backstreet
/ˈbækstriːt/noun
उच्चारण बैक्स्ट्रीट
पिछली गली, तंग गली
Core word
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[C]
a small, quiet street away from the main roads of a town or city, often in a poorer area
पिछली गली, तंग गली
- The shop is hidden in a backstreet behind the market.
- He grew up in the backstreets of old Delhi.
- We found a lovely tea stall in a quiet backstreet of Lucknow.
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- The taxi took a shortcut through the backstreets of Mumbai.
- Backstreets in the old city are too narrow for cars.
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[before noun] informal
(used as an adjective before a noun) done secretly or illegally, or of poor quality
(विशेषण के रूप में) चोरी-छिपे या अवैध रूप से किया गया
- The police closed down a backstreet clinic.
- Backstreet abortions are dangerous for women.
- Police raided a backstreet workshop making fake medicines.
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- He was treated in a backstreet clinic with no proper licence.
- Backstreet dentists often put people's health at risk.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
backstreet as a countable noun
Say 'a backstreet' for one narrow, quiet street away from the main road; the plural is backstreets.
मुख्य सड़क से दूर एक पतली, शांत गली के लिए 'a backstreet' कहा जाता है; बहुवचन backstreets है।
- The shop is in a quiet backstreet near the temple.
- Tourists rarely walk through the backstreets of the old city.
backstreet + noun (adjective use)
Before a noun it describes things done in small, hidden or poor parts of a town, often unofficially or illegally.
Noun के पहले यह कस्बे के छोटे, छिपे या गरीब हिस्सों में, प्रायः अनौपचारिक या गैरकानूनी ढंग से, होने वाली चीज़ों को बताता है।
- He ran a backstreet workshop.
- The police closed a backstreet clinic.
in / down / through the backstreets
Use 'in' for being there, 'down' or 'through' for moving along.
वहाँ होने के लिए 'in' और उसके साथ चलने के लिए 'down' या 'through' लगता है।
- The cyclist took a shortcut down a backstreet.
backstreet in writing about city life
Writers use it to show the real, lively side of a city away from tourist roads.
लेखक इस शब्द से शहर का वह असली, जीवंत पहलू दिखाते हैं जो पर्यटक मार्गों से दूर होता है।
- The real flavour of Kolkata lies in its backstreets.
+Collocations 5
adjective + backstreet
narrowdarkquietdingywinding
- He lived in a narrow backstreet behind the market.
backstreet + noun
shopclinicworkshopabortioncafe
- The best samosas are sold at a backstreet stall.
verb + backstreet
wanderhide inrun throughturn into
- The boys ran through the backstreets to avoid the crowd.
backstreet + place
of Varanasiof Old Delhiof Lucknowof the city
- The backstreets of Varanasi are full of tiny temples.
backstreet + business
tailormechanicbookshoptea stall
- A backstreet mechanic repaired the scooter in ten minutes.
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- Radhika got lost in the backstreets of old Jaipur.
राधिका पुराने जयपुर की गलियों में खो गई।
- A tiny backstreet bookshop sells second-hand textbooks cheaply.
एक छोटी पिछली गली की पुस्तक दुकान पुरानी पाठ्यपुस्तकें सस्ते में बेचती है।
- The auto-rickshaw turned into a backstreet to avoid the traffic.
ऑटो-रिक्शा ट्रैफ़िक से बचने के लिए एक पिछली गली में मुड़ गया।
- Many street-food stalls hide in the backstreets of the city.
शहर की पिछली गलियों में अनेक स्ट्रीट-फ़ूड ठेले छिपे रहते हैं।
- A backstreet tailor stitched her uniform within a day.
पिछली गली के दर्ज़ी ने एक दिन में उसकी वर्दी सिल दी।
- The backstreet near the railway station is crowded in the evening.
रेलवे स्टेशन के पास की पिछली गली शाम को भीड़ से भरी रहती है।
- Radhika found a cheap backstreet shop that sold second-hand books.
राधिका को एक सस्ती पिछली गली की दुकान मिली जो पुरानी किताबें बेचती थी।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He lives in backstreet near the station.
✓ He lives in a backstreet near the station.
A singular countable noun needs an article.
Singular countable noun के साथ article आवश्यक है।
AaSpelling
back·street
✓In the exam
Notes
Grammar: backstreet is usually written as one word, and the plural is backstreets.
Grammar: backstreet आमतौर पर एक शब्द के रूप में लिखा जाता है और इसका plural backstreets है।