buffet
/ˈbʊfeɪ/noun
उच्चारण बुफ़े
बुफ़े
Core word
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[C]
a meal at which people serve themselves from a table and then stand or sit somewhere else to eat
बुफ़े
- a buffet lunch
- The wedding reception had a lavish buffet with more than thirty dishes.
- The hotel serves a breakfast buffet every morning.
+ 2 more examples
- Guests helped themselves at the buffet.
- We had a buffet dinner at the conference.
Synonyms self-service meal spread
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[T]
to knock or push something roughly from side to side
थपेड़े मारना
- buffeted by strong winds
- Strong gusts buffeted the small boat as it crossed the bay.
- The ship was buffeted by waves all night.
+ 2 more examples
- Small planes are easily buffeted by the wind.
- The boat was buffeted by the current and nearly overturned.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
buffet (noun) pronounced /ˈbʊfeɪ/
A buffet is a meal where you serve yourself from a table; it is also the table or counter itself, and the 't' is silent.
Buffet वह भोजन है जिसमें आप मेज़ से अपना भोजन खुद परोसते हैं; यह मेज़ या काउंटर भी है, और 't' नहीं बोला जाता।
- The wedding had a huge buffet of Indian dishes.
- Guests queued at the buffet.
buffet + noun / at a buffet
Use 'buffet' before a noun for the style (buffet lunch, buffet dinner) and 'at' for where people stand.
शैली बताने के लिए संज्ञा से पहले 'buffet' (buffet lunch, buffet dinner) और खड़े होने के स्थान के लिए 'at' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The hotel serves a buffet breakfast from seven.
- We met at the buffet during the break.
buffet (verb) /ˈbʌfɪt/ sb/sth
As a verb, pronounced differently, it means to hit or push something repeatedly and roughly, especially of wind or waves.
क्रिया के रूप में, भिन्न उच्चारण के साथ, इसका अर्थ विशेषकर हवा या लहरों का किसी चीज़ को बार-बार ज़ोर से टकराना या धकेलना है।
- The boat was buffeted by strong winds.
- Waves buffeted the small ship all night.
be buffeted by/with
In the passive, 'be buffeted by' also means to be badly affected by repeated difficulties.
Passive में 'be buffeted by' का अर्थ बार-बार आने वाली कठिनाइयों से बुरी तरह प्रभावित होना भी है।
- The economy has been buffeted by high prices.
+Collocations 4
adjective + buffet
coldhotlavishvegetarianself-serviceall-you-can-eat
- The hotel offered a lavish buffet for the wedding guests.
verb + buffet
servelay outhelp yourself toqueue atarrangeenjoy
- Help yourself to the buffet.
buffet + noun
lunchdinnerbreakfasttablecarrestaurant
- We had a buffet lunch after the conference.
buffeted + by
windwavesstormscrisescriticism
- The boat was buffeted by waves in the Arabian Sea.
“More examples 6
- At the buffet, Radhika took small portions of everything.
Buffet में राधिका ने हर चीज़ थोड़ी-थोड़ी ली।
- The company holds a buffet dinner for staff every Diwali.
कंपनी हर दीवाली पर कर्मचारियों के लिए buffet रात्रिभोज रखती है।
- The train had a buffet car where passengers bought snacks.
ट्रेन में एक buffet डिब्बा था जहाँ यात्री नाश्ता ख़रीदते थे।
- Strong winds buffeted the tent all night.
तेज़ हवाएँ पूरी रात तंबू को झकझोरती रहीं।
- The small business was buffeted by rising costs.
छोटा व्यवसाय बढ़ती लागत की मार से जूझता रहा।
- The weather in the mountains can buffet hikers with sudden gusts of wind.
पहाड़ों में मौसम अचानक चलने वाली हवाओं से पर्वतारोहियों को झकझोर सकता है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ We took the buffet in the hotel.
✓ We had the buffet at the hotel.
Meals take 'have' (not 'take'), and 'at' is used for a place like a hotel.
भोजन के साथ 'have' आता है ('take' नहीं), और होटल जैसे स्थान के लिए 'at' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words name a way of serving a meal, but the amount of service differs.
ये शब्द भोजन परोसने के तरीके बताते हैं, पर सेवा की मात्रा अलग है।
A meal where guests serve themselves from a table.
ऐसा भोजन जिसमें मेहमान मेज़ से खुद परोसते हैं।
- We had a buffet lunch.
A large formal meal for many guests, usually served at tables.
बहुत मेहमानों के लिए बड़ा औपचारिक भोज, प्रायः मेज़ों पर परोसा जाता है।
- The state banquet had two hundred guests.
An Indian meal served on a round plate with small bowls.
गोल थाली में छोटी कटोरियों के साथ परोसा गया भारतीय भोजन।
- He ordered a full thali.
§Grammar and usage
Buffet /ˈbʊfeɪ/ (meal) and /ˈbʌfɪt/ (to hit).
Buffet /ˈbʊfeɪ/ (भोजन) और /ˈbʌfɪt/ (थपेड़े मारना)।