lookalike
/ˈlʊkəlaɪk/noun
उच्चारण लुकलाइक
हमशक्ल, हू-ब-हू वैसा दिखने वाला व्यक्ति
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a person who looks very like another person, especially a famous one
हमशक्ल, हू-ब-हू वैसा दिखने वाला व्यक्ति
- The actor has a lookalike who performs at weddings.
- Radhika was surprised to meet her own lookalike at the fair.
- Everyone says he is a lookalike of the young Amitabh Bachchan.
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- The film star's lookalike was invited to open the shop.
- She has a lookalike in the next village, and people often mix them up.
Synonyms double twin doppelganger
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a thing that looks very like another, often a cheaper copy
हू-ब-हू मिलती-जुलती चीज़, नकली प्रतिरूप
- The shop sells cheap lookalikes of famous watches.
- This pen is a lookalike of the expensive model.
- This phone is a cheap lookalike of the latest model.
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- The market was full of lookalikes of branded shoes.
- Be careful of lookalike medicines that are not the real product.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a lookalike (countable noun)
A lookalike is a person or thing that looks very much like another. It is a countable noun, written as one word.
Lookalike वह व्यक्ति या वस्तु है जो किसी दूसरे जैसी दिखती हो। यह countable noun है और एक शब्द में लिखा जाता है।
- He is a lookalike of a famous actor.
- Several lookalikes entered the contest.
a lookalike of / for + noun
Use of or for to say who is copied: a lookalike of Shah Rukh Khan.
किसकी नकल है, यह बताने के लिए of या for का प्रयोग होता है: a lookalike of Shah Rukh Khan।
- She works as a lookalike of an old film star.
- The cheap bag is a lookalike for a famous brand.
noun + lookalike (compound)
Lookalike also follows a noun to mean something that resembles it: a Gandhi lookalike, a designer-bag lookalike.
Lookalike किसी noun के बाद आकर उससे मिलती-जुलती वस्तु या व्यक्ति को बताता है: a Gandhi lookalike।
- The shop sells a Rolex lookalike for Rs 500.
- A Sachin lookalike posed for photos.
lookalike (adjective use)
As an adjective, it describes things made to look like the original: lookalike products, a lookalike website.
Adjective के रूप में यह मूल जैसी दिखने वाली बनी चीज़ों का वर्णन करता है: lookalike products, a lookalike website।
- Police shut down a lookalike website of the bank.
- Buy only the original, not the lookalike sweets.
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adjective + lookalike
uncannyperfectcheapstrikingfamous
- He is an uncanny lookalike of the old prime minister.
celebrity + lookalike
film starpoliticiansingercricketerpresident
- A cricketer lookalike made the crowd laugh.
verb + lookalike
hiremeetspotpass asbe mistaken for
- At the fair he was mistaken for a film star's lookalike.
product + lookalike
brandphonewatchbagwebsite
- The fake website was a lookalike of the exam portal.
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- People kept taking selfies with the actor's lookalike at the wedding.
शादी में लोग अभिनेता के हमशक्ल के साथ बार-बार सेल्फ़ी लेते रहे।
- Radhika has a lookalike cousin who is often mistaken for her.
राधिका की एक हमशक्ल चचेरी बहन है जिसे लोग अक्सर राधिका समझ बैठते हैं।
- Customs officers seized lookalike medicines at the airport.
सीमा-शुल्क अधिकारियों ने हवाई अड्डे पर नक़ली जैसी दिखने वाली दवाएँ ज़ब्त कीं।
- Beware of lookalike apps that steal your bank details.
ऐसे नक़ली ऐप से सावधान रहें जो आपके बैंक का विवरण चुरा लेते हैं।
- The shop sold lookalike jeans at half the price.
दुकान ने आधे दाम में नामी ब्रांड जैसी जींस बेचीं।
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✗ He is a lookalike to his brother.
✓ He is a lookalike of his brother.
Use of (or for) after lookalike, not 'to'.
Lookalike के बाद of (या for) आता है, 'to' नहीं।
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These words name people or things that resemble others, but the tone changes.
ये शब्द दूसरों से मिलते-जुलते लोगों या वस्तुओं के नाम हैं, पर स्वर बदल जाता है।
A person or thing that looks very like another.
ऐसा व्यक्ति या वस्तु जो किसी दूसरे जैसी दिखती हो।
- He is a lookalike of the singer.
A person who looks exactly like another, sometimes used in films.
ऐसा व्यक्ति जो बिल्कुल दूसरे जैसा दिखता है, कभी-कभी फ़िल्मों में प्रयुक्त।
- The hero's double did the dangerous stunt.
An exact copy of a thing, usually made on purpose.
किसी वस्तु की सटीक प्रतिकृति, प्रायः जानबूझकर बनाई गई।
- The museum displays a replica of the ancient crown.
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