moonlight
/ˈmuːnlaɪt/noun
उच्चारण मून्लाइट
चाँदनी
Basic word
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[I] informal
to have a second job, especially without telling your main employer
दूसरी नौकरी करना
- moonlighting employees
- Many teachers moonlight as private tutors at weekends.
- He moonlights as a taxi driver at night.
+ 1 more example
- She was fired for moonlighting for a rival company.
Synonyms work a second job
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
moonlight (uncountable noun)
As a noun it is uncountable and means the light of the moon. It takes no a/an and has no plural.
संज्ञा के रूप में यह अगणनीय है और चाँद की रोशनी बताती है। इसके पहले a/an नहीं लगता और बहुवचन नहीं होता।
- The field shone in the moonlight.
- We walked home by moonlight.
by / in the moonlight
Use by moonlight for doing something with that light, and in the moonlight for being seen or placed in it.
उस रोशनी में कोई काम करने के लिए 'by moonlight' और उसमें दिखने या होने के लिए 'in the moonlight' आता है।
- They read the letter by moonlight.
- The Taj Mahal looks magical in the moonlight.
moonlight (verb)
As an informal verb, moonlight means to do a second job, usually in the evening or at night, often without telling your main employer. It is a regular verb: moonlight, moonlighted, moonlighting.
अनौपचारिक क्रिया के रूप में 'moonlight' का अर्थ दूसरा काम करना है, प्रायः शाम या रात में, अक्सर मुख्य नियोक्ता को बताए बिना। यह regular verb है: moonlight, moonlighted, moonlighting।
- He moonlights as a taxi driver after his office work.
- Teachers are not allowed to moonlight in private tuition.
moonlight as + job / for + person
The extra job follows as, and the employer follows for.
अतिरिक्त काम 'as' के बाद और नियोक्ता 'for' के बाद आता है।
- She moonlights as a translator.
- He moonlights for a food delivery company.
+Collocations 4
adjective + moonlight
brightsoftpalesilvercoldfull
- The soft moonlight made the sea look silver.
prepositions + moonlight
in the moonlightby moonlightunder the moonlightbathed in moonlight
- The temple, bathed in moonlight, looked peaceful.
moonlight + noun
walkdanceserenadepicnicview
- They enjoyed a moonlight walk on the beach.
moonlight as / for
moonlight as a drivermoonlight as a tutormoonlight for a bankmoonlight on weekends
- He moonlights as a tutor on weekends.
“More examples 5
- Radhika loves reading by moonlight on summer nights.
राधिका को गर्मी की रातों में चाँदनी में पढ़ना पसंद है।
- The river sparkled in the moonlight like a ribbon of silver.
नदी चाँदनी में चाँदी की पट्टी की तरह चमक रही थी।
- The bank clerk was caught moonlighting at a private firm.
बैंक का क्लर्क एक निजी फर्म में चुपके से दूसरा काम करते पकड़ा गया।
- Many young engineers moonlight as freelancers to earn extra income.
कई युवा इंजीनियर अतिरिक्त आय के लिए freelancer के रूप में दूसरा काम करते हैं।
- We camped under the moonlight near the lake.
हमने झील के पास चाँदनी में डेरा डाला।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He is moonlighted as a driver.
✓ He moonlights as a driver.
Moonlight is a verb, so it needs a correct tense form; is moonlighted is wrong.
'Moonlight' क्रिया है, इसलिए उसका सही tense रूप चाहिए; 'is moonlighted' गलत है।
✗ The moonlights were bright last night.
✓ The moonlight was bright last night.
Moonlight is uncountable, so it has no plural and takes a singular verb.
'Moonlight' अगणनीय है, इसलिए इसका बहुवचन नहीं बनता और इसके साथ एकवचन क्रिया आती है।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: moonlighting means doing a second job secretly.
प्रयोग में moonlighting का अर्थ चुपके से दूसरी नौकरी करना है।