backfire
/ˌbækˈfaɪə(r)/verb
उच्चारण बैक्फ़ायर
उलटा पड़ना, दाँव उलटा पड़ जाना
Core word
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[I] ~ (on sb)
to have the opposite result to the one that was intended
उलटा पड़ना, दाँव उलटा पड़ जाना
- His plan to scare his sister backfired on him.
- The government's new tax backfired and reduced its income.
- The joke backfired and everyone was upset.
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- If you cheat in the test, it may backfire on you.
- Their attempt to raise prices backfired when customers went elsewhere.
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[I]
(of a vehicle or its engine) to make a sudden loud noise because the fuel burns too early
(गाड़ी का) धमाके की आवाज़ करना
- The old truck backfired as it went up the hill.
- The scooter backfired loudly outside the school.
- The motorbike backfired twice before it started.
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- We heard the engine backfire as the jeep slowed down.
- The generator backfired and shook the whole shed.
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[C]
a sudden loud noise made by a vehicle or its engine when the fuel burns too early
(गाड़ी के इंजन का) धमाका
- We thought it was a gunshot, but it was only a car backfire.
- A loud backfire from the truck startled the cows.
- There was a loud backfire from the scooter in the lane.
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- The car gave a backfire and then stalled.
- A backfire from the old tractor frightened the goats.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
backfire (intransitive verb)
Backfire has no object. Something backfires; it does not backfire something else. The result is that a plan produces the opposite of what was wanted.
Backfire का कोई object नहीं होता। कोई योजना backfire करती है; वह किसी और चीज़ को backfire नहीं करती। इसका परिणाम यह है कि योजना उलटा नतीजा देती है।
- The trick backfired.
- Her attempt to hide the truth backfired badly.
backfire on sb
Use on to name the person who suffers from the plan that went wrong; this is usually the person who made it.
जिस व्यक्ति को उलटे नतीजे का नुकसान होता है, उसके लिए 'on' लगता है; आमतौर पर यह वही होता है जिसने योजना बनाई थी।
- The lie backfired on him.
- The strike backfired on the workers.
backfire + adverb
Adverbs such as badly, spectacularly or completely show how serious the failure was.
Badly, spectacularly या completely जैसे adverbs बताते हैं कि असफलता कितनी गंभीर थी।
- The plan backfired spectacularly.
- The advertisement backfired completely.
backfire (engine) + noun
Backfire is also a noun and a verb for a loud bang from a vehicle's engine or exhaust.
Backfire noun और verb दोनों हैं, और वाहन के engine या exhaust से आने वाली तेज़ आवाज़ को भी कहते हैं।
- The old scooter backfired as it started.
- We heard a loud backfire in the lane.
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adverb + backfire
badlyspectacularlycompletelydisastrouslyseriously
- The cut in funds backfired disastrously.
Adverbs असफलता की मात्रा बताते हैं।
noun + backfire
plantrickstrategypolicyscheme
- The strategy backfired when the rivals copied it.
Subject के रूप में योजना या नीति आती है।
be likely / bound to + backfire
likely tobound tosure toin danger of
- Such a threat is bound to backfire.
'Bound to backfire' एक आम प्रयोग है।
backfire on + person
on himon the ministeron the teamon us
- The rumour backfired on those who spread it.
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- The company's attempt to hide the defect backfired when a customer posted a video.
दोष छिपाने की कंपनी की कोशिश तब उलटी पड़ गई जब एक ग्राहक ने video डाल दिया।
- Skipping lunch to study longer backfired; Radhika could not concentrate.
अधिक पढ़ने के लिए दोपहर का भोजन छोड़ना उलटा पड़ा; राधिका ध्यान नहीं लगा सकी।
- The ban backfired and made the song even more popular.
प्रतिबंध उलटा पड़ा और उसने गाने को और भी लोकप्रिय बना दिया।
- If you cheat in the exam, it will backfire on you in the end.
यदि तुम परीक्षा में नकल करोगे, तो अंत में यह तुम्हारे ही विरुद्ध जाएगा।
- The truck backfired near the school gate and startled the children.
ट्रक स्कूल के फाटक के पास धमाके की आवाज़ के साथ चला और बच्चे चौंक गए।
- The politician's joke backfired and he had to apologise.
नेता का मज़ाक उलटा पड़ गया और उसे माफ़ी माँगनी पड़ी।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The plan was backfired.
✓ The plan backfired.
Backfire is intransitive and cannot be used in the passive.
Backfire अकर्मक क्रिया है, इसलिए इसका passive रूप नहीं बनता।
✗ His clever trick backfired to him.
✓ His clever trick backfired on him.
The preposition after backfire is on.
Backfire के बाद preposition 'on' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Backfire is not a plain failure; the plan harms the person who made it.
Backfire केवल असफलता नहीं है; योजना उसी व्यक्ति को नुकसान पहुँचाती है जिसने उसे बनाया।
A plan produces the opposite result and hurts its maker.
योजना उलटा परिणाम देती है और बनाने वाले को ही हानि पहुँचाती है।
- The threat backfired.
The general word; the plan simply does not work.
सामान्य शब्द; योजना बस सफल नहीं होती।
- The plan failed.
Something does not work as expected, with no sense of harming the maker.
कुछ अपेक्षा के अनुसार काम नहीं करता, और बनाने वाले को हानि का भाव नहीं होता।
- The joke misfired.
§Grammar and usage
A plan backfires on the person who made it (not 'backfires to' somebody).
कोई योजना उसे बनाने वाले पर backfire on होती है ('backfires to' somebody गलत है)।