flesh
/fleʃ/noun
उच्चारण फ़्लेश
मांस; गूदा
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the soft substance between the skin and bones of animal or human bodies; the soft part of fruit and vegetables
मांस; गूदा
- in the flesh
- flesh and blood
- The knife cut deep into the flesh of the fish.
+ 2 more examples
- Scoop out the flesh of the papaya and cut it into cubes.
- The ripe mango had sweet, juicy flesh.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
flesh (uncountable)
Flesh is uncountable and means the soft body tissue under the skin; it is also the soft part of fruit.
'Flesh' uncountable है और त्वचा के नीचे के कोमल ऊतक या फल के गूदे को बताता है।
- The thorn cut deep into his flesh.
- The flesh of a ripe mango is sweet and soft.
flesh (meat)
In formal or older English, flesh is the meat of animals or fish eaten as food; in daily speech, meat is the usual word.
Formal या पुरानी अंग्रेज़ी में 'flesh' खाने के लिए जानवरों या मछलियों का मांस है; रोज़मर्रा में 'meat' प्रचलित है।
- Some animals live only on flesh.
flesh and blood
Flesh and blood means human nature with its weaknesses, or your close relatives.
'Flesh and blood' का अर्थ मानवीय स्वभाव अपनी कमज़ोरियों सहित, या निकट के रिश्तेदार हैं।
- He is my own flesh and blood.
- No flesh-and-blood person could bear such pain.
in the flesh / the flesh (formal)
In the flesh means in person; the flesh also stands for physical desires in religious writing.
'In the flesh' का अर्थ स्वयं उपस्थित होकर है; धार्मिक लेखन में 'the flesh' शारीरिक इच्छाओं को भी दर्शाता है।
- Fans were thrilled to see their hero in the flesh.
flesh sth out (phrasal verb)
To flesh out an idea or plan is to add details to make it complete.
किसी विचार या योजना को 'flesh out' करने का अर्थ उसमें विवरण जोड़कर उसे पूर्ण बनाना है।
- Please flesh out your essay with more examples.
+Collocations 4
adjective + flesh
softrawbarefirmwhiterotten
- The sharp stone tore her bare flesh.
flesh + preposition
ofand boneand bloodonunder
- The wound was deep and showed the flesh and bone.
verb + flesh
cutpierceburngaintear
- The knife pierced the flesh of the fruit.
flesh of + fruit
mangococonutguavawatermelonapple
- The flesh of the watermelon was red and juicy.
“More examples 5
- The snake bit deep into the flesh of his leg.
साँप ने उसकी टाँग के मांस में गहरा काट लिया।
- The fruit has a thick skin and sweet white flesh.
इस फल का छिलका मोटा और गूदा मीठा तथा सफ़ेद है।
- Radhika met her favourite author in the flesh at the book fair.
राधिका ने पुस्तक मेले में अपने प्रिय लेखक से रूबरू मुलाकात की।
- The report needs more facts to flesh out the argument.
तर्क को पूर्ण बनाने के लिए रिपोर्ट में और तथ्य चाहिए।
- The horror film made her flesh creep.
उस डरावनी फ़िल्म ने उसके रोंगटे खड़े कर दिए।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ These fleshes are very fresh.
✓ This flesh is very fresh.
Flesh is uncountable and has no plural form in this sense.
इस अर्थ में 'flesh' uncountable है और इसका plural रूप नहीं होता।
✗ He is my flesh and bloods.
✓ He is my flesh and blood.
The idiom is fixed and blood stays singular.
यह मुहावरा स्थिर है और 'blood' singular ही रहता है।
¶Idioms 3
your (own) flesh and blood
a person that you are related to
अपना ख़ून; सगे-संबंधी
- How could you treat your own flesh and blood like that?
- She's my flesh and blood; of course I'll help her.
make your flesh creep/crawl
to make you feel afraid or full of disgust
(डर या घिन से) रोंगटे खड़े कर देना
- The way he stared at us made my flesh creep.
- The ghost story made our flesh crawl.
a pound of flesh
the full amount that sb owes you, even if this will cause them trouble
(किसी से) अपना पूरा हक़ बेरहमी से वसूलना
- The moneylender wanted his pound of flesh.
- The bank demanded its pound of flesh from the farmers.
→Phrasal verbs 1
flesh sth out
to add more details or information to something
(योजना या विचार में) और ब्योरा जोड़ना, विस्तार देना
- The plan is good, but you need to flesh it out a little.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
In the flesh (in person), one's own flesh and blood (a relative), flesh out (add more details).
Idioms: in the flesh (स्वयं, प्रत्यक्ष), one's own flesh and blood (अपना ख़ून, संबंधी), flesh out (और विवरण जोड़ना)।