cardboard
/ˈkɑːdbɔːd/noun
उच्चारण कार्ड्बॉर्ड
गत्ता
Basic word
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[U]
stiff thick paper that is used for making boxes
गत्ता
- a cardboard box
- The parcel was packed in thick cardboard.
- The children made a model house out of cardboard.
+ 1 more example
- Please put the cardboard in the recycling bin.
Synonyms paperboard card
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
cardboard as an uncountable noun
Cardboard is a material, so it is uncountable. Do not say 'a cardboard' or 'cardboards'; use 'a piece of cardboard' or 'a sheet of cardboard' to count it.
Cardboard एक पदार्थ है, इसलिए यह uncountable noun है; इसे गिनने के लिए 'a piece of cardboard' या 'a sheet of cardboard' लिखा जाता है।
- Radhika cut a piece of cardboard to make a model of the Red Fort.
- The parcel was wrapped in two sheets of cardboard.
cardboard + noun (as a modifier)
Cardboard is often placed before another noun to say what that thing is made of. The noun after it is singular.
किसी वस्तु किस चीज़ से बनी है यह बताने के लिए 'cardboard' दूसरे noun से पहले आता है, और उसके बाद का noun singular रहता है।
- The shop gave us a cardboard box for the books.
- A cardboard cut-out of the cricketer stood outside the mall.
made of / out of cardboard
Use 'made of' when the material is still visible in the object, and 'made out of' when it has been changed into something new.
जब सामग्री वस्तु में साफ़ दिखती है तब 'made of' और जब वह बदलकर कुछ नया बन जाती है तब 'made out of' प्रयोग होता है।
- The school model was made of cardboard and glue.
- She made a pen stand out of old cardboard.
cardboard as an adjective for something weak or unreal
In informal English, 'cardboard' describes a character or idea that is flat, unconvincing and not lifelike.
अनौपचारिक English में 'cardboard' ऐसे पात्र या विचार के लिए आता है जो सपाट, अवास्तविक और प्रभावहीन हो।
- The film failed because every villain was a cardboard figure.
+Collocations 4
cardboard + noun
boxcartontubepackagingcut-outsign
- Please put the old books in a cardboard box.
adjective + cardboard
thickcorrugatedrecycledflattenedstiff
- The fridge came packed in thick corrugated cardboard.
verb + cardboard
cutfoldrecycletearstick
- Fold the cardboard along the dotted line before you stick it.
cardboard + preposition phrase
piece of cardboardsheet of cardboardroll of cardboardmade of cardboard
- He held up a sheet of cardboard to block the sun.
“More examples 5
- Radhika used cardboard and colour paper to make a working model of a windmill.
राधिका ने गत्ते और रंगीन काग़ज़ से पवनचक्की का एक चलने वाला model बनाया।
- The vegetable seller carried the tomatoes in a cardboard tray.
सब्ज़ी वाला टमाटर गत्ते की एक ट्रे में ले जा रहा था।
- After the festival, tonnes of cardboard are collected for recycling.
त्योहार के बाद टनों गत्ता recycling के लिए इकट्ठा किया जाता है।
- The walls of the temporary stall were so thin that they felt like cardboard.
अस्थायी स्टॉल की दीवारें इतनी पतली थीं कि वे गत्ते जैसी लगती थीं।
- He slept on a sheet of cardboard on the railway platform.
वह रेलवे प्लेटफ़ॉर्म पर गत्ते की एक चादर बिछाकर सोया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She bought two cardboards for the project.
✓ She bought two sheets of cardboard for the project.
Cardboard is uncountable, so it cannot take a plural -s.
'Cardboard' uncountable noun है, इसलिए इसमें plural -s नहीं लगता; 'sheets of cardboard' लिखें।
✗ The parcel was kept in a cardboards box.
✓ The parcel was kept in a cardboard box.
A noun used as a modifier stays singular.
Modifier के रूप में प्रयुक्त noun singular रहता है, इसलिए 'cardboards box' गलत है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
§Grammar and usage
Usage: cardboard (adjective) also means not realistic ('cardboard characters').
प्रयोग में cardboard (adjective) का अर्थ अवास्तविक भी है ('cardboard characters')।