dolly
/ˈdɒli/noun
उच्चारण डॉली
गुड़िया
Core word
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[C] informal
a child's word for a doll
गुड़िया
- The little girl hugged her dolly.
- She dressed her dolly in a tiny red sari.
- She tucked her dolly into a tiny cardboard bed.
+ 2 more examples
- Baby Aisha refused to go to sleep without her dolly.
- My sister kept her old dolly in a trunk for years.
Synonyms doll
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[C]
a small platform on wheels used for moving heavy objects, or for moving a film camera while filming
पहियेदार ट्रॉली (भारी सामान या कैमरा खिसकाने के लिए)
- The camera was mounted on a dolly for the long shot.
- They used a dolly to move the fridge.
- The crew moved the dolly along the track as the actor walked.
+ 2 more examples
- Workers placed the heavy machine on a dolly.
- The cinematographer used a dolly for a smooth shot of the street.
Synonyms trolley
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a dolly (child's word for doll)
Dolly is a child's word for a doll, or a loving word used by adults to small children.
'Dolly' बच्चे द्वारा 'doll' के लिए प्रयुक्त शब्द है, या बड़ों द्वारा छोटे बच्चों से प्यार से बोला जाता है।
- The little girl hugged her dolly.
- Where is your dolly, sweetheart?
a dolly (platform on wheels)
In industry a dolly is a flat platform on wheels for moving heavy loads.
उद्योग में 'dolly' पहियों वाला समतल मंच है जो भारी सामान ढोने के काम आता है।
- The workers moved the piano on a dolly.
- He rolled the boxes on a dolly.
a camera dolly / dolly shot
In film, a dolly carries the camera for smooth movement; a dolly shot is a shot taken this way.
फ़िल्मों में dolly कैमरे को सहज गति देने वाला ट्रॉली है; dolly shot इस तरह लिया गया दृश्य है।
- The camera dolly rolled along the track.
- The long dolly shot followed the hero down the lane.
dolly in / out (verb)
To dolly in or out means to move a camera closer or further away while filming.
'Dolly in' या 'out' का अर्थ फ़िल्माते समय कैमरे को पास या दूर ले जाना है।
- The cameraman dollied in on the actor's face.
dolly in everyday transport
A dolly is also called a hand truck or trolley in India, where trolley is the common word.
भारत में dolly को hand truck या trolley भी कहते हैं, जहाँ 'trolley' आम शब्द है।
- The porter used a trolley, which is a kind of dolly, to carry the luggage.
+Collocations 5
adjective + dolly
ragclothwoodenheavy-dutycamerasmall
- The crew pushed the heavy-duty dolly across the stage.
verb + dolly
pushrollpullload on ause a
- They rolled the sofa on a dolly.
dolly + noun
shottrackgripwheels
- A dolly track was laid for the scene.
dolly in film
dolly zoomdolly indolly outdolly back
- The director asked the crew to dolly in slowly.
dolly + use
moving furniturecarrying cartonsfilm shootingloading goods
- A dolly makes loading goods easier.
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- Radhika's niece takes her dolly to bed every night.
राधिका की भतीजी हर रात अपनी गुड़िया को लेकर सोती है।
- The movers used a dolly to carry the fridge upstairs.
सामान ढोने वालों ने रेफ़्रिजरेटर को ऊपर ले जाने के लिए dolly का उपयोग किया।
- The long dolly shot made the scene feel real.
लंबे dolly shot ने दृश्य को वास्तविक बना दिया।
- She stitched a new dress for the dolly.
उसने गुड़िया के लिए एक नई पोशाक सिली।
- The crew dollied the camera along the platform.
दल ने कैमरे को प्लेटफ़ॉर्म के साथ-साथ आगे बढ़ाया।
- The shop assistant loaded the cartons on a dolly.
दुकान के सहायक ने कार्टन dolly पर लादे।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The crew pushed the dollys across the stage.
✓ The crew pushed the dollies across the stage.
The plural of dolly is dollies.
Dolly का बहुवचन 'dollies' है।
✗ The camera dollied in the actor.
✓ The camera dollied in on the actor.
Dolly in takes on before the subject.
'Dolly in' के साथ विषय से पहले 'on' आता है।