bull
/bʊl/noun
उच्चारण बुल
साँड़; तेज़ड़िया
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the male of any animal in the cow family; (finance) a person who buys shares hoping to sell them soon at a higher price
साँड़; तेज़ड़िया
- a bull market
- Investors are bulls when they expect share prices to rise.
- A bull stood in the middle of the road.
+ 3 more examples
- The farmer yoked two bulls to the plough.
- Traders were bulls last year, as the market kept rising.
- Bulls and bears are two kinds of investors.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a bull / the bull (animal)
A bull is a male of the cow family; the female is a cow, the young a calf.
'Bull' गोवंश का नर है; मादा 'cow' और बच्चा 'calf' कहलाता है।
- The bull charged at the crowd.
- Farmers still use bulls to plough the field.
take the bull by the horns
This idiom means to face a difficulty directly and boldly.
यह मुहावरा किसी कठिनाई का सीधे और साहस से सामना करने का अर्थ देता है।
- She took the bull by the horns and confronted the manager.
bull market / bear market
In finance, a bull market is a time of rising prices, and a bear market of falling prices.
वित्त में 'bull market' कीमतें बढ़ने का दौर है और 'bear market' कीमतें गिरने का दौर।
- Investors were happy during the bull run on the Sensex.
like a red rag to a bull
This simile describes something that makes a person very angry at once.
यह उपमा ऐसी चीज़ को बताती है जो किसी को तुरंत बहुत क्रोधित कर दे।
- Mentioning his rival was like a red rag to a bull.
+Collocations 4
adjective + bull
angrywildyoungprizesacred
- A sacred bull was resting in the middle of the street.
bull + noun
marketrunfightringcalf
- Spain is famous for bull fighting.
verb + bull
ride a bulltame a bullface a bullchase a bullfeed a bull
- He bravely faced the charging bull.
bull idioms
bull in a china shoptake the bull by the hornsa bull's-eyecock and bull storyred rag to a bull
- Her cock and bull story did not fool the principal.
“More examples 5
- The bull stood quietly beside the temple gate.
बैल मंदिर के द्वार के पास चुपचाप खड़ा था।
- Radhika hit the bull's-eye with her last arrow.
राधिका ने अपने आख़िरी तीर से निशाना ठीक केंद्र पर लगाया।
- The stock market has been in a bull phase for months.
शेयर बाज़ार कई महीनों से तेज़ी के दौर में है।
- You must take the bull by the horns and talk to him.
आपको साहस करके सीधे उससे बात करनी चाहिए।
- He behaved like a bull in a china shop at the party.
वह दावत में बेढंगे ढंग से आचरण कर रहा था, मानो चीनी के बर्तनों की दुकान में साँड घुस आया हो।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He took the bull from its horns.
✓ He took the bull by the horns.
The idiom uses by the horns.
मुहावरे में 'by the horns' आता है।
✗ The bull gave birth to a calf.
✓ The cow gave birth to a calf.
Only a female can give birth, so it is the cow, not the bull.
केवल मादा बच्चे को जन्म देती है, इसलिए यहाँ 'cow' आएगा, 'bull' नहीं।
✗ Share prices kept rising, so it was a bear market.
✓ Share prices kept rising, so it was a bull market.
A bull market has rising prices; bear is used for falling prices.
'Bull market' में कीमतें बढ़ती हैं; कीमतें गिरने के लिए 'bear' आता है।
¶Idioms 2
take the bull by the horns
to face a difficult or dangerous situation directly and with courage
साहसपूर्वक कठिनाई का सीधा सामना करना
- Radhika took the bull by the horns and spoke to the manager about the problem.
- It's time to take the bull by the horns and deal with the debt.
like a red rag to a bull
(British English) if sth is like a red rag to a bull, it is certain to make sb very angry
(कोई बात) किसी को भड़काने वाली, आग में घी जैसी
- Mentioning his old rival is like a red rag to a bull.
- Any criticism of her work is a red rag to a bull.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Take the bull by the horns (face a difficulty bravely), like a bull in a china shop (clumsy); finance: a bull market (prices rising) and a bear market (prices falling).
Idioms: take the bull by the horns (कठिनाई का बहादुरी से सामना), like a bull in a china shop (भद्दा, लापरवाह); वित्त में bull market (बढ़ती क़ीमतें) और bear market (गिरती क़ीमतें)।