goblin
/ˈɡɒblɪn/noun
उच्चारण गॉब्लिन
भूत, बौना दानव
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(in stories) a small ugly creature that likes to trick people or cause trouble
भूत, बौना दानव
- goblins in fairy tales
- The children's play features a clever goblin who steals the king's crown.
- The goblin hid behind a rock and laughed at the travellers.
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- The children drew a green goblin with big ears.
- In the tale, a goblin steals the farmer's cheese.
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goblin (countable noun)
A goblin is a small, ugly, mischievous or evil creature in folk tales.
Goblin लोककथाओं का छोटा, कुरूप, शरारती या दुष्ट जीव है।
- The goblin hid the traveller's shoes.
- Radhika's story had a goblin who lived in a well.
goblin + verb (trick / steal / hide)
Goblins in stories trick people, steal gold and play mean jokes.
कहानियों में goblins लोगों को चकमा देते हैं, सोना चुराते हैं और बुरे मज़ाक करते हैं।
- A goblin stole the farmer's gold.
- The goblins tricked the prince into the cave.
goblin in fantasy: a type of creature
In fantasy books goblins are often grouped with trolls, elves and ogres.
Fantasy किताबों में goblins को प्रायः trolls, elves और ogres के साथ रखा जाता है।
- The wizard fought goblins, trolls and a dragon.
goblin as a figure of speech
People sometimes call a bad-tempered, small person a goblin, as a playful insult.
कभी-कभी चिड़चिड़े छोटे व्यक्ति को मज़ाक में goblin कह दिया जाता है।
- The little man with the bad temper was nicknamed the goblin.
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adjective + goblin
uglywickedcunninggreenmischievous
- A wicked goblin guarded the bridge.
goblin + verb
lurkcacklestealsnatchgrin
- The goblin cackled and vanished.
goblin + noun
kingmasktalecavecostume
- Children wore a goblin mask at the fancy dress show.
goblin + with
with long earswith a hooked nosewith green skinwith a lantern
- He drew a goblin with long ears.
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- The fairy tale describes a goblin who lived beneath a stone bridge.
परीकथा में एक goblin का वर्णन है जो पत्थर के पुल के नीचे रहता था।
- Radhika dressed as a goblin for the school's fancy dress competition.
राधिका ने स्कूल की fancy dress प्रतियोगिता में goblin का रूप धरा।
- In the old tale, goblins guard hidden treasure in a mountain cave.
पुरानी कहानी में goblins पहाड़ की गुफा में छिपे खज़ाने की रखवाली करते हैं।
- The little boy was afraid of the goblin in the picture book.
छोटा लड़का चित्र-पुस्तक के goblin से डर गया।
- The film showed goblins digging for gold under the castle.
फिल्म में goblins को किले के नीचे सोना खोदते दिखाया गया।
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✗ The goblin stole all the gold of the farmer and runned away.
✓ The goblin stole all the farmer's gold and ran away.
The past tense of run is ran.
Run का past tense ran है, runned नहीं।
✗ Each of the goblins have a lantern.
✓ Each of the goblins has a lantern.
'Each' takes a singular verb even before a plural noun.
'Each' के बाद plural noun होने पर भी singular क्रिया आती है।
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Folk-tale creatures differ in size and mood.
लोककथाओं के जीव आकार और स्वभाव में भिन्न होते हैं।
Small, ugly, tricky and often greedy.
छोटा, कुरूप, चालाक और प्रायः लालची।
- The goblin stole the gold.
Small and bearded, living underground, usually harmless.
छोटा और दाढ़ी वाला, ज़मीन के नीचे रहने वाला, प्रायः हानिरहित।
- The gnome guarded the treasure.
Small, fair and magical, often kind.
छोटा, सुंदर और जादुई, प्रायः दयालु।
- The elf helped the shoemaker.
§Grammar and usage
Usage: goblin appears in fairy tales.
प्रयोग में goblin परी-कथाओं में आता है।