chickenpox
/ˈtʃɪkɪnpɒks/noun
उच्चारण चिकिन्पॉक्स
चेचक, छोटी माता, चिकनपॉक्स
Basic word
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an infectious disease, caused by a virus and common in children, that causes a slight fever and itchy red spots on the skin
चेचक, छोटी माता, चिकनपॉक्स
- Half the class was absent with chickenpox.
- You should not scratch the spots if you have chickenpox.
- Our neighbour's daughter caught chickenpox last week.
+ 2 more examples
- Chickenpox spreads easily among young children.
- He stayed at home until the chickenpox spots had dried up.
Synonyms varicella
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
chickenpox (uncountable noun)
Chickenpox names a disease and is uncountable. It takes a singular verb and no article.
'Chickenpox' एक रोग का नाम है और अगणनीय है। इसके साथ singular verb आती है और article नहीं लगता।
- Chickenpox spreads very quickly in schools.
- She has chickenpox and cannot attend college.
have / get / catch chickenpox
Use have for being ill and get or catch for becoming ill. Do not use 'suffer from the chickenpox' with the article.
बीमार होने की अवस्था के लिए have और बीमार पड़ने के लिए get या catch का प्रयोग करें। Article के साथ 'the chickenpox' न लिखें।
- My little brother caught chickenpox from a classmate.
- Most children get chickenpox before the age of ten.
be vaccinated against / immune to chickenpox
Use against with vaccination and to with immunity.
टीकाकरण के साथ against और रोग-प्रतिरोधक क्षमता के साथ to आता है।
- Children are vaccinated against chickenpox in many countries.
- Once you have had it, you are usually immune to chickenpox.
an outbreak / case of chickenpox
Because the word is uncountable, say a case of chickenpox or an outbreak of chickenpox to count it.
शब्द अगणनीय होने के कारण गिनती के लिए a case of chickenpox या an outbreak of chickenpox कहा जाता है।
- There was an outbreak of chickenpox in the hostel.
+Collocations 4
verb + chickenpox
havegetcatchrecover frombe down with
- Radhika is recovering from chickenpox.
chickenpox + noun
rashspotsvaccinevirusscars
- The chickenpox rash itches badly at night.
adjective + chickenpox
mildsevereadultchildhoodinfectious
- A mild case of chickenpox usually lasts a week.
chickenpox + cause / symptom
feveritchingblisterstiredness
- Fever and itching are the first signs of chickenpox.
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- The school asked the sick child to stay at home until the chickenpox spots dried.
स्कूल ने बीमार बच्चे से कहा कि जब तक चेचक के दाने सूख न जाएँ, वह घर पर रहे।
- Chickenpox is caused by a virus and spreads through the air.
चेचक एक वायरस से होती है और हवा के माध्यम से फैलती है।
- My cousin missed her exams because she had chickenpox.
मेरी चचेरी बहन की परीक्षाएँ छूट गईं क्योंकि उसे चेचक हो गई थी।
- The doctor told us not to scratch the blisters.
डॉक्टर ने हमें छालों को खुजलाने से मना किया।
- In villages, people call chickenpox 'choti mata' and often treat it with neem leaves.
गाँवों में लोग चेचक को 'छोटी माता' कहते हैं और प्रायः नीम की पत्तियों से उसका उपचार करते हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He had a chickenpox last year.
✓ He had chickenpox last year.
Chickenpox is uncountable, so no article is used.
'Chickenpox' अगणनीय है, इसलिए इसके साथ article नहीं आता।
✗ Chickenpox are very infectious.
✓ Chickenpox is very infectious.
Though it ends in s, chickenpox is uncountable and takes a singular verb.
's' पर समाप्त होने पर भी chickenpox अगणनीय है और singular verb लेता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These disease names sound alike in Hindi, but the diseases are quite different.
हिंदी में इन रोगों के नाम मिलते-जुलते लगते हैं, पर ये रोग काफ़ी अलग हैं।
A mild infectious disease of children with an itchy rash of blisters.
बच्चों का हल्का संक्रामक रोग जिसमें खुजली वाले छालों के दाने निकलते हैं।
- He caught chickenpox at school.
A very serious disease that has now been wiped out worldwide.
एक बहुत गंभीर रोग जो अब पूरी दुनिया से समाप्त हो चुका है।
- Smallpox was declared eradicated in 1980.
An infectious disease with fever and a red rash, prevented by vaccination.
बुखार और लाल दानों वाला संक्रामक रोग जिसे टीके से रोका जाता है।
- The child was vaccinated against measles.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
?Which word?
Do not confuse chickenpox (a mild illness, common in children) and smallpox (a much more serious disease that has now been wiped out).
Chickenpox (बच्चों में आम एक हल्की बीमारी) और smallpox (एक बहुत गंभीर रोग जिसे अब पूरी तरह मिटा दिया गया है) में भ्रम न करें।