flu
/fluː/noun
उच्चारण फ़्लू
फ़्लू, इन्फ़्लुएंज़ा
Basic word
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(short for influenza) an infectious disease like a very bad cold, that causes fever, pains and weakness
फ़्लू, इन्फ़्लुएंज़ा
- She has flu.
- a flu vaccine
- Half the class stayed at home with flu.
+ 2 more examples
- You should get a flu vaccine before winter.
- He caught the flu after the long train journey.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
have / get / catch the flu
Use the before flu in most cases: have the flu, catch the flu; the article is sometimes dropped in informal speech.
अधिकांश स्थितियों में flu से पहले 'the' आता है: have the flu, catch the flu; अनौपचारिक भाषा में article हट भी जाता है।
- Radhika caught the flu last week.
- Half the class has the flu.
flu + noun
Flu is used before another noun in flu virus, flu jab, flu season and flu symptoms.
Flu दूसरे noun से पहले आकर flu virus, flu jab, flu season जैसे संयोजन बनाता है।
- Doctors urged old people to get the flu jab.
- Winter is the flu season.
flu vs cold
Flu is more serious than a cold: it brings high fever, aches and tiredness.
Flu सर्दी-ज़ुकाम से अधिक गंभीर है: उसमें तेज़ बुखार, बदन दर्द और थकान होती है।
- It's not just a cold; it's the flu.
down with the flu
The phrase down with flu means ill with it and staying in bed.
'Down with flu' का अर्थ फ़्लू से पीड़ित होकर बिस्तर पर होना है।
- He's down with the flu and can't attend school.
flu (informal short form of influenza)
Flu is the everyday short form; influenza is formal or medical.
Flu रोज़मर्रा का संक्षिप्त रूप है; influenza औपचारिक या चिकित्सा शब्द है।
- The doctor diagnosed influenza, commonly called flu.
+Collocations 5
adjective + flu
severemildseasonalnastybad
- She had a nasty bout of seasonal flu.
verb + flu
catchgethavesuffer fromrecover from
- He recovered from flu in a week.
flu + noun
virusjabvaccinesymptomsseasonepidemic
- A flu vaccine is available at the clinic.
flu + preposition
with fluof the flufrom fluagainst flu
- Many students were absent with flu.
flu + treatment
medicineremedyresttablettea
- Ginger tea is a simple home remedy for flu.
“More examples 6
- Radhika missed two days of school because of flu.
राधिका फ़्लू के कारण दो दिन स्कूल नहीं जा सकी।
- The flu spreads quickly in crowded places.
फ़्लू भीड़ भरी जगहों पर तेज़ी से फैलता है।
- He took a flu vaccine before the winter began.
उसने सर्दी शुरू होने से पहले फ़्लू का टीका लगवाया।
- Rest and fluids are important when you have the flu.
फ़्लू होने पर आराम और तरल पदार्थ ज़रूरी हैं।
- A flu outbreak forced the college to close for a week.
फ़्लू फैलने के कारण कॉलेज को एक सप्ताह के लिए बंद करना पड़ा।
- Because of the flu, the match was postponed.
फ़्लू के कारण मैच स्थगित कर दिया गया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ I am suffering from flu since Monday.
✓ I have been suffering from flu since Monday.
With since, use the present perfect continuous, not the present continuous.
'Since' के साथ present perfect continuous आता है, present continuous नहीं।
✗ He has a flu.
✓ He has the flu.
Illness names such as flu take the or no article, not a.
Flu जैसे रोगों के नाम के साथ 'the' या कोई article नहीं आता, 'a' नहीं।
?Which word?
Homophones, asked often: flu (illness), flew (past of fly) and flue (a pipe that takes smoke from a fire out of a building) are all /fluː/.
Homophones अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: flu (बीमारी), flew (fly का past) और flue (भवन से धुआँ बाहर ले जाने वाली नली) सब /fluː/ हैं।
Keep apart flu (influenza, more serious) and a cold (a mild infection of the nose and throat).
Flu (influenza, अधिक गंभीर) और a cold (नाक और गले का हल्का संक्रमण, ज़ुकाम) को अलग रखिए।
§Grammar and usage
Have flu or have the flu (both used; British often 'have flu').
Have flu या have the flu (दोनों प्रयुक्त; British प्रायः 'have flu')।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science GK: flu is caused by the influenza virus; types include seasonal flu, bird flu (H5N1) and swine flu (H1N1, a pandemic in 2009); the Spanish flu (1918) killed millions worldwide; influenza vaccines are updated every year because the virus changes quickly.
विज्ञान GK में फ़्लू influenza वायरस से होता है; प्रकारों में मौसमी फ़्लू, बर्ड फ़्लू (H5N1) और स्वाइन फ़्लू (H1N1, 2009 में महामारी) शामिल हैं; स्पैनिश फ़्लू (1918) ने दुनिया भर में लाखों लोगों की जान ली; influenza के टीके हर वर्ष अद्यतन होते हैं क्योंकि वायरस जल्दी बदलता है।