cooler
/ˈkuːlə(r)/noun
उच्चारण कूलर
कूलर
Basic word
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a machine that cools the air in a room, often using water (air cooler); a container for keeping food or drink cold
कूलर
- a desert cooler
- a water cooler
- We put a cooler in the hall to get through the summer heat.
+ 2 more examples
- The cooler needs fresh water every morning.
- They filled the cooler with ice and cold drinks for the picnic.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
cooler (noun: appliance)
In India a cooler usually means an air cooler: a machine that cools a room by blowing air over wet pads. It differs from an air conditioner, which uses refrigerant.
भारत में cooler का अर्थ प्रायः air cooler है: ऐसी मशीन जो गीली पट्टियों पर हवा फेंककर कमरा ठंडा करती है। यह air conditioner से भिन्न है, जो refrigerant का उपयोग करता है।
- We use a desert cooler in summer.
- Fill the water tank of the cooler every morning.
cooler (noun: container)
A cooler, also called a cool box, is an insulated box that keeps food and drinks cold on trips. The usual British term is 'cool box'.
Cooler, जिसे cool box भी कहते हैं, एक insulated डिब्बा है जो यात्राओं में खाने-पीने की चीज़ें ठंडी रखता है। सामान्य British शब्द 'cool box' है।
- Pack the cold drinks in the cooler.
cooler (comparative of cool)
As an adjective, 'cooler' is the comparative of 'cool'. It is followed by 'than'.
Adjective के रूप में 'cooler', 'cool' की comparative degree है। इसके बाद 'than' आता है।
- The hills are cooler than the plains.
- Evenings are cooler in October.
the cooler (slang: prison)
In informal English 'the cooler' means jail. It is slang and not for formal writing.
अनौपचारिक अंग्रेज़ी में 'the cooler' का अर्थ जेल है। यह slang है और औपचारिक लेखन में नहीं चलता।
- The thief spent a night in the cooler.
air cooler vs air conditioner
A cooler needs a supply of water and works best in dry heat; an air conditioner works in any weather but uses more electricity.
Cooler को पानी चाहिए और वह सूखी गर्मी में सबसे अच्छा चलता है; air conditioner हर मौसम में चलता है पर अधिक बिजली लेता है।
- A cooler is not effective during the humid monsoon.
+Collocations 4
type + cooler
airdesertwaterwinepersonal
- A desert cooler works well in dry weather.
verb + cooler
switch onfillcleanrepairturn off
- Clean the cooler pads before summer.
much / slightly + cooler
muchslightlyfara bitnoticeably
- It is noticeably cooler near the river.
cooler + noun
padfantankboxbag
- The cooler fan was making a loud noise.
“More examples 6
- Radhika placed the cooler near the window.
राधिका ने cooler को खिड़की के पास रखा।
- It was cooler in the library than in the corridor.
पुस्तकालय गलियारे की तुलना में ठंडा था।
- They carried lassi in a cooler to the picnic.
वे पिकनिक पर लस्सी cooler में ले गए।
- An air cooler uses less electricity than an AC.
Air cooler, AC की तुलना में कम बिजली खर्च करता है।
- The weather gets cooler after the first monsoon showers.
मानसून की पहली बौछारों के बाद मौसम ठंडा हो जाता है।
- Radhika put ice in the cooler before the school trip.
राधिका ने स्कूल यात्रा से पहले cooler में बर्फ़ डाली।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ Shimla is more cooler than Delhi.
✓ Shimla is cooler than Delhi.
A comparative adjective ending in -er cannot take 'more'.
-er वाली comparative के साथ 'more' नहीं लगता।
✗ This room is cooler from that one.
✓ This room is cooler than that one.
Comparatives take 'than'.
Comparative के बाद 'than' आता है।
§Grammar and usage
Cool, cooler, coolest (comparative adjective) is different from the noun cooler.
Cool, cooler, coolest (comparative adjective) noun cooler से भिन्न है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Water cooler (a machine that provides cold drinking water; also informal office chat: 'water-cooler conversation').
Collocation 'water cooler' (ठंडा पीने का पानी देने वाली मशीन; अनौपचारिक दफ़्तरी गपशप भी: 'water-cooler conversation')।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science: a desert cooler cools air by evaporation of water, so it works best in dry, hot weather and less well in humid weather.
विज्ञान में desert cooler पानी के वाष्पीकरण से हवा ठंडी करता है, इसलिए यह शुष्क, गर्म मौसम में सबसे अच्छा और आर्द्र मौसम में कम काम करता है।