biro
/ˈbaɪrəʊ/noun
उच्चारण बाइरो
बॉलपॉइंट पेन
Core word
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[C] British
a pen with a small metal ball at the tip that rolls ink onto the paper, a ballpoint pen
बॉलपॉइंट पेन
- Please fill in the form with a blue biro.
- He took a biro out of his pocket and signed.
- I borrowed a biro to note down his phone number.
+ 2 more examples
- The cheque must be signed in black biro.
- Her biro ran out of ink in the middle of the exam.
Synonyms ballpoint
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
biro (countable noun, British)
Biro is a British word for a ballpoint pen. It began as a brand name but is now used for any such pen. Write it with a small b in general use.
'Biro' ballpoint pen के लिए British शब्द है। यह पहले ब्रांड नाम था, पर अब हर ऐसे पेन के लिए प्रयोग होता है।
- She signed the form with a blue biro.
- Please bring a biro to the exam hall.
in biro / with a biro
Use with a biro for the tool, and in biro for the finished writing: in blue biro.
औज़ार के लिए 'with a biro' और लिखे हुए के लिए 'in biro' आता है।
- The address was written in black biro.
biro + noun
As a modifier: biro refill, biro mark, biro drawing.
Modifier के रूप में: biro refill, biro mark।
- There was a biro mark on the white shirt.
borrow / lend / lose a biro
Common verbs are borrow, lend, click and lose.
सामान्य क्रियाएँ borrow, lend, click और lose हैं।
- Can I borrow your biro for a minute?
biro vs ballpoint pen vs pen
Biro is mostly British and informal. In exam instructions you will see ballpoint pen. A pen can also mean a fountain pen.
Biro मुख्यतः British और अनौपचारिक है। परीक्षा-निर्देशों में ballpoint pen लिखा मिलता है। Pen फ़ाउंटेन पेन भी हो सकता है।
- Candidates must write with a ballpoint pen or a biro.
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adjective + biro
blueblackredcheapleaking
- A leaking biro ruined the pocket of his shirt.
verb + biro
borrowlendclicklosechew
- He chewed his biro while thinking of the answer.
biro + noun
refillinkcaptipmark
- The biro refill ran out in the middle of the paper.
in + colour + biro
in blue biroin black biroin red biro
- Fill the form in black biro.
biro + problem
runs outleakssmudgesskipsdries up
- My biro skips, so I keep a spare in my bag.
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- The invigilator told the students to use only a blue or black biro.
निरीक्षक ने विद्यार्थियों से कहा कि केवल नीले या काले biro का प्रयोग करें।
- Radhika's neat handwriting in blue biro impressed the examiner.
राधिका की नीले biro में साफ़ लिखावट ने परीक्षक को प्रभावित किया।
- The first biro was invented by a Hungarian journalist.
पहला biro एक हंगेरियन पत्रकार ने बनाया था।
- He scribbled the phone number on his hand with a biro.
उसने biro से अपने हाथ पर फ़ोन नंबर घसीट दिया।
- My father keeps a biro in his shirt pocket at all times.
मेरे पिता हर समय अपनी कमीज़ की जेब में एक biro रखते हैं।
- A biro is cheaper than a fountain pen but less elegant.
Biro फ़ाउंटेन पेन से सस्ता है, पर कम सुरुचिपूर्ण है।
- The shopkeeper counted the notes with a wet finger and noted the total in biro.
दुकानदार ने उँगली गीली करके नोट गिने और कुल रकम biro से लिख दी।
- Radhika's lucky biro was a gift from her teacher, and she used it in every exam.
राधिका का भाग्यशाली biro उसकी शिक्षिका का उपहार था, और उसने हर परीक्षा में उसी का प्रयोग किया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He wrote the letter by a biro.
✓ He wrote the letter with a biro.
Use with for an instrument.
औज़ार के लिए 'with' आता है, 'by' नहीं।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
AaSpelling
bi·ro
✓In the exam
Notes
From the name of its inventor, the Hungarian journalist László Bíró.
यह नाम इसके आविष्कारक, हंगरी के पत्रकार László Bíró के नाम से आया है।