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bloke

/bləʊk/noun

उच्चारण ब्लोक

आदमी, व्यक्ति, बंदा

Basic word

noun
  1. 1

    [C] British, informal

    a man

    आदमी, व्यक्ति, बंदा

    • He's a really nice bloke.
    • Some bloke at the station asked me the way.
    • A friendly bloke helped us push the car.
    + 2 more examples
    • I met a bloke who used to play for the national team.
    • He seems a decent bloke to me.

    Synonyms man guy fellow chap

§Structures (grammar patterns) 6

a bloke (informal, British)

A bloke is a man; it is friendly and informal, used mostly in Britain.

Bloke का अर्थ आदमी है; यह मित्रवत और अनौपचारिक शब्द है, मुख्यतः Britain में।

  • He seems a decent bloke.
  • A bloke at the next table asked for the time.

a nice / good / young bloke

Adjectives before bloke describe the man's type.

Bloke से पहले के adjective आदमी का स्वभाव बताते हैं।

  • Aman is a really nice bloke.
  • He was a young bloke with a bag.

some bloke / this bloke

'Some bloke' refers to a man you do not know.

'Some bloke' अपरिचित आदमी के लिए आता है।

  • Some bloke rang the bell and asked for you.

bloke (countable, plural blokes)

The plural is blokes.

इस शब्द का बहुवचन रूप 'blokes' होता है, जैसे कई आदमियों के लिए।

  • A few blokes were watching the match.

bloke vs chap vs guy

Bloke is British and casual; chap is slightly old-fashioned and polite; guy is American.

Bloke British और बोलचाल का शब्द है; chap थोड़ा पुराना और शिष्ट है; guy American है।

  • He is a good bloke.
  • He is a decent chap.

a bloke's thing (informal)

Phrases with 's show things typical of men in casual talk.

's वाले phrases बोलचाल में पुरुषों से जुड़ी बातें बताते हैं।

  • Cricket was always a bloke's thing in that village.
+Collocations 5

adjective + bloke

nicefriendlydecentordinaryodd

  • The new neighbour is a friendly bloke.

verb + bloke

meetknowasklikecall

  • I met a bloke at the station.

bloke + phrases

a bloke from worka bloke at the bus stopa bloke in a capa bloke next door

  • A bloke from work gave me a lift.

group + blokes

a group of blokesa few blokesthe blokes at the clubsome blokes

  • A group of blokes was playing cricket.

ordinary bloke

an ordinary blokea regular blokea decent blokea clever bloke

  • He is just an ordinary bloke trying to earn a living.
“More examples 6
  • Some bloke outside is asking for directions to the library.

बाहर कोई आदमी पुस्तकालय का रास्ता पूछ रहा है।

  • Radhika's uncle is a cheerful bloke who loves cricket.

राधिका के चाचा हँसमुख इंसान हैं जिन्हें क्रिकेट पसंद है।

  • A few blokes were repairing the road outside.

कुछ आदमी बाहर सड़क ठीक कर रहे थे।

  • He's an odd sort of bloke, but very kind.

वह कुछ अजीब आदमी है, पर बहुत दयालु है।

  • Do you know that bloke in the red cap?

क्या तुम लाल टोपी वाले उस आदमी को जानते हो?

  • The bloke at the shop gave me the wrong change.

दुकान वाले आदमी ने मुझे गलत खुले पैसे लौटा दिए।

!Common mistakes 1

✗ She is a nice bloke.

✓ She is a nice woman.

Bloke always means a man, so it cannot describe a woman.

'Bloke' हमेशा पुरुष के लिए आता है, इसलिए स्त्री के लिए नहीं लिखा जाता।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

Bloke, chap and guy all mean a man, but they differ in region and tone.

Bloke, chap और guy सभी का अर्थ आदमी है, पर क्षेत्र और लहजे में भिन्न हैं।

bloke

British and casual.

British और बोलचाल का।

  • A bloke called for you.

chap

British, slightly old-fashioned, polite.

British, थोड़ा पुराना और शिष्ट।

  • He is a likeable chap.

guy

American and very common.

American और बहुत प्रचलित।

  • That guy is my cousin.