flute
/fluːt/noun
उच्चारण फ़्लूट
बाँसुरी
Basic word
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a musical instrument in the shape of a pipe, held sideways and played by blowing across a hole at one end
बाँसुरी
- Lord Krishna played the flute.
- She has learnt to play the flute since the age of ten.
- The sound of a flute drifted from the hillside.
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- Hariprasad Chaurasia is a famous flute player.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
play the flute
With musical instruments, the verb play is followed by the.
वाद्य यंत्रों के साथ 'play' के बाद 'the' आता है।
- Radhika plays the flute very well.
- He learnt to play the flute at school.
on the flute
Use on the flute for a performance by an instrument.
वाद्य से प्रस्तुति के लिए 'on the flute' का प्रयोग होता है।
- She performed a raga on the flute.
flute (countable noun)
A flute is one instrument; there can be a flute solo, a flute player or a flute teacher.
Flute एक वाद्य है; flute solo, flute player या flute teacher जैसे शब्द बनते हैं।
- A flute solo opened the concert.
- My uncle is a famous flute player.
bamboo flute / bansuri
In India, a flute is often a bamboo bansuri; the Western concert flute is made of metal.
भारत में flute प्रायः बाँस की बाँसुरी होती है; पश्चिमी concert flute धातु की होती है।
- Krishna is often shown playing a bamboo flute.
flute (verb and grooves)
In architecture, a flute is also a long groove cut into a column, and columns decorated with them are fluted.
वास्तुकला में flute स्तंभ पर बनी लंबी खाँच भी है, और ऐसे स्तंभ 'fluted' कहलाते हैं।
- The temple has fluted stone columns.
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verb + flute
playblowpractiselearntune
- He practises the flute every evening.
adjective + flute
bamboosilverwoodenconcertsilver-plated
- A bamboo flute is used in Indian classical music.
flute + noun
playermusicsoloteacherlesson
- The flute music floated across the river.
flute of + material
of bambooof silverof woodof metal
- The flute of bamboo has a sweet sound.
sound of + flute
the sound ofthe notes ofthe tune ofthe song of
- The notes of the flute drifted from the temple.
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- Radhika has been learning the flute since Class 6.
राधिका छठी कक्षा से बाँसुरी सीख रही है।
- The soft sound of a flute woke the village at dawn.
बाँसुरी की मधुर ध्वनि ने भोर में गाँव को जगा दिया।
- Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia is famous for playing the bansuri.
पंडित हरिप्रसाद चौरसिया बाँसुरी वादन के लिए प्रसिद्ध हैं।
- The school orchestra needs two more flutes.
स्कूल ऑर्केस्ट्रा को दो और बाँसुरियों की आवश्यकता है।
- He cleaned the flute carefully after every performance.
हर प्रस्तुति के बाद उसने बाँसुरी को ध्यान से साफ़ किया।
- A flute is a woodwind instrument.
Flute एक woodwind वाद्य यंत्र है।
- The flute and the tabla together made the evening lively.
बाँसुरी और तबले ने मिलकर शाम को जीवंत बना दिया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ She plays flute at the school function.
✓ She plays the flute at the school function.
Musical instruments take the after play.
वाद्य यंत्र के साथ 'play' के बाद 'the' आता है।
◇Word family
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who plays the flute is a flautist (British) or flutist (American); the violin a violinist; the piano a pianist; the drums a drummer; the tabla a tabla player.
बाँसुरी बजाने वाला flautist (British) या flutist (American); वायलिन बजाने वाला violinist; पियानो का pianist; ढोल का drummer; तबले का tabla player।
General knowledge
Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia is a famous Indian flautist; Pannalal Ghosh made the bansuri a concert instrument in Hindustani classical music.
पंडित हरिप्रसाद चौरसिया प्रसिद्ध भारतीय बाँसुरी वादक हैं; पन्नालाल घोष ने बाँसुरी को हिंदुस्तानी शास्त्रीय संगीत में मंच-वाद्य बनाया।