bumper
/ˈbʌmpə(r)/noun
उच्चारण बम्पर
बंपर
Core word
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[C]
a bar fixed to the front and back of a car to reduce the effect if it hits anything
बंपर
- bumper to bumper
- The truck's rear bumper was dented in the minor accident.
- The scooter's bumper was scratched in the crash.
+ 2 more examples
- The car stopped inches from the bumper of the truck.
- A good bumper protects the car in a small accident.
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[only before noun]
unusually large; producing an unusually large amount
भरपूर
- a bumper harvest
- Farmers in Punjab expect a bumper wheat crop this year.
- Heavy rains led to a bumper crop of rice.
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- The festival sale brought bumper profits to the shop.
- It was a bumper year for the mango growers.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 3
bumper + noun (adjective)
As an adjective, bumper comes before a noun and means unusually large or plentiful. It cannot stand alone after is.
Adjective के रूप में 'bumper' संज्ञा से पहले आता है और इसका अर्थ असामान्य रूप से बड़ा या प्रचुर है। यह 'is' के बाद अकेला नहीं आता।
- Farmers expect a bumper crop of wheat this year.
- The newspaper brought out a bumper issue for Diwali.
a bumper (noun) on a vehicle
As a noun, a bumper is the bar at the front or back of a vehicle that absorbs a knock. Say on the bumper or the front bumper.
संज्ञा के रूप में 'bumper' वाहन के आगे या पीछे लगी वह पट्टी है जो टक्कर सोखती है; 'on the bumper' या 'the front bumper' कहें।
- The truck had a dent in its rear bumper.
- A sticker was pasted on the bumper.
bumper to bumper
This fixed phrase describes traffic so heavy that cars almost touch each other. No article is used.
यह निश्चित मुहावरा इतने भारी यातायात को बताता है कि गाड़ियाँ लगभग सटी हुई हैं। इसमें article नहीं आता।
- Traffic was bumper to bumper on the flyover at six in the evening.
+Collocations 3
bumper + noun
cropharvestyearsaleedition
- The mango growers had a bumper harvest this summer.
verb + bumper
dentscrapefitreplacehit
- He scraped the bumper while reversing into the lane.
bumper + noun (vehicle)
bumper stickerbumper carbumper guard
- The children rode the bumper cars at the fair.
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- Good monsoon rains gave the farmers a bumper crop of rice.
अच्छी मानसूनी बारिश ने किसानों को चावल की बंपर फ़सल दी।
- Radhika's school had a bumper turnout for the annual day.
राधिका के स्कूल के वार्षिक दिवस पर बहुत बड़ी संख्या में लोग आए।
- The shop announced a bumper discount for the festival season.
दुकान ने त्योहार के मौसम के लिए भारी छूट की घोषणा की।
- The taxi's bumper fell off on the rough road.
ऊबड़-खाबड़ सड़क पर टैक्सी का bumper गिर गया।
- The company announced a bumper bonus after record profits.
रिकॉर्ड मुनाफ़े के बाद कंपनी ने भारी बोनस की घोषणा की।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The harvest this year is bumper.
✓ This year's harvest is a bumper one.
Bumper is used before a noun and is not used alone after the verb be.
'Bumper' संज्ञा से पहले आता है और 'be' क्रिया के बाद अकेला नहीं आता।
✗ We had a bumpers crop last year.
✓ We had a bumper crop last year.
As an adjective, bumper does not take -s.
Adjective के रूप में 'bumper' के साथ -s नहीं लगता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These adjectives all mean large in amount, but bumper is used for crops and events.
ये सभी adjectives मात्रा में अधिक बताते हैं, पर 'bumper' फ़सल और आयोजनों के लिए प्रयुक्त होता है।
Unusually large and successful, used for harvests, sales and editions.
असामान्य रूप से बड़ा और सफल; फ़सल, बिक्री और विशेष अंकों के लिए।
- A bumper year for tea.
Existing in large quantities; a general and slightly formal word.
बड़ी मात्रा में उपलब्ध; सामान्य और थोड़ा औपचारिक शब्द।
- Water was abundant after the rains.
More than enough, used for food, supplies and chances.
ज़रूरत से अधिक; भोजन, सामान और अवसरों के लिए।
- Fruit is plentiful in summer.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Bumper crop or harvest (an unusually large crop), bumper-to-bumper traffic (very heavy traffic).
Collocations: bumper crop या harvest (भरपूर फ़सल), bumper-to-bumper traffic (भीषण जाम)।