banger
/ˈbæŋə(r)/noun
उच्चारण बैंगर
सॉसेज
Core word
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[C] British, informal
a sausage
सॉसेज
- bangers and mash
- He ate two bangers with mashed potato for breakfast.
- We had bangers and chips for supper.
+ 2 more examples
- Grill the bangers until they are brown on all sides.
- He cooked a few bangers on the barbecue.
Synonyms sausage
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[C] British, informal
an old car that is in bad condition
खटारा गाड़ी
- He drove to college in an old banger.
- My uncle still drives a rusty old banger that he bought in 1998.
- My first car was an old banger that coughed on every hill.
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- The students shared a banger to get to the beach.
- The road was full of bangers on the day of the rally.
Synonyms wreck rattletrap
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[C] British
a firework that makes a loud noise when it explodes
पटाखा (ज़ोर से फटने वाला)
- Children were setting off bangers in the street.
- Bangers are banned in the housing society during Diwali because of the noise.
- Bangers going off at midnight woke the whole street.
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- A banger exploded near the gate and startled the guard.
- Please do not light bangers near the hospital.
Synonyms firecracker
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a banger (countable noun, BrE informal)
Banger is a countable informal noun in British English with three main meanings: a sausage, an old car and a noisy firework. Context tells you which one.
'Banger' British English में countable informal noun है, जिसके तीन मुख्य अर्थ हैं: sausage, पुरानी खटारा कार और तेज़ आवाज़ वाला पटाखा। कौन-सा अर्थ है, यह संदर्भ से पता चलता है।
- He drove to the market in an old banger.
- We had bangers and mash for dinner.
banger = a loud firework
As a firework, a banger is one that explodes with a loud noise but does not produce bright colours; it is set off on festivals like Diwali.
पटाखे के अर्थ में banger वह है जो तेज़ आवाज़ के साथ फटता है पर रंग-बिरंगी रोशनी नहीं देता; इसे दिवाली जैसे त्योहारों पर जलाया जाता है।
- Someone let off a banger outside the window and the baby woke up.
old banger / a banger of a + noun
'Old banger' is a fixed phrase for a worn-out car. Banger is also used in slang for something excellent, especially a song, but this is very informal.
'Old banger' पुरानी खटारा गाड़ी के लिए तय मुहावरा है। Slang में 'banger' शानदार चीज़, ख़ासकर गाने, के लिए भी आता है, पर यह बहुत informal है।
- That new song is an absolute banger.
banger as British informal vocabulary
Use banger with care: it is informal and mostly British. In exams and formal writing, prefer 'sausage', 'old car' or 'firework' according to meaning.
'Banger' का प्रयोग सावधानी से करें: यह informal और अधिकतर British है। परीक्षा और औपचारिक लेखन में अर्थ के अनुसार 'sausage', 'old car' या 'firework' लिखना बेहतर है।
- The school banned fireworks, including bangers, on the campus.
- He sold his old car, which was little more than a rusty banger.
+Collocations 4
adjective + banger
oldrustynoisybattered
- He bought a rusty old banger for ten thousand rupees.
verb + banger
lightlet offdrivefryburst
- Children were told not to let off bangers near the gas station.
food + banger
bangers and mashgrilled bangerspork bangers
- The pub serves bangers and mash on Fridays.
banger + verb
go offexplodebreak downrattlesplutter
- A banger went off behind the shed.
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- The banger coughed twice and then refused to start.
खटारा गाड़ी ने दो बार खाँसा और फिर चालू होने से मना कर दिया।
- Police warned shopkeepers not to sell dangerous bangers before Diwali.
पुलिस ने दुकानदारों को दिवाली से पहले ख़तरनाक पटाखे न बेचने की चेतावनी दी।
- Radhika's brother learnt to drive in an old banger.
राधिका के भाई ने एक पुरानी खटारा गाड़ी में गाड़ी चलाना सीखा।
- The cook fried the bangers until they were brown.
रसोइये ने sausage को भूरा होने तक तला।
- A loud banger startled the cattle in the field.
तेज़ आवाज़ वाले पटाखे ने खेत में चर रहे पशुओं को चौंका दिया।
- The old banger rattled down the lane and left a cloud of smoke.
पुरानी खटारा गाड़ी धुआँ छोड़ती हुई खड़खड़ाती हुई गली से निकल गई।