clown
/klaʊn/noun
उच्चारण क्लाउन
विदूषक, जोकर
Basic word
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an entertainer who wears funny clothes and a large red nose and does silly things to make people laugh; a person who acts in a silly way
विदूषक, जोकर
- a circus clown
- The clown juggled balls and made the children laugh.
- A clown in a red wig entered the ring.
+ 4 more examples
- He dressed as a clown for the school fair.
- Stop acting like a clown and listen.
- The class clown always had a joke ready.
- Nobody took the clown seriously at the meeting.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a clown (noun)
An entertainer at a circus or party, or a person who behaves in a silly way.
सर्कस या पार्टी का मनोरंजन करने वाला, या मूर्खतापूर्ण व्यवहार करने वाला व्यक्ति।
- The clown made the children laugh at the birthday party.
- He is the class clown who jokes through every lesson.
clown around/about
The verb phrase means to behave in a silly way to make people laugh.
इस verb phrase का अर्थ लोगों को हँसाने के लिए मूर्खतापूर्ण हरकतें करना है।
- Stop clowning around and finish your homework.
- The boys were clowning about during the break.
play/act the clown
To behave foolishly on purpose, often to get attention.
जानबूझकर, प्रायः ध्यान पाने के लिए, मूर्खतापूर्ण व्यवहार करना।
- He plays the clown whenever the teacher leaves the room.
clown (insult)
Calling someone a clown, informally, means they are foolish or not to be taken seriously; it can be rude.
Informal रूप से किसी को clown कहने का अर्थ है कि वह मूर्ख है या गंभीरता से लेने योग्य नहीं; यह अपमानजनक हो सकता है।
- Don't act like a clown in front of the guests.
+Collocations 4
adjective + clown
circussadclassfunnyparty
- The sad clown in the film made the audience cry.
verb + clown
dress ashireplaywatchbecome
- They hired a clown for the little girl's birthday.
clown + noun
costumenosemake-upshowact
- He wore a red clown nose at the fancy-dress show.
clown + preposition
aroundaboutfor a laughin front ofat the party
- Don't clown around on the stairs.
“More examples 6
- The Russian circus clown walked on stilts and juggled balls.
रूसी सर्कस का जोकर ऊँचे डंडों पर चला और गेंदों से जगलिंग करता रहा।
- Radhika's brother loves to clown around at family weddings.
राधिका का भाई पारिवारिक शादियों में हँसी-मज़ाक करना पसंद करता है।
- Raj Kapoor's film showed the sad life behind a clown's smile.
राज कपूर की फ़िल्म ने एक जोकर की मुस्कान के पीछे का दुखी जीवन दिखाया।
- The principal warned the class clown to behave in the exam hall.
प्रधानाचार्य ने कक्षा के मसखरे को परीक्षा-कक्ष में सही व्यवहार करने की चेतावनी दी।
- The manager felt like a clown after his plan failed publicly.
योजना के सार्वजनिक रूप से विफल होने के बाद मैनेजर को लगा कि वह उपहास का पात्र बन गया है।
- The prime-time show featured a famous clown and a magician from Kolkata.
प्राइम-टाइम शो में कोलकाता के एक प्रसिद्ध जोकर और एक जादूगर को दिखाया गया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He clowned on the stage to make everyone laughing.
✓ He clowned on the stage to make everyone laugh.
After make + object, use the bare infinitive laugh, not -ing.
'Make + object' के बाद bare infinitive 'laugh' आता है, -ing रूप नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words all describe someone who makes people laugh, but with different shades.
ये शब्द लोगों को हँसाने वाले का वर्णन करते हैं, पर अलग भावों के साथ।
A circus entertainer, or a person who acts foolishly for laughs.
सर्कस का मनोरंजनकर्ता, या हँसाने के लिए मूर्खता करने वाला व्यक्ति।
- The clown fell off a tiny bicycle.
A person who often tells jokes; can also mean someone not serious.
जो अक्सर चुटकुले सुनाए; गंभीर न होने वाला व्यक्ति भी।
- He is the joker of the family.
A professional who performs funny speech on stage or screen.
मंच या पर्दे पर हास्य प्रस्तुत करने वाला पेशेवर कलाकार।
- The comedian kept the audience laughing for an hour.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Clown around (behave in a silly way).
Phrasal verb 'clown around' (मूर्खतापूर्ण व्यवहार करना)।