abracadabra
/ˌæbrəkəˈdæbrə/exclamation
उच्चारण ऐब्रकडैब्र
छू-मंतर
Core word
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a word that people say when they do a magic trick, to make it seem magic
छू-मंतर
- 'Abracadabra!' said the magician, and the rabbit disappeared.
- He waved his wand and shouted, 'Abracadabra!'
- The child cried 'Abracadabra!' and tapped the box.
+ 2 more examples
- Abracadabra, and the coin was gone!
- The magician said abracadabra before pulling out a scarf.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
Abracadabra! (exclamation)
It is said by a magician at the moment a trick works; it is written with a capital letter and an exclamation mark when quoted.
जादूगर जब कोई करतब दिखाता है, तब यह शब्द बोलता है; उद्धरण में यह capital letter और exclamation mark के साथ लिखा जाता है।
- 'Abracadabra!' cried the magician, and a flower appeared.
- He waved his hands and shouted, 'Abracadabra!'
say / shout / chant + abracadabra
Verbs of speaking take the word as a quoted exclamation; it is not used as a verb itself.
बोलने के verbs इस शब्द को उद्धृत exclamation के रूप में लेते हैं; यह स्वयं verb के रूप में प्रयुक्त नहीं होता।
- The child said abracadabra and pointed his toy wand at the cup.
abracadabra as a noun (humorous)
Used humorously as a noun, it means confusing or meaningless words, as in legal abracadabra.
हास्य में noun के रूप में इसका अर्थ भ्रमित करने वाले या निरर्थक शब्द होता है, जैसे legal abracadabra।
- The terms of the loan were full of banking abracadabra.
no magic result: not as if by abracadabra
People use the word to say results do not come by magic: you cannot pass by saying abracadabra.
लोग इसका प्रयोग यह कहने के लिए करते हैं कि परिणाम जादू से नहीं मिलते: abracadabra कहने से कोई पास नहीं होता।
- Success will not come by abracadabra; it needs hard work.
abracadabra + as a mock-serious word
Teachers and writers use it playfully to say that something looks like a trick when it is really simple.
शिक्षक और लेखक इसे विनोद में यह कहने के लिए प्रयोग करते हैं कि कोई बात चाल जैसी दिखती है, जबकि वह सरल होती है।
- There is no abracadabra in this formula; it is just careful addition.
+Collocations 5
verb + abracadabra
sayshoutcrywhisperchant
- She whispered abracadabra and tapped the box.
magic-show words
wandtrickmagicianrabbittop hatspell
- The magician pulled a rabbit out of his top hat.
abracadabra + phrase
magic wordmagic spellmagic showmagic formula
- There is no magic formula for passing exams.
figurative uses
legal abracadabrafinancial abracadabratechnical abracadabrabureaucratic abracadabra
- The form was full of bureaucratic abracadabra.
magic-show verbs
perform a trickwave a wandpull out a rabbitmake something vanish
- The magician made a coin vanish in front of the children.
“More examples 6
- At the school fair, a magician said 'Abracadabra!' and a dove appeared.
विद्यालय के मेले में एक जादूगर ने 'Abracadabra!' कहा और एक कबूतर प्रकट हो गया।
- Radhika's little brother chants abracadabra before every card trick.
राधिका का छोटा भाई हर ताश के करतब से पहले abracadabra बोलता है।
- I am not a wizard; I cannot solve your problem with abracadabra.
मैं जादूगर नहीं हूँ; मैं abracadabra कहकर आपकी समस्या हल नहीं कर सकता।
- The old book of tricks began with the word abracadabra.
करतबों की उस पुरानी पुस्तक की शुरुआत abracadabra शब्द से होती थी।
- The audience clapped as the coin vanished after his abracadabra.
उसके abracadabra के बाद सिक्का गायब होते ही दर्शकों ने तालियाँ बजाईं।
- The comedian shouted 'Abracadabra!' and pretended to turn a banana into a phone.
हास्य-कलाकार ने 'Abracadabra!' चिल्लाकर केले को फ़ोन बनाने का नाटक किया।