accordion
/əˈkɔːdiən/noun
उच्चारण अकॉर्डिअन
अकॉर्डियन (एक वाद्य-यंत्र)
Core word
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a musical instrument that you hold in both hands and play by pressing the ends together and pulling them apart, while pressing buttons or keys
अकॉर्डियन (एक वाद्य-यंत्र)
- The old man played the accordion at the wedding.
- an accordion player
- The street musician carried an accordion on his shoulder.
+ 2 more examples
- She learnt to play the accordion at the age of ten.
- The sound of the accordion filled the hall.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
play + the + accordion
With the verb play and a musical instrument, the instrument takes the definite article: play the accordion.
Verb 'play' और वाद्य-यंत्र के साथ वाद्य से पहले 'the' आता है: play the accordion।
- Radhika's grandfather plays the accordion at weddings.
- She learnt to play the accordion in college.
accordion + noun (modifier)
Accordion works as a modifier: an accordion player, accordion music, accordion folds.
'Accordion' modifier के रूप में आता है: accordion player, accordion music, accordion folds।
- An accordion player led the procession.
- The notebook had accordion folds.
accordion (adjective, figurative)
Because the instrument folds and stretches, accordion also describes things that expand and fold, such as an accordion door or a bus.
यह वाद्य मुड़ता और फैलता है, इसलिए 'accordion' उन चीज़ों का भी वर्णन करता है जो फैलती और मुड़ती हैं, जैसे accordion door या bus।
- The shop has an accordion door that folds to the wall.
- The articulated bus bends on an accordion joint.
accordion in an accompaniment
As a musical sense, an accordion accompanies a singer or a dance, using the phrase to the accordion.
संगीत के अर्थ में 'accordion' गायक या नृत्य के साथ बजता है, जिसके लिए 'to the accordion' प्रयुक्त होता है।
- The couple danced to the accordion at the village fair.
+Collocations 5
verb + accordion
playsqueezecarrylearntune
- He carried his accordion to every wedding in the town.
adjective + accordion
oldbuttonpianoelectricwheezy
- The old accordion made a wheezing sound.
accordion + noun
playermusicbellowskeyscase
- The accordion bellows opened and closed rhythmically.
event words
weddingfairprocessionfolk danceband
- The band's accordion filled the wedding hall.
preposition phrases
on the accordionto the accordionwith an accordionfor the accordion
- She sang to the accordion on the stage.
“More examples 6
- An old man played the accordion outside the church in Goa.
गोवा में चर्च के बाहर एक बूढ़े व्यक्ति ने accordion बजाया।
- Radhika enjoyed the accordion music at the fair.
राधिका को मेले में accordion का संगीत अच्छा लगा।
- The accordion needs a lot of breath control and finger work.
Accordion बजाने में बहुत साँस-नियंत्रण और उँगलियों का काम चाहिए।
- He pulled the accordion apart slowly and pressed the keys.
उसने accordion को धीरे-धीरे खींचा और keys दबाईं।
- The accordion is popular in the folk music of Goa.
गोवा के लोक संगीत में accordion लोकप्रिय है।
- The accordion door of the shop folded neatly to one side.
दुकान का accordion द्वार करीने से एक ओर मुड़ गया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He plays accordion at the wedding.
✓ He plays the accordion at the wedding.
A musical instrument after play takes the.
Play के बाद वाद्य-यंत्र से पहले 'the' आता है।
AaSpelling
a·c·c·o·r·d·i·o·n
Ending in -ion (not 'accordian').
Spelling a-c-c-o-r-d-i-o-n है, जिसके अंत में -ion आता है ('accordian' गलत है)।