cupboard
/ˈkʌbəd/noun
उच्चारण कबड
अलमारी
Basic word
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a piece of furniture with doors and shelves, used for storing dishes, food, clothes
अलमारी
- Put the plates in the cupboard.
- The cupboard in the kitchen is full of tins and packets.
- She hung her clothes in the cupboard.
+ 2 more examples
- Put the books back in the cupboard when you have finished.
- There is no food left in the cupboard.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
in / on / from the cupboard
Use in for things stored inside, on for the top of it, and from for taking something out.
भीतर रखी वस्तुओं के लिए 'in', ऊपर रखी के लिए 'on' और निकालने के लिए 'from' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The books are in the cupboard.
- She took a glass from the cupboard.
cupboard + noun (kind of cupboard)
Nouns before cupboard name its use: kitchen cupboard, shoe cupboard, medicine cupboard.
Cupboard से पहले के noun उसका उपयोग बताते हैं: kitchen cupboard, shoe cupboard, medicine cupboard।
- The medicine cupboard is kept locked.
- Put the plates in the kitchen cupboard.
skeleton in the cupboard (idiom)
This idiom means a shameful secret that a person or family hides.
यह मुहावरा किसी व्यक्ति या परिवार के छिपाए गए लज्जाजनक रहस्य को बताता है।
- Every family has a skeleton in the cupboard.
the cupboard is bare
This phrase means that there is no food or money left to use.
इस phrase का अर्थ है कि उपयोग के लिए न भोजन बचा है न धन।
- After the long strike, the cupboard was bare.
cupboard vs wardrobe vs almirah
In Indian English almirah is common, while cupboard in British English usually means a storage space with shelves, and a wardrobe is for hanging clothes.
भारतीय अंग्रेज़ी में almirah आम है, जबकि British English में cupboard प्रायः शेल्फ़ों वाली भंडारण जगह होती है और wardrobe कपड़े टाँगने के लिए होती है।
- The crockery is in the kitchen cupboard.
- Her saris are hung in the wardrobe.
+Collocations 5
type + cupboard
kitchenwallbuilt-inwoodensteellinen
- A steel cupboard in the office keeps the files safe.
verb + cupboard
openlocktidyfillclear out
- Radhika tidied her cupboard before the Diwali guests came.
cupboard + noun
doorshelfkeyspacehandle
- The cupboard door was stuck and would not open.
preposition + cupboard
in theat the back of theon top of theunder the
- He hid the sweets at the back of the cupboard.
cupboard + preposition + noun
cupboard under the stairscupboard in the cornercupboard for bookscupboard with glass doors
- The school library has a cupboard with glass doors for rare books.
“More examples 6
- There is not enough cupboard space in this small flat.
इस छोटे फ़्लैट में अलमारी की पर्याप्त जगह नहीं है।
- The old photographs were kept in a wooden cupboard.
पुरानी तस्वीरें लकड़ी की अलमारी में रखी थीं।
- She opened the cupboard and found her school uniform.
उसने अलमारी खोली और उसे अपनी स्कूल की वर्दी मिल गई।
- Lock the cupboard because it has important papers.
अलमारी में ताला लगा दो क्योंकि उसमें ज़रूरी काग़ज़ हैं।
- He found a skeleton in the cupboard when he read his late uncle's letters.
अपने दिवंगत चाचा के पत्र पढ़ते हुए उसे एक छिपा हुआ रहस्य मिला।
- The cupboard in the principal's office holds the exam papers.
प्रधानाचार्य के कार्यालय की अलमारी में परीक्षा के प्रश्नपत्र रखे जाते हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The plates are kept inside in the cupboard.
✓ The plates are kept in the cupboard.
Inside and in together make a double preposition, so use only one.
Inside और in दोनों साथ आने से preposition दोहरा जाता है, इसलिए केवल एक का प्रयोग करें।
✗ She put her clothes on the cupboard.
✓ She put her clothes in the cupboard.
Clothes stored inside a cupboard are in it, not on it.
अलमारी के भीतर रखे कपड़े उसके 'in' होते हैं, 'on' नहीं।
§Grammar and usage
Pronunciation and spelling, asked very often: cup-board, /ˈkʌbəd/, with a silent p (not 'cup-board').
Pronunciation और spelling में यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: cup-board, /ˈkʌbəd/, silent p के साथ ('cup-board' नहीं)।
British and American English: cupboard (British), closet (American, especially for clothes).
British और American English में cupboard (British), closet (American, विशेषकर कपड़ों के लिए)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Skeleton in the cupboard (a secret that would cause embarrassment if people knew), cupboard love (affection shown only to get something), the cupboard is bare (there is no money or food left).
Idioms: skeleton in the cupboard (ऐसा राज़ जो लोगों को पता चले तो शर्मिंदगी हो), cupboard love (कुछ पाने के लिए दिखाया गया स्नेह, मतलबी प्यार), the cupboard is bare (पैसा या भोजन नहीं बचा)।