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firelight

/ˈfaɪəlaɪt/noun

उच्चारण फ़ायलाइट

आग की रोशनी, अलाव का प्रकाश

Core word

noun
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    the light that comes from a fire

    आग की रोशनी, अलाव का प्रकाश

    • Their faces glowed in the firelight.
    • We sat reading by firelight.
    • The shadows danced in the firelight.
    + 2 more examples
    • They told stories in the soft glow of the firelight.
    • Radhika did her sewing by firelight during the power cut.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

firelight (uncountable noun)

Firelight is the light a fire gives; it is uncountable, so it takes no a and no plural.

'Firelight' आग से निकलने वाली रोशनी है; यह uncountable है, इसलिए इसके साथ 'a' या plural नहीं लगता।

  • The room glowed in the firelight.
  • Firelight made the walls look warm.

by / in the firelight

By the firelight shows the light used to do something; in the firelight shows the setting.

'By the firelight' उस रोशनी को बताता है जिसमें कोई काम किया गया; 'in the firelight' परिवेश बताता है।

  • Grandmother told stories by the firelight.
  • Their faces shone in the firelight.

firelight + verb

Firelight flickers, dances, glows, plays and casts shadows.

Firelight के साथ flicker, dance, glow, play और cast जैसी क्रियाएँ आती हैं।

  • Firelight flickered on the ceiling.

firelight vs fireplace light

Firelight is a single literary noun; do not split it into fire light.

'Firelight' एक ही साहित्यिक शब्द है; इसे fire light के रूप में दो शब्दों में न लिखें।

  • The poem describes a cold night and warm firelight.
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adjective + firelight

warmsoftflickeringgoldendim

  • The soft firelight made the room feel peaceful.

firelight + verb

flickerdanceglowgleamfade

  • Firelight danced on the faces of the campers.

verb + by firelight

readsiteattalksing

  • We sat and sang by firelight at the school camp.

firelight + on / across

on the wallacross the flooron her faceon the water

  • Firelight moved across the floor of the old cottage.

firelight + noun

glowshadowflickerwarmth

  • The firelight glow slowly faded as the logs burned down.
“More examples 7
  • The villagers gathered around the bonfire, their faces lit by firelight.

ग्रामीण अलाव के चारों ओर इकट्ठा हुए और उनके चेहरे आग की रोशनी से चमक रहे थे।

  • Radhika read her notes by the firelight during the power cut.

बिजली जाने पर राधिका ने आग की रोशनी में अपने नोट्स पढ़े।

  • In the firelight the mountains looked almost red.

आग की रोशनी में पहाड़ लगभग लाल दिखाई दे रहे थे।

  • The old tale was told in the dim firelight.

पुरानी कथा मद्धम आग की रोशनी में सुनाई गई।

  • Firelight lit the carved wooden door.

आग की रोशनी ने नक्काशीदार लकड़ी के दरवाज़े को प्रकाशित कर दिया।

  • The photographer loved the golden colour of firelight.

फ़ोटोग्राफ़र को आग की रोशनी का सुनहरा रंग बहुत पसंद था।

  • Shadows moved on the tent by the light of the fire.

आग की रोशनी में तंबू पर परछाइयाँ हिलती रहीं।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ We sat around the fire and enjoyed the firelights.

✓ We sat around the fire and enjoyed the firelight.

Firelight is uncountable and has no plural.

'Firelight' uncountable है और इसका plural नहीं होता।

✗ He studied on the firelight of a lamp.

✓ He studied by the firelight of a lamp.

The light used to do something is shown with by.

जिस रोशनी की सहायता से काम किया जाए, उसके लिए 'by' आता है।