balloon
/bəˈluːn/noun
उच्चारण बलून
गुब्बारा
Basic word
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a small bag made of very thin rubber that becomes larger and rounder when you fill it with air or gas, used as a toy or decoration; a very large bag filled with hot air or gas, with a basket below for carrying people
गुब्बारा
- birthday balloons
- a hot-air balloon
- The children blew up red and yellow balloons for the party.
+ 2 more examples
- The balloon burst with a loud bang.
- Tourists took a hot-air balloon ride over the valley.
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§Structures (grammar patterns) 3
a balloon (countable noun)
Balloon is countable. Use a/an, the, or a plural form, and use 'a balloon' for both the rubber toy and the large hot-air craft.
'Balloon' countable noun है, इसलिए a/an, the या plural रूप के साथ आता है; रबर के खिलौने और बड़े hot-air balloon, दोनों के लिए यही शब्द चलता है।
- The children blew up twenty balloons for the birthday party.
- A hot-air balloon drifted slowly over the fields at sunrise.
balloon + verb (go up, burst, pop, float)
A balloon can burst or pop when it is overfilled or pricked, and it floats or rises when filled with gas lighter than air.
ज़्यादा हवा भरने या चुभने पर balloon burst या pop होता है, और हल्की गैस भरने पर वह ऊपर उठता या तैरता है।
- The balloon burst with a loud bang and the baby started crying.
- The red balloon floated up and disappeared above the trees.
balloon (verb) = swell or grow quickly
As a verb, balloon means to swell outwards or to grow very fast in size or amount. It is often used for costs, debts or numbers, and it is regular (ballooned, ballooning).
Verb के रूप में 'balloon' का अर्थ फूलना या आकार या मात्रा में बहुत तेज़ी से बढ़ना है; यह प्रायः खर्च, कर्ज़ या संख्या के लिए आता है और regular verb है (ballooned, ballooning)।
- The shopkeeper's debts ballooned after the floods.
- Her cheeks ballooned as she tried to blow out all the candles.
+Collocations 4
verb + balloon
blow upinflateburstreleasepoptie
- The students released hundreds of balloons on Republic Day.
type of balloon
hot-airheliumweatherwaterpartygas
- The weather department sent up a weather balloon to measure the winds.
balloon + noun
ridefestivalpilotpaymentdebt
- The tourists booked an early balloon ride in Jaipur.
figurative use
trial balloonballoon in sizeballoon out of control
- The minister floated a trial balloon to test public opinion before announcing the plan.
'Trial balloon' का अर्थ है जनता की प्रतिक्रिया जानने के लिए पहले से उछाला गया विचार।
“More examples 5
- Radhika tied a pink balloon to the gate for her sister's birthday.
राधिका ने अपनी बहन के जन्मदिन के लिए गेट पर एक गुलाबी गुब्बारा बाँधा।
- The pilot lit the burner and the balloon rose gently into the cool morning air.
पायलट ने बर्नर जलाया और गुब्बारा ठंडी सुबह की हवा में धीरे-धीरे ऊपर उठ गया।
- The hospital's costs have ballooned over the last five years.
पिछले पाँच वर्षों में अस्पताल का खर्च बहुत तेज़ी से बढ़ गया है।
- The government sent up a balloon fitted with instruments to study the upper air.
सरकार ने ऊपरी वायुमंडल का अध्ययन करने के लिए उपकरणों से लैस एक गुब्बारा छोड़ा।
- His shirt ballooned in the wind as he rode the motorbike.
मोटरसाइकिल चलाते समय हवा में उसकी कमीज़ फूल गई।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The balloon was filled by air.
✓ The balloon was filled with air.
The material that fills something is introduced by with, not by.
जिस चीज़ से कुछ भरा जाए, उसके पहले 'with' आता है, 'by' नहीं।
✗ The balloon blasted in my hand.
✓ The balloon burst in my hand.
A balloon bursts or pops; blast is used for explosions of bombs or rocks.
Balloon के लिए 'burst' या 'pop' प्रयोग होता है; 'blast' बम या चट्टान के विस्फोट के लिए आता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
bal·loon
§Grammar and usage
Usage: the verb balloon means increase quickly ('Costs ballooned').
प्रयोग में verb balloon का अर्थ तेज़ी से बढ़ना है ('Costs ballooned')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
When the balloon goes up (when the trouble starts), go down like a lead balloon (be very unsuccessful or not well received: 'His joke went down like a lead balloon'), trial balloon (an idea suggested to test people's reaction).
Idioms: when the balloon goes up (जब मुसीबत शुरू हो), go down like a lead balloon (बहुत असफल या नापसंद होना: 'His joke went down like a lead balloon'), trial balloon (लोगों की प्रतिक्रिया जाँचने के लिए रखा गया विचार)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science: helium balloons float because helium is lighter than air; hot-air balloons rise because hot air is less dense.
विज्ञान में helium के गुब्बारे तैरते हैं क्योंकि helium हवा से हल्की है; गर्म हवा के गुब्बारे उठते हैं क्योंकि गर्म हवा कम घनी होती है।