kettle
/ˈketl/noun
उच्चारण केटल
केतली
Basic wordPYP · asked 3 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
- 1
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a container with a lid, handle and a spout, used for boiling water
केतली
- Put the kettle on for tea.
- He poured the boiling water from the kettle into the teapot.
- The kettle is boiling; please switch it off.
+ 2 more examples
- She filled the kettle with fresh water.
- An electric kettle stood on the kitchen shelf.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
kettle (countable noun)
A kettle is a container for boiling water; it is countable and takes a or the.
'Kettle' पानी उबालने का बर्तन है; यह countable है और इसके साथ a या the आता है।
- Switch on the kettle, please.
- She bought an electric kettle for her room.
put the kettle on / the kettle is boiling
Put the kettle on is the usual British way to say you are starting to make tea; the kettle boils, not the water in speech about it.
'Put the kettle on' चाय बनाना शुरू करने के लिए आम British वाक्यांश है।
- Put the kettle on; Radhika will be here in a minute.
- The kettle is boiling over.
a different kettle of fish
This idiom means a completely different matter; use it after a comparison.
यह मुहावरा किसी बिल्कुल अलग मामले को बताता है; इसका प्रयोग तुलना के बाद होता है।
- Teaching adults is a different kettle of fish from teaching children.
the pot calling the kettle black
This idiom describes a person who criticises another for a fault that he or she has too.
यह मुहावरा उस व्यक्ति के लिए है जो दूसरे की उसी कमी की आलोचना करता है जो उसमें स्वयं भी है।
- You call me lazy? That is the pot calling the kettle black.
+Collocations 4
verb + kettle
boilfillswitch onput onemptydescale
- Fill the kettle with fresh water.
kettle + verb
boilswhistlesclicks offsteamsleaks
- The kettle whistled loudly in the kitchen.
type + kettle
electricsteelcopperwhistlingtravel
- He packed a small travel kettle for the hostel.
kettle + noun
lidspouthandledrumcorn
- The kettle spout was blocked with scale.
“More examples 5
- The kettle is on the stove; the tea will be ready soon.
केतली चूल्हे पर है; चाय जल्दी तैयार हो जाएगी।
- Grandmother still boils water in a copper kettle.
दादी आज भी तांबे की केतली में पानी उबालती हैं।
- Hostel students are not allowed to keep an electric kettle in their rooms.
छात्रावास के विद्यार्थियों को अपने कमरों में electric केतली रखने की अनुमति नहीं है।
- Running a school is quite a different kettle of fish from teaching in one.
विद्यालय चलाना उसमें पढ़ाने से बिल्कुल अलग बात है।
- The kettle clicked off as soon as the water boiled.
पानी उबलते ही केतली अपने आप बंद हो गई।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ She is boiling the kettle for tea.
✓ She is boiling water in the kettle for tea.
You boil the water, not the kettle; the kettle only holds it.
आप पानी उबालते हैं, केतली नहीं; केतली केवल उसे रखती है।
✗ That is a different kettle of fishes.
✓ That is a different kettle of fish.
In this idiom fish is fixed in the singular.
इस मुहावरे में 'fish' singular रूप में स्थिर रहता है।
✗ Put the kettle in the stove for tea.
✓ Put the kettle on the stove for tea.
Use on for a kettle placed on top of a stove.
स्टोव के ऊपर रखी केतली के लिए 'on' आता है।
¶Idioms 2
the pot calling the kettle black
used to say that you should not criticize somebody for a fault that you have yourself
उल्टा चोर कोतवाल को डाँटे
- He called me lazy; that is the pot calling the kettle black.
a different kettle of fish
a completely different situation or person
बिलकुल अलग बात
- Speaking English is easy; writing it is a different kettle of fish.
AaSpelling
ket·tle
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
The pot calling the kettle black (criticizing others for your own fault), a different kettle of fish (a different matter), a fine or pretty kettle of fish (a difficult situation).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: the pot calling the kettle black (अपनी ही गलती के लिए दूसरों की आलोचना करना), a different kettle of fish (बिलकुल अलग मामला), a fine या pretty kettle of fish (कठिन स्थिति)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science: the steam from a kettle's spout shows condensation of water vapour.
विज्ञान में केतली की टोंटी से निकलती भाप जलवाष्प का संघनन दिखाती है।