duo
/ˈdjuːəʊ/noun
उच्चारण ड्यूओ
जोड़ी, युगल
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two people who perform together or are often seen together
जोड़ी, युगल
- a comedy duo
- The singing duo performed at the college festival and received loud applause.
- The duo scored the winning runs together.
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- The comic duo kept the audience laughing all evening.
- A father-and-son duo runs the little tea stall near the station.
Synonyms pair couple twosome duet partnership
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a duo of + noun / a duo
A duo is a pair of people who perform together. A duo of can introduce the pair, though a duo alone is more common.
Duo साथ प्रदर्शन करने वाले दो व्यक्तियों की जोड़ी है; 'a duo of' से भी जोड़ी का परिचय दिया जा सकता है, पर केवल 'a duo' अधिक आम है।
- The singing duo performed at the college fest.
- Radhika and Meera made a dancing duo.
duo + singular or plural verb
Duo is a collective noun. In British English it can take a singular or a plural verb.
Duo collective noun है; ब्रिटिश English में इसके साथ singular या plural क्रिया आ सकती है।
- The duo is popular in Punjab.
- The duo are planning a new album.
duo + of + names / duo in + place
Use of to mention what the pair is known for, and in for where they perform.
जोड़ी किस लिए जानी जाती है, यह बताने के लिए 'of' और कहाँ प्रदर्शन करती है, यह बताने के लिए 'in' आता है।
- The duo of Sachin and Rahul opened the innings.
dynamic duo
A dynamic duo is a pair who work very well together, often used humorously.
'Dynamic duo' ऐसी जोड़ी है जो साथ मिलकर बहुत अच्छा काम करती है; प्रायः हल्के मज़ाक में प्रयुक्त।
- The two friends were a dynamic duo in the quiz contest.
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adjective + duo
dynamiccomedyfamousmusicalunlikely
- The comedy duo made the whole audience laugh.
duo + noun
performanceactalbumsongshow
- The duo act was the highlight of the evening.
verb + duo
formmakejoinwatchleave
- The two classmates formed a duo for the debate.
type of duo
singing duodancing duoopening duobrother duo
- The opening duo scored fifty runs without loss.
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- The duo has been performing together for twenty years.
यह जोड़ी बीस वर्षों से साथ प्रदर्शन कर रही है।
- The cricket coach praised the opening duo for their patience.
क्रिकेट प्रशिक्षक ने शुरुआती जोड़ी के धैर्य की प्रशंसा की।
- Radhika and her sister are a talented singing duo.
राधिका और उसकी बहन एक प्रतिभाशाली गायक जोड़ी हैं।
- The comedy duo are famous across India.
यह हास्य जोड़ी पूरे भारत में प्रसिद्ध है।
- The duo won first prize at the inter-school quiz.
इस जोड़ी ने अंतर-विद्यालय प्रश्नोत्तरी में प्रथम पुरस्कार जीता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All describe two people together, but differ in feeling and use.
सभी साथ में दो व्यक्तियों को बताते हैं, पर भाव और प्रयोग में भिन्न हैं।
Two performers or partners seen as a team.
एक टीम के रूप में देखे जाने वाले दो कलाकार या साथी।
- A singing duo.
Two things or people of the same kind used together.
एक साथ प्रयुक्त होने वाली समान प्रकार की दो चीज़ें या व्यक्ति।
- A pair of shoes.
Two people in a relationship, or loosely two or a few.
संबंध में दो व्यक्ति, या ढीले अर्थ में दो या कुछ।
- A married couple.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
AaSpelling
du·o
?Which word?
Keep the number-group words together: duo or pair (two), trio (three), quartet (four), quintet (five), sextet (six), octet (eight).
संख्या-समूह के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: duo या pair (दो), trio (तीन), quartet (चार), quintet (पाँच), sextet (छह), octet (आठ)।
Keep apart duo (two performers) and duet (a piece of music for two performers).
Duo (दो कलाकार) और duet (दो कलाकारों के लिए संगीत, युगल गीत) को अलग रखिए।
§Grammar and usage
Keep the du-/bi- (two) words: duo, dual, duplicate, duet, bicycle, binary, bilingual.
Du-/bi- (दो) शब्द याद रखिए: duo, dual, duplicate, duet, bicycle, binary, bilingual।