apron
/ˈeɪprən/noun
उच्चारण एप्रन
एप्रन, रसोई का पेशबंद
Basic word
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a piece of clothing worn over the front of the body, from the chest or the waist down, and tied around the waist, used to keep other clothes clean, especially when cooking
एप्रन, रसोई का पेशबंद
- She wore an apron while cooking.
- The chef tied his apron before starting to cook.
- Her apron was covered in flour.
+ 1 more example
- He hung the apron on a hook behind the kitchen door.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
wear / put on / take off an apron
You wear an apron over your clothes; the verbs are wear, put on, tie and take off.
Apron कपड़ों के ऊपर पहना जाता है; इसकी क्रियाएँ wear, put on, tie और take off हैं।
- The cook tied a clean apron round his waist.
- She took off her apron after dinner.
apron (countable noun)
It is countable and takes a or an in the singular; a pair of aprons is not used.
यह countable है और singular में 'a' या 'an' लेता है; इसके लिए 'a pair of aprons' नहीं कहा जाता।
- A leather apron protects the blacksmith from sparks.
apron (airport / stage)
At an airport, the apron is the area where aircraft park; in a theatre, it is the part of the stage in front of the curtain.
हवाई अड्डे पर 'apron' वह क्षेत्र है जहाँ विमान खड़े होते हैं; थिएटर में यह परदे के आगे का मंच-भाग है।
- The plane waited on the apron for the luggage to be loaded.
tied to sb's apron strings
To be tied to your mother's apron strings means to depend on her too much; it is an idiom.
'Mother's apron strings से बँधा होना' का अर्थ अपनी माँ पर अत्यधिक निर्भर होना है; यह एक मुहावरा है।
- He is thirty, but still tied to his mother's apron strings.
apron + pocket / strings
Apron often goes with pocket and strings to describe its parts.
'Apron' के साथ प्रायः pocket और strings आते हैं, जो उसके भागों का वर्णन करते हैं।
- She put the key in the pocket of her apron.
+Collocations 5
verb + apron
weartieput ontake offwashhang
- The chef put on a white apron before cooking.
adjective + apron
cleangreasywhitecottonleatherplastic
- The butcher wore a greasy apron.
apron + noun
stringpocketpatternfront
- She kept the keys in her apron pocket.
apron + preposition
over her dressround the waistin the kitchenon the apron
- He tied the apron round his waist.
apron + material
cotton aprondenim apronwaterproof apronpaper apron
- The potter wore a thick denim apron.
“More examples 7
- Radhika's mother wears an apron while cooking.
राधिका की माँ खाना बनाते समय apron पहनती हैं।
- The school children made aprons in their craft class.
स्कूल के बच्चों ने अपनी शिल्प कक्षा में apron बनाए।
- He wiped his hands on his apron and went to the door.
उसने अपने हाथ apron पर पोंछे और दरवाज़े की ओर गया।
- The aircraft was towed to the apron.
विमान को apron तक खींचकर ले जाया गया।
- The labourer's apron was stained with paint.
मज़दूर का apron पेंट से सना हुआ था।
- Radhika hung her apron on the hook behind the kitchen door.
राधिका ने अपना apron रसोई के दरवाज़े के पीछे खूँटी पर टाँग दिया।
- The apron was covered in flour.
apron आटे से सना हुआ था।
AaSpelling
a·pron
§Grammar and usage
Usage: an apron is also the area at an airport where planes are parked and loaded.
प्रयोग में apron हवाई अड्डे का वह क्षेत्र भी है जहाँ विमान खड़े किए और लादे जाते हैं।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Tied to sb's apron strings (too much controlled by your mother or wife, even as an adult).
Idiom अक्सर पूछा जाता है: tied to sb's apron strings (वयस्क होकर भी माँ या पत्नी के अत्यधिक नियंत्रण में रहना)।