cobbler
/ˈkɒblə(r)/noun
उच्चारण कॉब्लर
मोची
Core wordPYP · asked 2 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
- 1
[C] old-fashioned
a person whose job is repairing shoes
मोची
- The cobbler mended my sandals.
- A cobbler sits outside the station and polishes shoes.
- The cobbler stitched the torn strap in a few minutes.
+ 2 more examples
- Our local cobbler has worked under the same tree for years.
- I took my school shoes to the cobbler for new soles.
Synonyms shoemaker shoe repairer cordwainer
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a cobbler (countable noun)
A cobbler is a person; it takes a or the, and the plural is cobblers.
'Cobbler' एक व्यक्ति है; इसके साथ 'a' या 'the' आता है और plural 'cobblers' है।
- The cobbler sat under the tree and mended shoes.
take / give sth to the cobbler
You take shoes to the cobbler, who repairs them; the verb mend or repair follows.
आप जूते मोची के पास ले जाते हैं, जो उनकी मरम्मत करता है; इसके लिए 'mend' या 'repair' verb आता है।
- Radhika took her torn sandals to the cobbler.
cobbler + noun (shop, work, tools)
As a modifier, cobbler describes the trade and its tools.
Modifier के रूप में 'cobbler' इस पेशे और उसके औज़ारों का वर्णन करता है।
- The cobbler's tools were laid out on a cloth.
the cobbler's (shop)
In British English, the cobbler's means the cobbler's shop, written with apostrophe s.
British English में 'the cobbler's' का अर्थ मोची की दुकान है, जो apostrophe s के साथ लिखा जाता है।
- I left my shoes at the cobbler's yesterday.
a cobbler should stick to his last (proverb)
This proverb says that a person should keep to the work he knows best.
यह कहावत बताती है कि व्यक्ति को वही काम करना चाहिए जिसमें वह सबसे अधिक कुशल है।
- Don't advise the doctors; a cobbler should stick to his last.
+Collocations 4
adjective + cobbler
localskilledoldroadsidevillage
- The roadside cobbler repaired my belt in five minutes.
verb + cobbler
visitpayconsulthirebecome
- He became a cobbler like his father.
cobbler + noun
shopstalltoolsworkbench
- The cobbler's stall stood beside the temple.
noun + of + cobbler
the son of aa family ofthe trade ofthe skill of a
- The skill of a cobbler is learnt over many years.
“More examples 5
- The cobbler stitched the sole of my school shoe for twenty rupees.
मोची ने मेरे स्कूल के जूते का तला बीस रुपये में सिल दिया।
- Every morning the cobbler spread his mat near the bus stand.
हर सुबह मोची बस अड्डे के पास अपनी चटाई बिछाता था।
- The cobbler's son studied hard and became a bank officer.
मोची का बेटा मन लगाकर पढ़ा और बैंक अधिकारी बन गया।
- The cobbler polished the shoes until they shone.
मोची ने जूतों को तब तक पॉलिश किया जब तक वे चमकने नहीं लगे।
- She asked the cobbler to fix the heel of her sandal.
उसने मोची से अपनी चप्पल की एड़ी ठीक करने को कहा।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ I gave my shoe to cobbler.
✓ I gave my shoe to the cobbler.
A particular cobbler needs the; the noun cannot be bare.
किसी विशेष मोची के लिए 'the' चाहिए; noun बिना article के नहीं आता।
✗ The cobbler mended my shoes by his hands.
✓ The cobbler mended my shoes with his hands.
A tool or body part used for the work takes with, not by.
काम में प्रयुक्त साधन या अंग के लिए 'with' आता है, 'by' नहीं।
✗ The cobbler repaired my shoes in ten rupees.
✓ The cobbler repaired my shoes for ten rupees.
A price paid takes for, not in.
चुकाई गई कीमत के लिए 'for' आता है, 'in' नहीं।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
shoemaker shoe repairer cordwainer
AaSpelling
cob·bler
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
'Let the cobbler stick to his last' (people should do only what they know well).
कहावत 'Let the cobbler stick to his last' (लोगों को वही करना चाहिए जो वे अच्छी तरह जानते हैं)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: a person who repairs shoes is a cobbler; makes shoes a shoemaker; makes and sells hats a milliner; sells cloth a draper; makes furniture a carpenter; works with iron a blacksmith; makes clay pots a potter; sells fish a fishmonger.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: जूते मरम्मत करने वाला cobbler (मोची); जूते बनाने वाला shoemaker; टोपियाँ बनाने और बेचने वाला milliner; कपड़ा बेचने वाला draper; फ़र्नीचर बनाने वाला carpenter; लोहे का काम करने वाला blacksmith; मिट्टी के बर्तन बनाने वाला potter; मछली बेचने वाला fishmonger।