discolour
/dɪsˈkʌlə(r)/verb
उच्चारण डिस्कलर
बदरंग होना या करना, रंग उड़ना
Core word
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[I, T] ~ (sth)
to change colour, or to make the colour of something change, so that it looks dirty or unattractive
बदरंग होना या करना, रंग उड़ना
- The walls had discoloured with damp.
- Smoking discolours your teeth.
- White shirts discolour quickly if you do not wash them properly.
+ 2 more examples
- The paint began to discolour in the sun.
- Tea can discolour a cup if it is left unwashed.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
discolour (intransitive)
When something discolours, its colour changes so that it looks dirty or unattractive: white walls discolour with age.
जब कोई चीज़ discolour होती है, तब उसका रंग बदलकर गंदा या भद्दा दिखने लगता है: सफ़ेद दीवारें समय के साथ discolour हो जाती हैं।
- White shirts discolour if you dry them in strong sun.
- The teeth discoloured after years of tea.
discolour + noun (transitive)
With an object, it means to make something change colour in this way.
Object के साथ इसका अर्थ किसी वस्तु का रंग इस प्रकार बदल देना है।
- Smoke discoloured the walls of the kitchen.
- The stain discoloured the cloth.
discoloured (participle, adjective)
Discoloured is the usual form to describe something already changed in colour: a discoloured tooth, discoloured water.
रंग बदल चुकी चीज़ का वर्णन करने के लिए 'discoloured' प्रचलित रूप है: a discoloured tooth, discoloured water।
- The water from the tap was discoloured.
- A discoloured page fell from the old book.
British spelling: discolour
In British English the spelling is discolour; American English writes discolor. Exams in India follow the British spelling.
British English में spelling discolour है; अमेरिकी English में discolor। भारतीय परीक्षाओं में British spelling चलती है।
- The old paper began to discolour at the edges.
+Collocations 4
discolour + noun
teethwallsfabricpaperskinwater
- Coffee can discolour your teeth over time.
cause + discolour
smokeagesunlightdamprustchemicals
- Damp can discolour the ceiling.
adverb + discolour
slowlybadlygraduallyquicklyslightly
- The photographs gradually discoloured in the humid room.
discoloured + noun
discoloured teethdiscoloured skindiscoloured patchdiscoloured fabric
- A discoloured patch on the wall showed where water had leaked.
“More examples 5
- The old book had discoloured with age.
पुरानी पुस्तक समय के साथ पीली पड़ गई थी।
- Radhika washed the white kurta, but it discoloured in the hot water.
राधिका ने सफ़ेद कुर्ता धोया, पर गर्म पानी में उसका रंग फीका पड़ गया।
- Pollution has discoloured the marble of the old monument.
प्रदूषण ने पुराने स्मारक के संगमरमर का रंग बिगाड़ दिया है।
- Chlorine can discolour hair if you swim every day.
यदि आप प्रतिदिन तैरें तो chlorine बालों का रंग बिगाड़ सकता है।
- He noticed a discoloured patch on the tomato.
उसने टमाटर पर एक रंग बिगड़ा हुआ धब्बा देखा।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The cloth discoloured by the sun.
✓ The cloth was discoloured by the sun.
A passive with by needs was + past participle.
By वाले passive में was + past participle चाहिए।
✗ The water has been discolour since morning.
✓ The water has been discoloured since morning.
After has been, a past participle (discoloured) is used.
'Has been' के बाद past participle 'discoloured' आता है।