bonnet
/ˈbɒnɪt/noun
उच्चारण बॉनिट
(गाड़ी का) बोनट
Core wordPYP · asked 2 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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[C] BrE
the metal part over the front of a vehicle, usually covering the engine (American hood)
(गाड़ी का) बोनट
- Open the bonnet to check the engine.
- Steam rose from under the bonnet of the old taxi.
- The mechanic lifted the bonnet and found a loose wire.
+ 2 more examples
- A cat was sleeping on the warm bonnet of the car.
- Rain dripped off the bonnet as we waited at the signal.
Synonyms hood engine cover
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[C]
a hat tied with strings under the chin, worn by babies and, especially in the past, by women
(बच्चों की) टोपी
- a baby's bonnet
- The baby looked sweet in a pink woollen bonnet.
- The old photograph showed a girl in a lace bonnet.
+ 2 more examples
- She knitted a tiny bonnet for her newborn nephew.
- In the play, the actresses wore long dresses and bonnets.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
under the bonnet (car)
In British English, the bonnet is the metal cover over a car's engine, so the engine is under the bonnet. American English says hood.
British English में bonnet कार के इंजन को ढकने वाला धातु का ढक्कन है, इसलिए इंजन 'under the bonnet' होता है। American English में इसे hood कहते हैं।
- Smoke was coming from under the bonnet.
- The mechanic lifted the bonnet and checked the engine.
bonnet vs boot
The bonnet covers the engine at the front; the boot is the luggage space at the back. Do not confuse them.
Bonnet आगे इंजन को ढकता है; boot पीछे सामान रखने की जगह है। दोनों में भ्रम न करें।
- Put the suitcases in the boot, not under the bonnet.
a bonnet (hat)
A bonnet is also a hat tied under the chin, worn by babies and, in the past, by women.
'Bonnet' ठुड्डी के नीचे बाँधी जाने वाली टोपी भी है, जिसे बच्चे और पहले के समय में महिलाएँ पहनती थीं।
- The baby wore a small woollen bonnet in the cold.
bonnet + verb: open, lift, close
Common verbs are open, lift, raise, close and slam the bonnet.
सामान्य क्रियाएँ open, lift, raise, close और slam हैं।
- The driver slammed the bonnet shut.
+Collocations 4
verb + bonnet
openliftraisecloseslam
- He lifted the bonnet to see why the car had stopped.
under + the bonnet
under the bonnetbeneath the bonnetinside the bonneton the bonnetover the bonnet
- The mechanic looked under the bonnet and found a loose wire.
adjective + bonnet
hotdentedraisedopenshiny
- The hot bonnet burnt his hand.
type + bonnet
babystrawwoollenlacecar
- She knitted a woollen bonnet for her little nephew.
“More examples 5
- Steam rose from the bonnet after the long climb.
लंबी चढ़ाई के बाद bonnet से भाप उठने लगी।
- The mechanic asked me to open the bonnet of the taxi.
मैकेनिक ने मुझसे टैक्सी का bonnet खोलने को कहा।
- A cat was sleeping on the warm bonnet of the car.
एक बिल्ली कार के गर्म bonnet पर सो रही थी।
- Grandmother used to wear a bonnet while working in the garden.
दादी बगीचे में काम करते समय bonnet पहना करती थीं।
- He loaded the luggage into the boot and closed the bonnet.
उसने सामान boot में रखा और bonnet बंद कर दिया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ She put her bags in the bonnet of the car.
✓ She put her bags in the boot of the car.
Luggage goes in the boot; the bonnet covers the engine.
सामान boot में रखा जाता है; bonnet इंजन को ढकता है।
✗ The engine is inside bonnet.
✓ The engine is under the bonnet.
The usual phrase is under the bonnet, with the article.
प्रचलित phrase 'under the bonnet' है, जिसमें article होता है।
✗ The baby wore a small bonet.
✓ The baby wore a small bonnet.
Bonnet is spelt with double n.
'Bonnet' की वर्तनी में दो 'n' होते हैं।
AaSpelling
bon·net
§Grammar and usage
British and American English, asked often: bonnet (British) and hood (American) for the front cover of a car; boot (British) and trunk (American) for the back; windscreen (British) and windshield (American); petrol (British) and gas (American).
British और American English अक्सर पूछा जाता है: कार के अगले ढक्कन के लिए bonnet (British) और hood (American); पिछले के लिए boot (British) और trunk (American); windscreen (British) और windshield (American); petrol (British) और gas (American)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Have a bee in your bonnet (keep thinking about something and think it is very important).
Idiom 'have a bee in your bonnet' (किसी बात को बहुत महत्वपूर्ण मानकर उसी के बारे में सोचते रहना)।