nutshell
/ˈnʌtʃel/noun
उच्चारण नचेल
मेवे का छिलका, गिरी का खोल
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as idiom
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the hard outer part of a nut
मेवे का छिलका, गिरी का खोल
- Squirrels leave nutshells all over the garden.
- The children collected broken nutshells to make a craft project.
- The nutshell was so hard that he needed a hammer to crack it.
+ 2 more examples
- She filled the empty nutshell with a little oil and made a tiny lamp.
- The path was strewn with walnut nutshells after the picnic.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
in a nutshell
In a nutshell means in a few words, giving the main point briefly; it is almost always used with in.
'In a nutshell' का अर्थ कम शब्दों में मुख्य बात कहना है; यह लगभग हमेशा in के साथ आता है।
- In a nutshell, we need more time.
- Put in a nutshell, the plan failed.
to put sth in a nutshell
Put + object + in a nutshell is the verb pattern for summarising something.
'Put + object + in a nutshell' किसी बात का सार देने का verb pattern है।
- To put it in a nutshell, he lied.
nutshell (literal)
The literal meaning is the hard outer case of a nut, such as a walnut shell.
शाब्दिक अर्थ नट का कठोर बाहरी आवरण है, जैसे अखरोट का छिलका।
- The child kept a tiny toy in an empty nutshell.
nutshell + summary / answer
As part of a phrase, nutshell often comes before summary or answer in business English.
Business English में nutshell प्रायः summary या answer से पहले phrase के रूप में आता है।
- Give me the nutshell version of the report.
+Collocations 4
verb + in a nutshell
putsaysum upexplainexpress
- The teacher summed up the lesson in a nutshell.
in a nutshell + clause
we wonit is simplethe plan failedthat is allthis is the idea
- In a nutshell, the plan failed.
nutshell + noun
versionsummaryanswerstoryguide
- Here is the nutshell version of the story.
literal use
walnutcoconutemptyhardbroken
- The squirrel dropped the broken nutshell.
“More examples 5
- In a nutshell, practise daily and revise often.
संक्षेप में, प्रतिदिन अभ्यास कीजिए और बार-बार दोहराइए।
- She put the whole chapter in a nutshell.
उसने पूरा अध्याय संक्षेप में कह दिया।
- Can you give me the story in a nutshell?
क्या आप मुझे कहानी संक्षेप में बता सकते हैं?
- That, in a nutshell, is our problem.
संक्षेप में, यही हमारी समस्या है।
- The editor wanted the speech in a nutshell.
संपादक भाषण का सार चाहता था।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ In nutshell, the team lost.
✓ In a nutshell, the team lost.
The idiom needs the article a.
मुहावरे में article a आवश्यक है।
✗ In the nutshell, he is honest.
✓ In a nutshell, he is honest.
The fixed form uses a, not the.
निश्चित रूप में a आता है, the नहीं।
✗ On a nutshell, he failed.
✓ In a nutshell, he failed.
The preposition is in, never on.
Preposition in है, कभी on नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These expressions all introduce a summary, with different formality.
ये अभिव्यक्तियाँ सार प्रस्तुत करती हैं, पर औपचारिकता भिन्न है।
Used in the idiom in a nutshell, meaning briefly and clearly; fairly informal.
मुहावरे 'in a nutshell' में प्रयुक्त, अर्थ संक्षेप में और स्पष्ट; कुछ अनौपचारिक।
- In a nutshell, we won.
A short account of the main points; neutral and more formal.
मुख्य बिंदुओं का संक्षिप्त विवरण; तटस्थ और अधिक औपचारिक।
- Write a summary of the passage.
The general meaning of something, not its details.
किसी बात का सामान्य अर्थ, विवरण नहीं।
- I got the gist of his speech.
¶Idioms 1
(put sth) in a nutshell
(to say or express something) in a very clear way, using few words
संक्षेप में, थोड़े शब्दों में
- In a nutshell, we need more time and more money.
- Radhika put the whole problem in a nutshell.
§Grammar and usage
In a nutshell means 'briefly, in very few words' and is often asked in idiom questions.
Idiom in a nutshell का अर्थ है 'संक्षेप में, बहुत कम शब्दों में', और यह idiom प्रश्नों में अक्सर पूछा जाता है।