dry-clean
/ˌdraɪ ˈkliːn/verb
उच्चारण ड्राइ क्लीन
ड्राई क्लीन करना, (कपड़ों को) रसायनों से धुलवाना
Core word
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to clean clothes using chemicals instead of water
ड्राई क्लीन करना, (कपड़ों को) रसायनों से धुलवाना
- This silk sari must be dry-cleaned.
- I need to get my suit dry-cleaned before the wedding.
- Woollen jackets should be dry-cleaned once a year.
+ 2 more examples
- I will dry-clean the curtains before Diwali.
- The label says the coat must be dry-cleaned only.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
dry-clean + sth (transitive verb)
Dry-clean always takes an object: the clothes or fabric being cleaned with chemicals. It is written with a hyphen.
'Dry-clean' के साथ हमेशा object आता है: रसायनों से साफ़ किए जाने वाले कपड़े। इसे hyphen के साथ लिखा जाता है।
- Please dry-clean this silk saree.
- He dry-cleaned his blazer before the interview.
have / get + sth + dry-cleaned
When a shop does the work for you, use have or get + object + past participle.
जब यह काम दुकान करती है, तब have या get + object + past participle का प्रयोग होता है।
- I must get my suit dry-cleaned before the wedding.
- She had the curtains dry-cleaned.
dry-clean only (label) / dry-cleaned
Care labels say Dry-clean only for fabrics that water would damage. The participle can be an adjective.
Care label पर 'Dry-clean only' उन कपड़ों के लिए लिखा होता है जिन्हें पानी खराब कर देगा। Participle adjective भी हो सकता है।
- The label says dry-clean only, so do not wash it at home.
dry-cleaner's / dry cleaning (noun forms)
The shop is a dry-cleaner's; the process is dry cleaning, uncountable.
दुकान 'dry-cleaner's' है; प्रक्रिया 'dry cleaning' है, जो uncountable है।
- He left the coat at the dry-cleaner's.
- Dry cleaning is costly for heavy woollens.
+Collocations 4
dry-clean + noun
a suita coata sareecurtainsa blanket
- She dry-cleaned the wedding lehenga.
adverb + dry-clean
professionallyregularlycarefullyonlyseparately
- Woollen jackets should be professionally dry-cleaned.
have / get dry-cleaned
have itget itsend ittake itneed to get it
- Send the blazer to be dry-cleaned.
dry cleaning + noun
shopbillservicechemicalcost
- The dry cleaning bill was higher than expected.
“More examples 5
- Rajesh took his school blazer to be dry-cleaned.
राजेश अपना स्कूल ब्लेज़र dry-clean करवाने ले गया।
- Silk and velvet are usually dry-cleaned, not washed in water.
रेशम और मखमल को प्रायः dry-clean किया जाता है, पानी से धोया नहीं जाता।
- Radhika got her coat dry-cleaned before her trip to Manali.
राधिका ने मनाली की यात्रा से पहले अपना कोट dry-clean करवाया।
- You can't dry-clean this cushion cover because of the metal work.
धातु के काम के कारण इस कुशन कवर को dry-clean नहीं किया जा सकता।
- The dry-cleaner's near the station delivers clothes to your door.
स्टेशन के पास की dry-cleaner's दुकान कपड़े घर तक पहुँचाती है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ I gave my coat for dry clean.
✓ I gave my coat to be dry-cleaned.
Dry-clean is a verb; use to be dry-cleaned after give, not a noun phrase.
'Dry-clean' क्रिया है; give के बाद 'to be dry-cleaned' आता है, noun phrase नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs all mean cleaning clothes, but the method differs.
ये क्रियाएँ कपड़े साफ़ करने के लिए हैं, पर तरीका भिन्न है।
To clean with chemicals instead of water.
पानी की जगह रसायनों से साफ़ करना।
- Dry-clean the silk.
To wash and iron clothes, often in a formal or commercial way.
कपड़े धोना और इस्त्री करना, प्रायः औपचारिक या व्यावसायिक रूप से।
- The hotel launders the sheets daily.
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§Grammar and usage
Usage: you take clothes to the dry cleaner's, which is the shop that does this work.
Usage में कपड़ों को dry cleaner's यानी ड्राई क्लीनिंग वाली दुकान पर ले जाया जाता है।