frost
/frɒst/noun
उच्चारण फ़्रॉस्ट
पाला
Core word
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[U, C]
a thin white layer of ice that forms when the temperature drops below 0 °C, especially on the ground or windows
पाला
- frost damages crops
- A heavy frost covered the lawn when we woke up in Shimla.
- There was frost on the grass this morning.
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- A late frost destroyed the apple crop in Kashmir.
- The car windows were covered in frost.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
frost (uncountable noun)
Frost is the thin white ice that covers surfaces on very cold nights. It is uncountable, so it takes no article for the general idea and no plural.
'Frost' अगणनीय संज्ञा है, इसलिए सामान्य अर्थ में इसके साथ article नहीं आता और इसका plural नहीं बनता।
- There was frost on the fields this morning.
- Frost can destroy a whole wheat crop in a single night.
a frost / the first frost
A frost means one occasion of freezing weather. It is countable in this sense, especially with words like hard, light or late.
'A frost' का अर्थ है पाले वाली एक रात या एक अवसर; इस अर्थ में यह गणनीय है, खासकर hard, light या late जैसे शब्दों के साथ।
- A late frost damaged the apple blossoms in Kashmir.
- The first frost of the year usually arrives in December in the hills.
frost + over / up (verb use)
As a verb, frost means to cover with frost or a frost-like layer. Frost over and frost up describe windows or glass becoming white with ice.
क्रिया के रूप में 'frost' का अर्थ है पाले या पाले जैसी परत से ढक देना; 'frost over' और 'frost up' खिड़की के शीशे पर बर्फ़ जमने के लिए आते हैं।
- The car windscreen had frosted over by dawn.
- Cold air makes the glass frost up.
be covered in / with frost
Use in or with after covered to show what lies on the surface.
किसी सतह पर क्या जमा है, यह बताने के लिए 'covered' के बाद 'in' या 'with' आता है।
- The rooftops were covered in frost.
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adjective + frost
heavyhardlightearlylateovernight
- A hard frost made the roads dangerous for scooters.
'Hard frost' का अर्थ है बहुत तेज़ पाला।
verb + frost
covermeltdamageformclear
- The morning sun slowly melted the frost on the grass.
frost + noun
damagewarningpocketlineprotection
- Farmers in the valley received a frost warning on the radio.
frost + preposition
on the windowon the grassin the airafter frostbefore the frost
- There was frost on the window when Radhika woke up.
frost and related ideas
icedewsnowfreezechill
- Dew turns into frost when the temperature drops below zero.
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- The potato crop was ruined by an unexpected frost.
अचानक आए पाले से आलू की फसल बर्बाद हो गई।
- Radhika scraped the frost off the car windscreen before leaving for work.
राधिका ने काम पर जाने से पहले कार के शीशे से पाला खुरचकर हटाया।
- The grass crunched underfoot because of the frost.
पाले के कारण घास पैरों के नीचे चरमराने लगी।
- Hill farmers cover young plants at night to protect them from frost.
पहाड़ी किसान छोटे पौधों को पाले से बचाने के लिए रात में ढक देते हैं।
- Forecasters have promised a sharp frost tonight.
मौसम विभाग ने आज रात कड़ाके के पाले का अनुमान जताया है।
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§Grammar and usage
Usage: frosty also means unfriendly ('a frosty reception').
प्रयोग में frosty का अर्थ रूखा, ठंडा व्यवहार भी है ('a frosty reception')।