cheese
/tʃiːz/noun
उच्चारण चीज़
पनीर, चीज़
Basic word
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[U, C]
a type of food made from milk that can be either soft or hard and is usually white or yellow in colour
पनीर, चीज़
- a cheese sandwich
- She grated some cheese over the pizza.
- Paneer is a kind of fresh cheese popular in India.
+ 2 more examples
- The shop sells many kinds of cheese.
- We ate bread and cheese for lunch.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
cheese (uncountable) vs cheeses (countable)
Cheese is uncountable when it means the food; the plural cheeses means different kinds of cheese.
भोजन के अर्थ में cheese uncountable है; plural 'cheeses' का अर्थ अलग-अलग प्रकार की चीज़ें हैं।
- I would like some cheese on my sandwich.
- France is famous for its many cheeses.
a piece / slice / block of cheese
To count cheese, use a unit word such as piece, slice, block, wedge or cube followed by of.
Cheese को गिनने के लिए piece, slice, block, wedge या cube जैसा इकाई-शब्द लगाकर 'of' का प्रयोग होता है।
- She cut a thick slice of cheese.
- Add two cubes of cheese to the salad.
cheese + noun (as a modifier)
Cheese often works like an adjective to form compound nouns such as cheese sandwich or cheese sauce.
Cheese प्रायः adjective की तरह आकर cheese sandwich या cheese sauce जैसे compound nouns बनाता है।
- The cheese sandwich was toasted until golden.
- He loves cheese omelettes.
say cheese! / a big cheese / cheese and ...
Say cheese is what a photographer says to make people smile; a big cheese is an important person, in informal speech.
'Say cheese' फोटो खींचते समय मुस्कुराने के लिए कहा जाता है; 'a big cheese' अनौपचारिक भाषा में महत्वपूर्ण व्यक्ति है।
- The photographer said, 'Say cheese!'
- He is a big cheese in the railway department.
cheese in compound dishes
Cheese forms many dish names such as macaroni cheese, cheese toastie and cauliflower cheese, in which it follows or precedes the main item.
Cheese से macaroni cheese, cheese toastie और cauliflower cheese जैसे व्यंजन-नाम बनते हैं।
- Macaroni cheese is a favourite in the school canteen.
- Radhika ate a cheese toastie for breakfast.
+Collocations 5
adjective + cheese
gratedmeltedmaturesoftprocessed
- Sprinkle grated cheese on the pasta.
verb + cheese
gratemeltslicespreadeat
- Radhika melted cheese on the toast.
cheese + noun
sandwichsauceboardknifepizza
- The cheese pizza arrived hot and stringy.
type + cheese
cheddarmozzarellapaneer cheesecream cheeseblue cheese
- Cream cheese tastes good on bread.
cheese + verb phrase
goes offmeltshardenscrumblessmells strong
- Cheese goes off quickly in hot weather.
“More examples 7
- Cheese is made from milk and keeps for months when stored well.
चीज़ दूध से बनती है और ठीक से रखने पर महीनों चलती है।
- She asked for extra cheese on her pizza.
उसने अपने पिज़्ज़ा पर अतिरिक्त चीज़ माँगी।
- The milkman supplies fresh milk, curd and cheese.
दूधवाला ताज़ा दूध, दही और चीज़ पहुँचाता है।
- The photographer asked everyone to say cheese.
फोटोग्राफर ने सबसे 'cheese' कहने को कहा।
- Switzerland is known for its mountain cheeses.
स्विट्ज़रलैंड अपनी पहाड़ी चीज़ के लिए जाना जाता है।
- Paneer is a fresh Indian cheese made by curdling hot milk.
पनीर एक ताज़ा भारतीय चीज़ है जो गर्म दूध को फाड़कर बनती है।
- Cheese should be kept in the fridge to stay fresh.
ताज़ा रखने के लिए चीज़ को fridge में रखना चाहिए।
¶Idioms 2
say cheese!
what you ask people to say before you take their photograph, to make them smile
फ़ोटो खिंचवाते समय मुस्कुराने को कहना
- Everyone look at the camera and say cheese!
- 'Say cheese!' said the photographer.
a big cheese
(informal, humorous) an important and powerful person
बड़ा आदमी, ऊँचा अफ़सर
- He's a big cheese in the education ministry.
- All the big cheeses from head office were there.
§Grammar and usage
Usage: paneer is a fresh Indian cheese that does not melt; cheesy means of poor quality or too sentimental ('a cheesy film').
प्रयोग में पनीर ताज़ा भारतीय चीज़ है जो पिघलता नहीं; cheesy का अर्थ घटिया या अत्यधिक भावुक है ('a cheesy film')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
As different as chalk and cheese (completely different), say cheese (said when taking a photograph, to make people smile), big cheese (informal, an important person), cheesed off (British informal, annoyed).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: as different as chalk and cheese (पूरी तरह भिन्न, ज़मीन-आसमान का अंतर), say cheese (फ़ोटो खींचते समय मुस्कुराने के लिए कहा जाता है), big cheese (अनौपचारिक, महत्वपूर्ण व्यक्ति), cheesed off (British अनौपचारिक, खीझा हुआ)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science: cheese is made by curdling milk with rennet or an acid.
विज्ञान में चीज़ दूध को rennet या अम्ल से फाड़कर बनाया जाता है।