launderette
/lɔːnˈdret/noun
उच्चारण लॉन्ड्रेट
लॉन्ड्रेट (जहाँ पैसे देकर मशीनों में कपड़े धोए और सुखाए जाते हैं)
Core word
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[C] British
a place where you pay to wash and dry your clothes in machines
लॉन्ड्रेट (जहाँ पैसे देकर मशीनों में कपड़े धोए और सुखाए जाते हैं)
- Students often do their washing at the launderette near the hostel.
- The launderette stays open until ten at night.
- I took my bedsheets to the launderette on Sunday.
+ 2 more examples
- There is a coin-operated launderette near the railway station.
- Foreign students often use the launderette instead of buying a washing machine.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a launderette (countable noun)
A launderette is a shop where people wash and dry clothes in coin or card machines. The plural is launderettes.
'Launderette' वह दुकान है जहाँ लोग सिक्के या card से चलने वाली मशीनों में कपड़े धोते और सुखाते हैं; plural 'launderettes' है।
- There is a launderette near the hostel.
- Many students use the launderettes on this street.
at / in the launderette
Use at for the place as a service point, and in when you mean inside the building.
सेवा-स्थल के रूप में स्थान के लिए 'at' और भवन के अंदर के लिए 'in' का प्रयोग होता है।
- She met her friend at the launderette.
- A basket was left in the launderette.
go to / use the launderette
We say go to the launderette or use the launderette; the clothes are washed by you, not by the shop.
हम 'go to the launderette' या 'use the launderette' कहते हैं; कपड़े दुकान नहीं, आप स्वयं धोते हैं।
- Radhika uses the launderette every Sunday.
launderette vs laundry vs laundrette
Launderette is the British spelling; American English prefers laundromat. A laundry is where the staff wash clothes for you.
'Launderette' British वर्तनी है; American English में 'laundromat' पसंद किया जाता है। 'Laundry' वह स्थान है जहाँ कर्मचारी आपके लिए कपड़े धोते हैं।
- Take the shirts to the laundry; the launderette is self-service.
+Collocations 4
verb + launderette
go tousevisitrunopen
- He opened a launderette near the engineering college.
adjective + launderette
localself-servicecoin-operatedbusy24-hour
- The coin-operated launderette was always busy.
launderette + noun
machineownertokendryerqueue
- She put a token into the launderette machine.
at the launderette
washdryfoldwaitiron
- We waited at the launderette until our clothes dried.
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- There is a launderette round the corner from the library.
पुस्तकालय के पास के मोड़ पर एक launderette है।
- Students without a washing machine use the launderette.
जिन विद्यार्थियों के पास washing machine नहीं है, वे launderette का प्रयोग करते हैं।
- She spent Saturday morning at the launderette with a novel.
उसने शनिवार की सुबह उपन्यास लेकर launderette में बिताई।
- The launderette closes at ten at night.
launderette रात दस बजे बंद हो जाता है।
- He put his wet clothes into a launderette dryer.
उसने अपने गीले कपड़े launderette के dryer में डाले।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ I washed my shirts in the launderette by myself.
✓ I washed my shirts at the launderette by myself.
At the launderette is the usual way to name this kind of service place.
इस प्रकार के सेवा-स्थल के लिए 'at the launderette' सामान्य प्रयोग है।
✗ The launderette are open now.
✓ The launderette is open now.
One launderette takes a singular verb.
एक launderette के साथ singular verb आती है।