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jaywalk

/ˈdʒeɪwɔːk/verb

उच्चारण जेवॉक

यातायात नियम तोड़कर सड़क पार करना

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Asked in previous papers

as one-word substitution

SSC CPO Pre 2020
verb
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    to walk across a street at a place where you are not allowed to or without paying attention to the traffic

    यातायात नियम तोड़कर सड़क पार करना

    • It is dangerous to jaywalk on a busy road.
    • Police fine pedestrians who jaywalk across the expressway.
    • Children are taught not to jaywalk but to use the zebra crossing.
    + 2 more examples
    • He was fined for jaywalking in the middle of the busy road.
    • Many people jaywalk because the footbridge is too far away.
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One-word substitution

One-word substitution, asked very often: a person who crosses the road carelessly or at the wrong place is a jaywalker; a person who walks on foot a pedestrian; a marked place to cross the road a zebra crossing.

यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: लापरवाही से या गलत जगह से सड़क पार करने वाला jaywalker; पैदल चलने वाला pedestrian; सड़क पार करने की चिह्नित जगह zebra crossing।

General knowledge

Road safety: always use zebra crossings, subways or foot overbridges.

सड़क सुरक्षा में हमेशा zebra crossing, subway या foot overbridge का उपयोग करें।