flea
/fliː/noun
उच्चारण फ़्ली
पिस्सू
Core wordPYP · asked 1 time
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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a very small jumping insect without wings that bites animals and humans and drinks their blood
पिस्सू
- The dog has fleas.
- The vet gave the puppy a bath to get rid of the fleas.
- Our cat scratches all day because of fleas.
+ 2 more examples
- A flea can jump many times its own height.
- The shelter treats every stray dog for fleas.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
flea (countable)
Flea is countable: a flea, many fleas. It can be a nuisance on dogs, cats and in dirty bedding.
'Flea' countable है: a flea, many fleas। यह कुत्तों, बिल्लियों और गंदे बिस्तर में परेशानी बन सकता है।
- The stray dog scratched because of fleas.
- A single flea can bite many times.
flea + noun
As a modifier, flea forms compounds about the insect or its treatment: flea bite, flea powder, flea collar.
Modifier के रूप में 'flea' इस कीट या उसके उपचार से जुड़े compound बनाता है: flea bite, flea powder, flea collar।
- The vet gave the puppy a flea collar.
- Her legs were covered with flea bites.
flea market
A flea market is an outdoor market that sells second-hand and cheap goods; it is not a market for fleas.
Flea market एक खुला बाज़ार है जहाँ पुरानी और सस्ती चीज़ें बिकती हैं; यह पिस्सुओं का बाज़ार नहीं है।
- We bought old books at a flea market near the station.
flea-bitten / fleabag
Flea-bitten describes something shabby or dirty; fleabag is an informal word for a cheap, dirty hotel or an old animal.
'Flea-bitten' घिसी-पिटी या गंदी चीज़ के लिए आता है; 'fleabag' सस्ते गंदे होटल या बूढ़े जानवर के लिए अनौपचारिक शब्द है।
- They stayed in a flea-bitten hotel near the bus stand.
flea as a metaphor
A flea is a symbol of something very small, so people use phrases such as a flea-sized problem or compare a weak opponent to a flea.
'Flea' बहुत छोटी चीज़ का प्रतीक है, इसलिए 'a flea-sized problem' जैसे प्रयोग या कमज़ोर विरोधी की तुलना पिस्सू से की जाती है।
- Beside the giant company, the local shop looked like a flea.
+Collocations 5
verb + flea
catchkillpickscratchget rid of
- Wash the dog weekly to get rid of fleas.
flea + noun
bitepowdercollarmarketcircustreatment
- A flea bite can itch for hours.
noun + with fleas
dogcatblanketmattressstray
- The old blanket was full of fleas.
adjective + flea
tinyjumpingblood-suckingcommonhungry
- A tiny jumping flea landed on his arm.
noun + flea
dog fleacat flearat fleasand fleawater flea
- The rat flea is known for spreading plague in history.
“More examples 6
- The cat has fleas, so it needs a bath.
बिल्ली में पिस्सू हैं, इसलिए उसे नहलाना ज़रूरी है।
- Fleas can jump a hundred times their own height.
पिस्सू अपनी ऊँचाई से सौ गुना तक कूद सकते हैं।
- The flea market opens on Sunday mornings.
पुराने सामान का बाज़ार रविवार की सुबह खुलता है।
- Radhika's grandmother put neem leaves in the bed to keep fleas away.
राधिका की दादी ने पिस्सुओं को दूर रखने के लिए बिस्तर में नीम की पत्तियाँ रखीं।
- Diseases can be spread by fleas on rats.
चूहों पर रहने वाले पिस्सुओं से रोग फैल सकते हैं।
- The vet advised washing the bedding to kill flea eggs.
पशु-चिकित्सक ने पिस्सुओं के अंडे नष्ट करने के लिए बिस्तर धोने की सलाह दी।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The dog is full of flea.
✓ The dog is full of fleas.
Full of is followed by a plural countable noun when there are many.
बहुत सारी वस्तुएँ हों तो 'full of' के बाद countable संज्ञा plural में आती है।
✗ The flea has bitten on my hand.
✓ The flea has bitten my hand.
Bite is transitive; no preposition is needed before the object.
'Bite' सकर्मक है; object से पहले preposition नहीं लगता।
?Which word?
Homophone, asked very often: flea (an insect) and flee (run away from danger: 'flee the country') are both pronounced /fliː/.
Homophone में यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: flea (पिस्सू) और flee (खतरे से भागना: 'flee the country') दोनों की pronunciation /fliː/ है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A flea market (an outdoor market selling old and second-hand goods), send sb away with a flea in their ear (angrily tell somebody to go away).
Idioms: a flea market (पुराना और उपयोग किया सामान बेचने वाला खुला बाज़ार), send sb away with a flea in their ear (क्रोध से किसी को भगा देना)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
An organism that lives on another and takes food from it is a parasite; the organism it lives on a host.
दूसरे जीव पर रहकर उससे भोजन लेने वाला जीव parasite (परजीवी); जिस पर वह रहे host (परपोषी)।
General knowledge
Science: fleas are parasites; rat fleas spread the plague.
विज्ञान में पिस्सू परजीवी हैं; चूहों के पिस्सू प्लेग फैलाते हैं।