lovebird
/ˈlʌvbɜːd/noun
उच्चारण लव्बर्ड
लवबर्ड (एक छोटा अफ़्रीकी तोता)
Core word
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a small African parrot with bright feathers, often kept as a pet
लवबर्ड (एक छोटा अफ़्रीकी तोता)
- My uncle keeps a pair of lovebirds in a cage on his balcony.
- The pet shop sold a pair of green lovebirds in a small cage.
- The lovebird sat on its perch and chirped all morning.
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- Lovebirds are small, colourful parrots that stay close to their partners.
- Her neighbour bought a pair of lovebirds for the veranda.
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[plural] humorous
two people who love each other very much and show it openly
प्रेमी जोड़ा
- The young lovebirds sat holding hands in the park.
- The newly married lovebirds spent their honeymoon in Shimla.
- The lovebirds were so busy talking that they missed the last bus.
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- Everyone teased the lovebirds at the wedding.
- The two lovebirds in the front row held hands throughout the film.
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a lovebird (countable noun, bird)
A lovebird is a small, brightly coloured parrot, often kept as a pet in pairs. It is a countable noun, one word.
Lovebird एक छोटा, चटकीला तोता है जिसे प्रायः जोड़े में पालतू के रूप में रखा जाता है। यह एक शब्द में लिखा जाने वाला countable noun है।
- She keeps a pair of lovebirds on the balcony.
- Lovebirds sit very close to each other.
lovebirds (plural: a loving couple)
In the plural, lovebirds means two people who show their love openly. It is informal and often playful.
बहुवचन में lovebirds का अर्थ दो ऐसे व्यक्ति हैं जो अपना प्रेम खुलकर दिखाते हैं। यह अनौपचारिक और प्रायः मज़ाकिया है।
- The two lovebirds held hands all through the film.
- Look at those lovebirds on the bench.
pair / couple of lovebirds
Use a pair of lovebirds for the birds, and 'a couple of lovebirds' for people in a light, joking way.
पक्षियों के लिए a pair of lovebirds और लोगों के लिए हल्के मज़ाकिया ढंग से 'a couple of lovebirds' का प्रयोग होता है।
- We bought a pair of lovebirds from the bird market.
- The honeymooning lovebirds forgot the time.
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adjective + lovebird
youngcolourfulnewly-wedinseparablehappy
- The inseparable lovebirds were seen everywhere together.
verb + lovebird
keepfeedbreedwatchbuy
- He keeps and breeds lovebirds on his terrace.
lovebird + noun
cagefeedseedpairnest
- She cleaned the lovebird cage every morning.
lovebirds + setting
on honeymoonat the parkat the cafein the garden
- The lovebirds spent their honeymoon in Kerala.
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- The lovebirds in the cage chirped as soon as the sun rose.
पिंजरे के lovebirds सूरज निकलते ही चहचहाने लगे।
- Radhika's uncle teased the newly-married couple, calling them lovebirds.
राधिका के चाचा ने नवविवाहित जोड़े को छेड़ते हुए lovebirds कहा।
- The lovebirds shared a bowl of seeds from the same side.
lovebirds ने एक ही ओर से बीजों की कटोरी साझा की।
- The park was full of lovebirds on Valentine's Day.
वेलेंटाइन-डे पर पार्क प्रेमी युगलों से भरा था।
- Lovebirds are called so because they sit very close to each other.
lovebirds को यह नाम इसलिए मिला है क्योंकि वे एक-दूसरे के बहुत पास बैठते हैं।
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These words are about pairs, and only some refer to people.
ये शब्द जोड़ों के बारे में हैं, और केवल कुछ लोगों के लिए प्रयुक्त होते हैं।
A small parrot; informally one of a loving pair of people.
छोटा तोता; अनौपचारिक रूप से प्रेमी जोड़े का एक व्यक्ति।
- The lovebirds held hands.
Two people in a romantic relationship, said in an old-fashioned warm way.
प्रेम-संबंध में दो व्यक्ति, पुराने ढंग के स्नेहपूर्ण स्वर में।
- They were childhood sweethearts.
A small to medium parrot with a long tail.
लंबी पूँछ वाला छोटा से मध्यम तोता।
- A parakeet sat on the wire.