escapade
/ˈeskəpeɪd/noun
उच्चारण एस्कपेड
साहसिक कारनामा, रोमांचक कांड, मनचली हरकत
Core word
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an adventure or series of events that is exciting and possibly dangerous
साहसिक कारनामा, रोमांचक कांड, मनचली हरकत
- The boys' latest escapade ended with a broken window.
- She wrote a book about her escapades in the Himalayas.
- Their escapade on the mountain made the local newspapers.
+ 2 more examples
- He told us about his youthful escapades in Delhi.
- The film follows the comic escapades of two schoolboys.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
escapade (countable noun)
An escapade is an exciting, adventurous or slightly reckless act, often one that breaks rules. Countable.
Escapade एक रोमांचक, साहसिक या थोड़ा लापरवाह कार्य है, जो प्रायः नियम तोड़ता है। Countable noun।
- Their night-time escapade got them into trouble.
- He enjoyed the escapades of his youth.
- The principal listened to the escapade and gave a gentle warning.
escapade + with / involving
Use with for a companion or involving for the subject of the adventure.
साथी के लिए 'with' और साहसिक कार्य के विषय के लिए 'involving' आता है।
- Her escapade with her cousins ended with a scolding.
- It was an escapade involving a stolen mango.
escapade of + noun / plural 'escapades'
The plural is common for a series of adventures: youthful escapades.
साहसिक कार्यों की श्रृंखला के लिए बहुवचन आम है: youthful escapades।
- The film follows the escapades of three schoolboys.
tone
It sounds playful and light, not serious or criminal.
यह खिलंदड़ा और हल्का सुनाई देता है, गंभीर या आपराधिक नहीं।
- It was a harmless escapade, nothing worse.
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adjective + escapade
youthfulwildharmlessdaringcomicmidnight
- The midnight escapade ended at the school gate.
verb + escapade
recallenjoyplanregretlaugh about
- They laughed about their old college escapades.
escapade + noun
storyfilmnoveltale
- The magazine published an escapade story.
escapade in place
in the jungleat schoolin Goaon the train
- Their escapade in the jungle became a family tale.
escapade + verb
end in troublego wrongget into trouble overturn into
- Their little escapade went wrong when the rain came.
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- My uncle often narrates his escapades as a young railway clerk.
मेरे चाचा एक युवा रेलवे क्लर्क के रूप में अपनी रोमांचक कारस्तानियाँ अक्सर सुनाते हैं।
- The boys' escapade of climbing the school wall was soon discovered.
विद्यालय की दीवार चढ़ने की लड़कों की हरकत जल्द ही पकड़ी गई।
- Radhika's escapade of cycling to the next town amused her family.
राधिका की अगले कस्बे तक साइकिल चलाने की रोमांचक हरकत से उसका परिवार हँस पड़ा।
- The novel is full of comic escapades in a hill station.
उपन्यास एक पहाड़ी स्थल की हास्यपूर्ण रोमांचक घटनाओं से भरा है।
- That one escapade cost him his place in the team.
उस एक हरकत की वजह से उसे टीम में अपनी जगह गँवानी पड़ी।
- Radhika smiled at the photograph from her school-trip escapade.
राधिका स्कूल-यात्रा की उस रोमांचक हरकत की तस्वीर देखकर मुस्कुराई।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ They went on a escapade to Goa.
✓ They went on an escapade to Goa.
Use an before the vowel sound of escapade.
Escapade की स्वर ध्वनि से पहले 'an' आता है।
✗ He narrated me his escapades.
✓ He narrated his escapades to me.
Narrate takes the thing first and the listener after to.
'Narrate' में पहले वस्तु आती है और श्रोता से पहले 'to' लगता है।