cigar
/sɪˈɡɑː(r)/noun
उच्चारण सिगार
सिगार
Core word
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[C]
a roll of dried tobacco leaves that people smoke
सिगार
- smoking a cigar
- The old general lit a cigar and leaned back in his chair.
- The cigar left a strong smell in the room.
+ 2 more examples
- He was handed a cigar after the deal was signed.
- Doctors warn that cigar smoke is as harmful as that of a cigarette.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
cigar (countable noun)
A cigar is a roll of dried tobacco leaves for smoking. It is bigger than a cigarette, and it is countable.
Cigar सूखी तंबाकू की पत्तियों का लपेटा हुआ रोल है। यह cigarette से बड़ा होता है और countable है।
- The old man lit a cigar after dinner.
- Cigars are costly and often imported.
smoke / light / puff a cigar
Use smoke for the habit, light for starting it and puff for taking small draws.
आदत के लिए smoke, जलाने के लिए light और छोटे कश के लिए puff का प्रयोग होता है।
- He lit a cigar and sat on the balcony.
- The doctor told him not to smoke cigars.
cigar vs cigarette
A cigar is made of rolled tobacco leaf and is usually larger; a cigarette uses cut tobacco wrapped in paper. Do not confuse them.
Cigar लपेटी हुई तंबाकू की पत्ती से बनता है और प्रायः बड़ा होता है; cigarette कटी तंबाकू को काग़ज़ में लपेटकर बनता है।
- He smoked a cigar, not a cigarette, at the wedding party.
close, but no cigar (idiom)
This idiom, mostly American, means you came near to success but did not win. It is informal.
यह मुहावरा, मुख्यतः अमेरिकी, बताता है कि आप सफलता के निकट पहुँचे पर जीते नहीं। यह अनौपचारिक है।
- He scored 98 out of 100 but missed the rank: close, but no cigar.
cigar (plural and containers)
Cigars are sold in boxes or packs. Say a box of cigars, and use a plural verb with cigars.
Cigars डिब्बों या पैकेट में बिकते हैं। 'A box of cigars' कहें और cigars के साथ plural verb लगाएं।
- A box of cigars costs more than a pack of cigarettes.
+Collocations 5
adjective + cigar
expensiveCubanthickunlithalf-smoked
- He held an unlit cigar between his fingers.
verb + cigar
smokelightpuff onstub outroll
- He stubbed out his cigar in the ashtray.
cigar + noun
smokeboxbandlightershop
- A box of cigars lay on the table.
measure + cigar
a box ofa pack ofa pair ofa bundle of
- He gave his friend a box of cigars.
cigar + health
cancersmokewarningban
- Cigar smoke is harmful to health.
“More examples 6
- The landlord sat on the veranda with a cigar in his hand.
ज़मींदार हाथ में cigar लिए बरामदे में बैठा था।
- Smoking cigars can cause cancer of the mouth.
Cigar पीने से मुँह का कैंसर हो सकता है।
- The smell of cigar smoke filled the old club.
पुराने क्लब में cigar के धुएँ की गंध भरी थी।
- Radhika's grandfather used to gift cigars to his friends.
राधिका के दादा अपने मित्रों को cigar भेंट किया करते थे।
- He was close to the top rank, but no cigar.
वह शीर्ष rank के निकट पहुँचा, पर उसे सफलता नहीं मिली।
- The detective sat back and blew a ring of cigar smoke.
जासूस पीछे टिककर बैठा और cigar के धुएँ का छल्ला उड़ाया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He smokes cigar every evening.
✓ He smokes a cigar every evening.
A singular countable noun needs a or an (or the plural: cigars).
Singular countable noun से पहले a/an चाहिए (या plural 'cigars' लिखें)।
✗ The cigars is expensive.
✓ The cigars are expensive.
A plural subject needs are.
Plural subject के साथ 'are' आता है।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: a cigar is larger than a cigarette.
प्रयोग में cigar, cigarette से बड़ा होता है।