ladle
/ˈleɪdl/noun
उच्चारण लेडल
करछी, कलछी
Basic word
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[T]
to serve food with a ladle; (ladle sth out) to give something in large amounts, often too generously
करछी से परोसना
- She ladled the soup into bowls.
- He ladled hot khichdi onto each plate.
- The volunteers ladled out soup to the queue of people.
+ 1 more example
- She ladled the curry carefully so that nothing spilled.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
ladle (countable noun)
A ladle is a deep spoon with a long handle; the plural is ladles.
Ladle लंबे हत्थे वाला गहरा चम्मच है; plural ladles है।
- She stirred the dal with a ladle.
- There are two ladles in the kitchen.
a ladle of / ladleful
Use a ladle of or a ladleful of for the amount that one scoop holds.
एक बार में जितना आता है उसकी मात्रा के लिए a ladle of या a ladleful of का प्रयोग होता है।
- He poured a ladle of soup into each bowl.
ladle sth into / onto sth
As a verb, ladle takes the food as object and into or onto for the place.
Verb के रूप में ladle का object भोजन होता है और स्थान के लिए into या onto आता है।
- Radhika ladled sambar into the plates.
ladle sth out
The phrasal verb ladle out means to serve food with a ladle, or figuratively to give something in large amounts.
Phrasal verb 'ladle out' का अर्थ ladle से भोजन परोसना है, या लाक्षणिक रूप से कुछ बड़ी मात्रा में देना।
- The minister ladled out praise to his supporters.
+Collocations 5
adjective + ladle
largewoodensteellong-handledsoupslotted
- A long-handled steel ladle hung on the wall.
verb + ladle
usedipstir withfillholdhang
- She dipped the ladle into the pot of kheer.
ladle out + noun
soupricefoodadvicepraisemoney
- The volunteers ladled out hot soup to the homeless.
ladle + preposition
of soupinto the bowlfrom the pot
- He took a ladle of hot dal from the pot.
ladle + food
dalsambarsoupkheercurrygravy
- She filled his plate with a ladle of dal.
“More examples 9
- The cook used a ladle to serve sambar to the guests.
रसोइये ने मेहमानों को सांभर परोसने के लिए कलछी का प्रयोग किया।
- Radhika ladled the hot soup into a bowl.
राधिका ने गरम सूप कटोरे में डाला।
- A ladle full of ghee was poured on the rice.
चावल पर एक कलछी भरकर घी डाला गया।
- The government was accused of ladling out favours before the election.
सरकार पर चुनाव से पहले खुले हाथ से उपहार बाँटने का आरोप लगा।
- The old ladle had a handle made of wood.
पुरानी कलछी का हत्था लकड़ी का था।
- Rohan stood in the langar line while volunteers ladled dal into steel plates.
रोहन लंगर की पंक्ति में खड़ा था, जबकि स्वयंसेवक स्टील की थालियों में दाल डाल रहे थे।
- She washed the ladle and hung it on a hook above the stove.
उसने कलछी धोकर चूल्हे के ऊपर हुक पर टाँग दी।
- The ladle slipped from his hand and fell into the pot.
कलछी उसके हाथ से फिसलकर बर्तन में गिर गई।
- At the community kitchen, Radhika learnt to ladle out rice quickly and fairly.
सामुदायिक रसोई में राधिका ने चावल जल्दी और बराबर परोसना सीखा।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The cook served the soup by a ladle.
✓ The cook served the soup with a ladle.
A tool is introduced by with, not by.
औज़ार के लिए with आता है, by नहीं।
AaSpelling
la·dle
?Which word?
Keep the serving-tool words: ladle (karchhi), spatula (palta, for turning food), serving spoon, tongs, whisk (for beating eggs).
परोसने के औज़ार याद रखिए: ladle (करछी), spatula (पलटा, भोजन पलटने के लिए), serving spoon, tongs, whisk (अंडे फेंटने के लिए)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Ladle out (give large amounts of something, often too freely: 'ladle out advice').
Phrasal verb 'ladle out' (किसी चीज़ को प्रायः बहुत खुलकर बड़ी मात्रा में देना: 'ladle out advice')।