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deckchair

/ˈdektʃeə(r)/noun

उच्चारण डेक्चेअर

फ़ोल्ड होने वाली आराम-कुर्सी, डेकचेयर

Basic word

noun
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    a folding chair with a seat made of a long piece of cloth on a wooden or metal frame, used especially on the beach or in a garden

    फ़ोल्ड होने वाली आराम-कुर्सी, डेकचेयर

    • They sat in deckchairs on the beach at Goa.
    • a row of striped deckchairs
    • Grandfather dozed in a deckchair under the mango tree.
    + 2 more examples
    • He unfolded a deckchair and settled down with a newspaper.
    • The hotel has deckchairs around the swimming pool.

    Synonyms lounger folding chair

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

deckchair (countable noun)

A deckchair is a countable noun; write it as one word, or as 'deck chair' in some books.

'Deckchair' countable noun है; इसे एक शब्द में लिखा जाता है, कुछ पुस्तकों में 'deck chair' भी मिलता है।

  • There were six deckchairs on the lawn.
  • She dragged a deckchair into the shade.

sit / lie / relax + in a deckchair

Use in, not on, with a deckchair, because you sit inside its fabric seat.

Deckchair के साथ 'in' आता है, 'on' नहीं, क्योंकि व्यक्ति उसकी कपड़े की सीट में बैठता है।

  • Grandfather was reading the newspaper in a deckchair.
  • The tourists lay in deckchairs along the beach.

fold / unfold / put up a deckchair

A deckchair folds flat, so the verbs fold, unfold and put up are natural.

Deckchair चपटी मुड़ जाती है, इसलिए fold, unfold और put up क्रियाएँ स्वाभाविक हैं।

  • Fold the deckchair before you put it in the car.

deckchair + noun phrase of position

Say where the deckchair stands with on, under or beside.

Deckchair कहाँ रखी है, यह बताने के लिए on, under या beside का प्रयोग होता है।

  • A deckchair stood under the mango tree.
  • He placed the deckchair beside the pool.
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adjective + deckchair

foldingstripedwoodencanvascomfortable

  • A striped deckchair stood beside the swimming pool.

verb + deckchair

unfoldset uphirecollapsesink into

  • Tourists can hire a deckchair on the beach for fifty rupees.

deckchair + noun

coverframeattendantfabricseat

  • The deckchair frame was made of teak.

place + deckchair

gardenbeachterracelawnship's deck

  • We placed a deckchair on the terrace to enjoy the monsoon breeze.

deckchair + verb

creakfold uptip oversagfade in the sun

  • The deckchair creaked as the old man sat down.
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  • On Sunday afternoons my uncle dozes in a deckchair under the neem tree.

रविवार की दोपहर को मेरे चाचा नीम के पेड़ के नीचे डेकचेयर में झपकी लेते हैं।

  • The hotel put out deckchairs around the pool for the guests.

होटल ने मेहमानों के लिए स्विमिंग पूल के चारों ओर डेकचेयर लगा दीं।

  • The old deckchair collapsed when the boy jumped onto it.

जब लड़का उस पर कूदा तो पुरानी डेकचेयर टूट गई।

  • Radhika folded the deckchair and carried it back to the veranda.

राधिका ने डेकचेयर मोड़ी और उसे बरामदे में वापस ले गई।

  • Passengers on the old steamship rested in deckchairs on the upper deck.

पुराने भाप-जहाज़ के यात्री ऊपरी डेक पर डेकचेयर में आराम कर रहे थे।

  • After the long journey, Radhika sank into a deckchair and closed her eyes.

लंबी यात्रा के बाद राधिका डेकचेयर में धँस गई और उसने आँखें बंद कर लीं।

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Several seats are used for resting outdoors, but they differ in shape and use.

आराम के लिए कई तरह की कुर्सियाँ होती हैं, पर उनकी बनावट और उपयोग भिन्न हैं।

deckchair

A light folding chair with a fabric seat, used outdoors.

कपड़े की सीट वाली हल्की मोड़ने वाली कुर्सी, जो बाहर प्रयोग होती है।

  • He dozed in a deckchair.

armchair

A big, padded chair with arms, used indoors.

हत्थों वाली बड़ी गद्देदार कुर्सी, जो घर के भीतर प्रयोग होती है।

  • Grandmother sat in her armchair.

hammock

A hanging bed made of cloth or net tied between two supports.

दो सहारों के बीच बँधा कपड़े या जाल का झूलता बिस्तर।

  • The children swung in a hammock.