carnival
/ˈkɑːnɪvl/noun
उच्चारण कार्निवल
उत्सव, मेला, कार्निवल
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Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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[C, U]
a public festival, usually lasting several days, with music and dancing in the streets
उत्सव, मेला, कार्निवल
- the Goa Carnival before Lent
- a carnival atmosphere in the town after the win
- The Rio carnival draws thousands of visitors.
+ 2 more examples
- The town held a carnival every spring.
- Children enjoyed rides at the school carnival.
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[C] a ~ of sth
an exciting mixture of things
(चीज़ों का) रंगारंग मेल
- a carnival of colour and music
- The street fair was a carnival of food, folk dances and fireworks.
- The market is a carnival of sounds and smells.
+ 2 more examples
- Diwali night was a carnival of lights.
- The film is a carnival of colour and music.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a carnival (countable) + in / at
A carnival is a public festival with music, dance and costumes. Use at for the event and in for the place or city.
'Carnival' संगीत, नृत्य और वेशभूषा वाला सार्वजनिक उत्सव है; आयोजन के लिए 'at' और स्थान या शहर के लिए 'in' आता है।
- We saw colourful floats at the carnival.
- The carnival in Goa lasts four days.
the carnival (proper noun)
With a capital C, the Carnival is the pre-Lent festival held in Goa, Rio and Venice; it takes the.
बड़े C के साथ 'the Carnival' गोवा, रियो और वेनिस में लेंट से पहले मनाया जाने वाला उत्सव है; इसके साथ the आता है।
- The Carnival is held in February in Goa.
carnival of + noun (figurative)
A carnival of means a noisy, colourful mixture of things, not a real festival.
'A carnival of' का अर्थ चीज़ों का शोरगुल भरा, रंगीन मेल है, असली उत्सव नहीं।
- The market was a carnival of colour and sound.
carnival + noun
Carnival before another noun names things connected with the event, such as a carnival queen or carnival mask.
दूसरे noun से पहले 'carnival' उत्सव से जुड़ी चीज़ों के नाम बताता है, जैसे carnival queen या carnival mask।
- She wore a carnival mask to the parade.
- The carnival float was decorated with flowers.
+Collocations 4
adjective + carnival
colourfulannualwinterstreetschool
- The annual carnival draws thousands of tourists.
verb + carnival
attendorganisecelebratejoinenjoy
- Radhika's school organised a winter carnival.
carnival + noun
paradefloatqueenmaskseason
- The carnival parade moved slowly through the street.
noun + carnival
streetfoodsciencesportsbook
- The school's science carnival showed projects by Class Nine.
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- Thousands of tourists reach Goa every year for the Carnival.
हर वर्ष हज़ारों पर्यटक कार्निवाल के लिए गोवा पहुँचते हैं।
- The school held a carnival with games and food stalls.
विद्यालय ने खेल और भोजन के स्टॉलों के साथ एक कार्निवाल आयोजित किया।
- Children dressed as animals and joined the carnival parade.
बच्चे जानवरों की वेशभूषा पहनकर कार्निवाल परेड में शामिल हुए।
- The festival turned the whole town into a carnival of lights.
त्योहार ने पूरे नगर को रोशनी के उत्सव में बदल दिया।
- Radhika bought a mask at the carnival stall.
राधिका ने कार्निवाल के स्टॉल से एक मुखौटा खरीदा।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ We went to the carnival in Goa for the Holi.
✓ We went to the carnival in Goa for Holi.
Festival names such as Holi take no article.
Holi जैसे त्योहारों के नाम के साथ article नहीं आता।
✗ We enjoyed very much in the carnival.
✓ We enjoyed ourselves very much at the carnival.
Enjoy needs an object; use enjoyed ourselves, and at for an event.
'Enjoy' को object चाहिए; 'enjoyed ourselves' लिखिए और आयोजन के लिए 'at' लगाइए।
✗ The carnival is celebrated in Goa since many years.
✓ The carnival has been celebrated in Goa for many years.
For a period of time, use for with a perfect tense.
अवधि के लिए perfect tense के साथ 'for' आता है।
AaSpelling
car·ni·val
With -val (not 'carnaval' or 'carnivel').
अंत में -val ('carnaval' या 'carnivel' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep apart carnival (a festival) and carnivore (a meat-eating animal); both come from the Latin carnis, meat, because the original carnival was the feast before the fast of Lent, when meat was given up.
Carnival (उत्सव) और carnivore (मांसाहारी जानवर) को अलग रखिए; दोनों Latin carnis, मांस, से हैं, क्योंकि मूल carnival Lent के उपवास से पहले का भोज था, जब मांस छोड़ा जाता था।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The Goa Carnival, the Rio Carnival in Brazil.
Goa Carnival, ब्राज़ील का Rio Carnival।