bronze
/brɒnz/noun
उच्चारण ब्रॉन्ज़
काँसा; कांस्य पदक
Core word
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a dark red-brown metal made by mixing copper and tin; a bronze medal; a dark red-brown colour
काँसा; कांस्य पदक
- won bronze
- the Bronze Age
- The statue in the park is made of bronze.
+ 2 more examples
- She won a bronze medal at the national games.
- The old bell was cast in bronze.
Synonyms copper alloy third place
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
bronze (metal, uncountable)
Bronze is the alloy of copper and tin; it is uncountable.
Bronze तांबे और टिन का मिश्रधातु है; यह uncountable है।
- The statue is made of bronze.
- Bronze does not rust easily.
a bronze (medal, countable)
In sports, a bronze is the third-place medal; bronze medal is the full form.
खेलों में 'a bronze' तीसरे स्थान का पदक है; पूरा रूप 'bronze medal' है।
- She won a bronze at the Asian Games.
- India took home two bronzes.
bronze (adjective and colour)
As an adjective bronze means made of the metal or having its reddish-brown colour.
Adjective के रूप में bronze का अर्थ इस धातु से बना हुआ या उसके लाल-भूरे रंग का है।
- He wore a bronze watch.
- Her skin turned bronze in the sun.
win bronze / the bronze
Win bronze can be used without an article, while the bronze refers to the medal in a particular event.
'Win bronze' बिना article के आ सकता है, जबकि 'the bronze' किसी विशेष प्रतियोगिता के पदक को बताता है।
- The team won bronze in hockey.
- Who won the bronze in the 100 metres?
bronze vs brass
Bronze is copper with tin; brass is copper with zinc, and it is yellower.
Bronze तांबा और टिन का मिश्रण है; brass तांबा और जस्ता का मिश्रण है और अधिक पीला होता है।
- Temple bells are often bronze, while door handles are often brass.
+Collocations 4
verb + bronze
wintakesettle forcast infinish with
- Radhika settled for bronze after a close race.
bronze + noun
medalstatueagecoinbell
- The Bronze Age came before the Iron Age.
adjective + bronze
polishedsolidancientgoldendark
- An ancient bronze idol was found in the temple.
gold, silver, bronze
goldsilverbronzepodiummedalist
- Gold, silver and bronze went to three different countries.
“More examples 6
- The athlete won a bronze medal for India in boxing.
खिलाड़ी ने बॉक्सिंग में भारत के लिए कांस्य पदक जीता।
- The temple bell is made of bronze and rings loudly.
मंदिर की घंटी कांसे की बनी है और ज़ोर से बजती है।
- Archaeologists found bronze tools in the old city.
पुरातत्त्वविदों को पुराने नगर में कांसे के औज़ार मिले।
- The Bronze Age is a period in early human history.
कांस्य युग प्रारंभिक मानव इतिहास का एक काल है।
- After a week at the beach, his skin had turned bronze.
समुद्र तट पर एक सप्ताह बिताने के बाद उसकी त्वचा सांवली-कांस्य रंग की हो गई थी।
- Radhika proudly watched her brother stand on the podium with the bronze.
राधिका ने गर्व से अपने भाई को कांस्य पदक के साथ मंच पर खड़े देखा।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The statue is made from a bronze.
✓ The statue is made of bronze.
For the metal, bronze is uncountable and takes no a.
धातु के अर्थ में 'bronze' uncountable है और उसके साथ a नहीं लगता।
✗ India won bronze medal in hockey.
✓ India won a bronze medal in hockey.
A singular countable noun phrase needs an article.
Singular countable noun phrase के साथ article चाहिए।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
copper alloy third place
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science: bronze is an alloy of copper and tin, while brass is copper and zinc; GK: the Dancing Girl of Mohenjo-daro is a bronze statue.
विज्ञान में काँसा तांबे और टिन की मिश्रधातु है, जबकि पीतल तांबे और जस्ते की; GK में मोहनजोदड़ो की नर्तकी काँसे की मूर्ति है।