार्थीdebenturesecurityfixed-income security
    विलोमstockequity
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    encounter(verb)

    /ɪnˈkaʊntər/

    सामना होना, का सामना करना

    to experience something, especially something unpleasant or difficult, while you are trying to do something else

    We encountered several problems when we moved to a new house.

    नए घर में जाते समय हमें कई समस्याओं का सामना करना पड़ा।

    समानार्थीmeetingconfrontationexperiencerun-in
    विलोमavoidanceescapedeparture
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    split(verb)

    /splɪt/

    अलग होना, संबंध तोड़ना

    to end a marriage or relationship with somebody

    Her parents split up when she was ten years old.

    जब वह दस साल की थी, तब उसके माता-पिता अलग हो गए।