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motel

/məʊˈtel/noun

उच्चारण मोटेल

मोटेल (सड़क किनारे होटल)

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noun
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    a hotel for people who are travelling by car, with space for parking cars near the rooms

    मोटेल (सड़क किनारे होटल)

    • They stayed at a motel on the highway.
    • The family stopped for the night at a motel just outside the city.
    • We booked a motel near the highway because we were too tired to drive on.
    + 2 more examples
    • The motel has parking right outside every room.
    • They stayed one night at a motel on the way to Manali.

    Synonyms roadside hotel inn lodge guest house

§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

a motel (countable)

A motel is a roadside hotel for drivers; it is countable and takes a or the.

'Motel' ड्राइवरों के लिए सड़क किनारे का होटल है; यह countable है और इसके साथ a या the आता है।

  • We stayed at a motel on the highway.
  • There are three motels near the toll plaza.

stay at / in a motel

Use stay at a motel as the place, and in a motel as a room inside.

स्थान के रूप में 'stay at a motel' और भीतर कमरे के लिए 'in a motel' आता है।

  • Radhika stayed at a motel on the Delhi-Jaipur highway.

motel vs hotel vs inn

A motel has parking beside each room; a hotel is bigger and in a town; an inn is a small old-fashioned place.

Motel में हर कमरे के पास गाड़ी खड़ी करने की जगह होती है; hotel बड़ा और शहर में होता है; inn छोटी पुरानी जगह है।

  • Truck drivers rest at a motel, not in a five-star hotel.

motel (word origin)

Motel is a blend of motor and hotel; it is spelt with one l.

'Motel' शब्द motor और hotel के मेल से बना है; इसकी spelling में एक l है।

  • The motel offers parking beside every room.

motel + noun

Motel can modify nouns: motel room, motel owner, motel bill.

'Motel' noun को modify कर सकता है: motel room, motel owner, motel bill।

  • The motel room was clean and cheap.
+Collocations 6

verb + motel

check intocheck out ofbookrunstay at

  • We checked into the motel at midnight.

adjective + motel

cheaproadsidecleanbudgetsmallquiet

  • We found a cheap roadside motel.

motel + noun

roomownerbillparkingchain

  • Motel parking is free for guests.

motel + location

highway motelairport motelcity motelhillside motel

  • A highway motel serves tired drivers.

motel + amenity

motel poolmotel restaurantmotel garagemotel lounge

  • The motel restaurant serves dal and rice.

night / stay

overnight stayone-night staylong staya night's stay

  • An overnight stay at the motel costs eight hundred rupees.
“More examples 6
  • After ten hours on the road, the family reached a motel.

दस घंटे सड़क पर रहने के बाद परिवार एक motel पहुँचा।

  • The motel on the highway has a dhaba next to it.

राजमार्ग के motel के बगल में एक ढाबा है।

  • Radhika booked a motel near the airport for the night.

राधिका ने रात के लिए हवाई अड्डे के पास एक motel बुक किया।

  • The motel owner kept the gate open for late travellers.

Motel मालिक ने देर से आने वाले यात्रियों के लिए गेट खुला रखा।

  • A motel is cheaper than a big hotel in the city.

शहर के बड़े होटल से motel सस्ता होता है।

  • The traveller paid the motel bill in cash and left before dawn.

यात्री ने motel का बिल नकद चुकाया और भोर से पहले निकल गया।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

Motel, hotel and inn all give rooms to travellers, but a motel is built for drivers, a hotel is larger, and an inn is small and traditional.

तीनों यात्रियों को कमरे देते हैं, पर motel वाहन चालकों के लिए बना है, hotel बड़ा होता है और inn छोटा तथा पारंपरिक होता है।

motel

A roadside hotel with parking next to the rooms.

सड़क किनारे का होटल जिसमें कमरों के पास पार्किंग होती है।

  • The motel is on the highway.

hotel

A larger place to stay, usually in a town or city.

ठहरने की बड़ी जगह, प्रायः शहर में।

  • We stayed in a hotel near the fort.

inn

A small old-style place with rooms and food.

कमरों और भोजन वाली छोटी पुरानी शैली की जगह।

  • The inn was beside an old bridge.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

roadside hotel inn lodge guest house

AaSpelling

mo·tel

§Grammar and usage

Words like motel (motor + hotel), smog (smoke + fog), brunch (breakfast + lunch) and smartphone are blends or portmanteau words.

Motel (motor + hotel), smog (smoke + fog), brunch (breakfast + lunch) और smartphone जैसे शब्द blends या portmanteau words हैं।

✓In the exam

One-word substitution

A hotel for car travellers is a motel (a blend of motor and hotel); a small country hotel an inn; a cheap place for young travellers a hostel; a large holiday hotel a resort.

कार यात्रियों का होटल motel (motor और hotel का मिश्रण); छोटा ग्रामीण होटल inn; युवा यात्रियों के लिए सस्ती जगह hostel; बड़ा पर्यटन होटल resort।