crude
/kruːd/adjective
उच्चारण क्रूड
कच्चा, अपरिष्कृत
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in its natural state; not yet processed
कच्चा, अपरिष्कृत
- crude oil
- crude sugar
- India imports large quantities of crude oil.
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- Crude rubber is turned into tyres in the factory.
- The mine produces crude iron ore.
Synonyms raw unrefined unprocessed
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simple and not very accurate or carefully made
मोटा-मोटी, स्थूल, बेढंगा
- a crude estimate
- a crude wooden hut
- The boy built a crude boat from empty plastic bottles.
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- We made a crude map of the village on a sheet of paper.
- It was a crude attempt to copy the painting.
Synonyms rough basic rudimentary
Opposite sophisticated precise
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(of a person or their language) rude and offensive
अशिष्ट, भद्दा
- crude jokes
- Her parents disliked his crude remarks at the dinner.
- The comedian's crude jokes offended many in the audience.
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- Don't use such crude language in front of children.
- He made a crude gesture and was asked to leave.
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crude oil / crude + material
In technical use, crude means in a natural, unprocessed state: crude oil, crude rubber. It is the usual word for oil before refining.
तकनीकी प्रयोग में crude का अर्थ प्राकृतिक, बिना संसाधित अवस्था है: crude oil, crude rubber। तेल के शोधन से पहले की स्थिति के लिए यही सामान्य शब्द है।
- India imports most of its crude oil.
- Crude rubber is processed before it is used in tyres.
crude + tool / method / estimate
For made things and calculations it means simple, rough and not very accurate or skilful.
बनाई गई वस्तुओं और गणनाओं के लिए इसका अर्थ साधारण, खुरदरा और कम सटीक या कम कुशल है।
- He made a crude boat from bamboo poles.
- This is only a crude estimate of the cost.
crude language / behaviour / joke
For people and speech it means rude, vulgar and without good manners. It is a strong criticism.
लोगों और बोली के लिए इसका अर्थ अशिष्ट, फूहड़ और असभ्य है। यह कड़ी आलोचना है।
- The comedian lost his audience with crude jokes.
crude (noun) / crudely (adverb)
As a noun, crude means crude oil, as in news about prices. The adverb is crudely.
Noun के रूप में crude का अर्थ कच्चा तेल है, जैसे दामों की खबरों में। इसका adverb crudely है।
- The price of crude rose after the announcement.
- The map was crudely drawn.
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crude + noun
oiljokeestimateweapondrawinglanguage
- The villagers used a crude weapon made of stone.
adverb + crude
veryratherfairlypainfullydeliberately
- The tools they used were rather crude.
crude + manner
mannerbehaviourgestureremarkhumour
- His crude remarks upset the guests.
noun + of crude
pricebarreloutputimportrefining
- The price of crude fell for the third week.
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- The village school was built in a crude way, with mud walls.
गाँव का विद्यालय मिट्टी की दीवारों से साधारण तरीके से बना था।
- She drew a crude map of the route on the back of an envelope.
उसने एक लिफ़ाफ़े के पीछे रास्ते का मोटा-सा नक्शा बनाया।
- Crude oil is refined into petrol, diesel and kerosene.
कच्चे तेल को शोधित करके पेट्रोल, डीज़ल और मिट्टी का तेल बनाया जाता है।
- He apologised for his crude behaviour at the wedding.
उसने विवाह में अपने अभद्र व्यवहार के लिए क्षमा माँगी।
- That is only a crude guess; wait for the exact figure.
यह केवल मोटा अनुमान है; सही आँकड़े की प्रतीक्षा कीजिए।
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✗ He spoke very crude to the guests.
✓ He spoke very crudely to the guests.
A verb is modified by an adverb, so crudely is needed, not the adjective crude.
क्रिया को adverb विशेषित करता है, इसलिए यहाँ विशेषण crude नहीं, crudely चाहिए।
✗ Petrol is sold as a crude oil in the market.
✓ Petrol is made from crude oil.
Crude oil is the raw, unrefined form; petrol is a refined product made from it.
Crude oil कच्चा, बिना शोधित रूप है; पेट्रोल उससे बना शोधित उत्पाद है।
✗ The crude of the matter is simple.
✓ The crux of the matter is simple.
Crux (the central point) is often confused with crude because the spelling and sound are close.
Crux (मुख्य बिंदु) को स्पेलिंग और ध्वनि की समानता के कारण प्रायः crude समझ लिया जाता है।
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