collar
/ˈkɒlə(r)/noun
उच्चारण कॉलर
कॉलर, गिरेबान; पट्टा
Basic word
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[C]
the part around the neck of a shirt, jacket or coat that usually folds down; a band of leather put around the neck of an animal, especially a dog
कॉलर, गिरेबान; पट्टा
- a shirt collar
- a dog collar
- The collar of his shirt was frayed after years of wear.
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- The vet fitted a bright red collar on the puppy.
- She turned up her coat collar against the cold wind.
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[T] informal
to catch or arrest somebody
पकड़ लेना
- Police collared the thief.
- Officers collared two men outside the railway station last night.
- The guard collared the boy who had jumped the queue.
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- He was collared by the police while trying to leave the city.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
collar (noun): part of clothing
A collar is the part of a shirt, jacket or coat that goes round the neck and usually folds over.
'Collar' शर्ट, जैकेट या कोट का वह भाग है जो गर्दन के चारों ओर होता है और प्रायः मुड़ा रहता है।
- He turned up the collar of his coat against the wind.
- The collar of the shirt was stained.
collar (noun): band round an animal's neck
A collar is also a band put round a dog's or cat's neck.
'Collar' कुत्ते या बिल्ली की गर्दन में डाला जाने वाला पट्टा भी है।
- The dog wore a red collar with a small bell.
collar (verb): to catch / to stop sb
Informally, to collar someone is to stop them to talk or to arrest them.
अनौपचारिक रूप से किसी को 'collar' करने का अर्थ उसे रोककर बात करना या गिरफ़्तार करना है।
- The teacher collared me in the corridor.
- Police collared the pickpocket outside the station.
white-collar / blue-collar worker
White-collar workers do office jobs; blue-collar workers do manual or factory work. Both are compound adjectives.
White-collar कर्मचारी दफ़्तर का काम करते हैं; blue-collar कर्मचारी हाथ या कारखाने का काम। दोनों समास विशेषण हैं।
- Banking is a white-collar job.
- He comes from a blue-collar family.
hot under the collar (idiom)
To be hot under the collar is to be angry or embarrassed.
'Hot under the collar' का अर्थ क्रोधित या असहज होना है।
- He got hot under the collar when they questioned his honesty.
+Collocations 4
adjective + collar
stiffopenhighstarchedcleanfrayed
- His starched collar was uncomfortably tight.
verb + collar
turn upbuttonloosenadjustunbutton
- He loosened his collar and sat down.
type of collar
shirt collardog collarmandarin collarround collarNehru collar
- The Nehru collar is popular on formal kurtas.
collar + job type
white-collarblue-collarpink-collargrey-collar
- White-collar jobs are rising in cities.
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- Rohan's school shirt has a white collar and a blue stripe.
रोहन की स्कूल शर्ट में सफ़ेद कॉलर और नीली पट्टी है।
- The cat's collar had a tag with her owner's phone number.
बिल्ली के पट्टे पर उसके मालिक का फ़ोन नंबर लिखा टैग था।
- Radhika was collared by the principal and asked about the fest.
प्रधानाचार्य ने राधिका को रोककर उत्सव के बारे में पूछा।
- He grabbed the thief by the collar and shouted for help.
उसने चोर का कॉलर पकड़ा और मदद के लिए चिल्लाया।
- Blue-collar workers keep the factories running.
Blue-collar कर्मचारी कारखानों को चलाते रखते हैं।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He caught me from the collar.
✓ He caught me by the collar.
To hold a person by a part of the body or clothing, use by.
शरीर या कपड़े के किसी भाग से पकड़ने के लिए 'by' आता है।
AaSpelling
col·lar
?Which word?
Keep apart collar (part of a shirt) and colour.
Collar (कमीज़ का भाग) और colour (रंग) को अलग रखिए।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
White-collar (office work; 'white-collar crime' means financial crime by professionals), blue-collar (manual or factory work), hot under the collar (angry or embarrassed).
Collocation अक्सर पूछा जाता है: white-collar (कार्यालय का काम; 'white-collar crime' का अर्थ पेशेवरों का वित्तीय अपराध), blue-collar (शारीरिक या कारखाने का काम), hot under the collar (क्रोधित या शर्मिंदा)।