passport
/ˈpɑːspɔːt/noun
उच्चारण पास्पॉर्ट
पासपोर्ट, पारपत्र; साधन
Basic word
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an official document that identifies you as a citizen of a particular country and that you have to show when you enter or leave a country; a thing that makes something possible or enables you to achieve something
पासपोर्ट, पारपत्र; साधन
- a valid passport
- Education is a passport to success.
- She applied for a passport before her trip to Singapore.
+ 4 more examples
- Your passport must be valid for at least six months.
- The officer stamped his passport at the airport.
- A good degree is a passport to a better job.
- Her fluent English was a passport to many opportunities.
?Which word?
Keep the travel-document words: passport (proof of citizenship for international travel), visa (permission to enter a particular country, stamped in a passport), boarding pass, ticket, permit.
यात्रा दस्तावेज़ों के शब्द याद रखिए: passport (अंतर्राष्ट्रीय यात्रा के लिए नागरिकता का प्रमाण), visa (किसी विशेष देश में प्रवेश की अनुमति, पासपोर्ट पर मुहर), boarding pass, ticket, permit।
§Grammar and usage
Usage, asked often: a passport to sth (something that makes it possible to get something: 'Hard work is a passport to success').
प्रयोग अक्सर पूछा जाता है: a passport to sth (कुछ पाना संभव बनाने वाली चीज़: 'Hard work is a passport to success', सफलता की कुंजी)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The Ministry of External Affairs issues Indian passports under the Passports Act, 1967; Indian passports have different colours: blue (ordinary), white (official) and maroon (diplomatic); police verification is part of the passport process.
विदेश मंत्रालय पासपोर्ट अधिनियम, 1967 के तहत भारतीय पासपोर्ट जारी करता है; भारतीय पासपोर्ट विभिन्न रंगों के होते हैं: नीला (साधारण), सफ़ेद (आधिकारिक) और मैरून (राजनयिक); पुलिस सत्यापन पासपोर्ट प्रक्रिया का भाग है।