duplex
/ˈdjuːpleks/noun
उच्चारण ड्यूप्लेक्स
डुप्लेक्स (दो मंज़िलों वाला फ़्लैट)
Core word
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[C]
a flat or an apartment with rooms on two floors
डुप्लेक्स (दो मंज़िलों वाला फ़्लैट)
- They bought a duplex in a new housing society in Pune.
- The couple rented a duplex with a small terrace in Bengaluru.
- They moved into a duplex with a staircase inside.
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- A duplex gives you extra space without a separate garden.
- His office is on the ground floor, and he lives in the duplex above.
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[C] North American
a building divided into two separate homes
दो अलग घरों में बँटा भवन
- We rent one half of a duplex.
- The duplex was built so that two families could live side by side.
- The duplex has separate gates for each family.
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- Two brothers live in the duplex, one on each side.
- A duplex is often cheaper than a detached house.
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[only before noun] technical
having two parts
दोहरा, दो भागों वाला
- duplex printing on both sides of the paper
- The duplex socket has two outlets in a single plate.
- The printer offers duplex printing to save paper.
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- This hotel has duplex rooms with a loft bedroom.
- A duplex apartment has bedrooms on the upper floor.
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duplex (noun, countable)
A duplex is a flat or house with rooms on two floors, or a building with two separate homes. The plural is duplexes.
'Duplex' दो मंज़िलों पर कमरों वाला फ़्लैट या मकान है, या ऐसी इमारत जिसमें दो अलग घर हों। Plural duplexes है।
- They live in a duplex near the lake.
- The builder is selling three duplexes in this lane.
duplex + noun (adjective use)
As an adjective it means having two parts, and is used in technical contexts: a duplex apartment, duplex printing.
Adjective के रूप में इसका अर्थ दो भागों वाला है, और यह तकनीकी संदर्भों में आता है: duplex apartment, duplex printing।
- The printer has a duplex function that prints on both sides of the paper.
- We bought a duplex apartment with an internal staircase.
in a duplex / on the duplex's ground floor
Use in a duplex for living there, and mention the floor with on.
वहाँ रहने के लिए 'in a duplex' और मंज़िल बताने के लिए 'on' का प्रयोग होता है।
- Their bedrooms are on the upper floor of the duplex.
duplex = British vs American sense
In American English a duplex is usually a house split into two homes side by side. In Indian English it more often means a two-floor flat.
अमेरिकी अंग्रेज़ी में duplex प्रायः दो घरों में बँटा मकान होता है, जबकि भारतीय अंग्रेज़ी में यह अक्सर दो मंज़िलों वाला फ़्लैट होता है।
- The builder advertised the penthouse as a luxury duplex.
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adjective + duplex
luxuryspacioustop-floorfurnishedmodern
- A spacious duplex in the city centre costs a fortune.
verb + duplex
buyrentdesignsellrenovate
- They decided to renovate the duplex before moving in.
duplex + noun
apartmenthouseflatprintingvilla
- The duplex apartment has a terrace and a private lift.
duplex + feature
staircaseliving roombalcony
- The duplex has a spiral staircase connecting the floors.
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- Radhika's uncle bought a duplex in Pune last year.
राधिका के चाचा ने पिछले वर्ष पुणे में एक duplex खरीदा।
- Choose duplex printing to save paper.
काग़ज़ बचाने के लिए duplex printing चुनें।
- The duplex has two bedrooms upstairs and a kitchen downstairs.
Duplex में ऊपर दो शयनकक्ष हैं और नीचे रसोई है।
- The owners rented out half of the duplex to students.
मालिकों ने duplex का आधा हिस्सा विद्यार्थियों को किराये पर दे दिया।
- A duplex gives families more privacy than a single-floor flat.
Duplex एक मंज़िल वाले फ़्लैट की तुलना में परिवारों को अधिक एकांत देता है।
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✗ They are living in a duplex since 2020.
✓ They have been living in a duplex since 2020.
Since needs a present perfect continuous or perfect form.
'Since' के साथ present perfect continuous या perfect रूप आता है।
✗ The duplex are very spacious.
✓ The duplex is very spacious.
A singular noun takes a singular verb.
Singular noun के साथ singular verb आता है।