red
/red/adjective
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लाल
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as idiom
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having the colour of blood or fire; (of the face) pink, especially because you are angry or embarrassed
लाल
- a red rose
- red with anger
- The traffic light turned red and the cars stopped.
+ 2 more examples
- She wore a red dress at the festival.
- His face went red with embarrassment when the teacher called his name.
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§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
red with + emotion / effort
A face turns red 'with' anger, shame or effort. No article follows 'with' here.
चेहरा क्रोध, शर्म या मेहनत से 'with' के साथ लाल होता है। यहाँ 'with' के बाद article नहीं आता।
- Radhika went red with embarrassment.
- His face was red with anger.
in the red / out of the red
'In the red' means owing money, with expenses more than income. The noun 'the red' is always used with 'the'.
'In the red' का अर्थ है ऋण में होना, यानी ख़र्च आय से अधिक होना। यहाँ 'the red' के साथ हमेशा 'the' आता है।
- The company has been in the red for three years.
- The shop finally got out of the red.
see red / red tape / red flag
'See red' means to become very angry. 'Red tape' is wasteful official procedure. A 'red flag' is a warning sign.
'See red' का अर्थ बहुत क्रोधित होना है। 'Red tape' फ़ालतू सरकारी प्रक्रिया है। 'Red flag' चेतावनी का संकेत है।
- He saw red when he read the unfair remark.
- Red tape delayed the licence for months.
red (noun, colour) / in red
As a noun, 'red' is the colour. 'In red' describes someone wearing it. 'Red' also means the signal or the ink.
Noun के रूप में 'red' रंग है। 'In red' लाल पहने हुए व्यक्ति को बताता है। 'Red' signal या स्याही भी हो सकता है।
- The girl in red won the race.
- Never cross the road when the light is red.
+Collocations 4
colour + red
bright reddeep reddark redblood reddull redrusty red
- She wore a deep red lehenga to the wedding.
red + noun
tapeflagalertcarpetcardlightherring
- The referee showed the player a red card.
go / turn / become red
go redturn redgrow redflush red
- The sky turned red at sunset.
red idioms
in the redsee redred-handedred-letter dayroll out the red carpet
- The thief was caught red-handed near the gate.
“More examples 5
- Red chillies dry on the roofs in many villages.
कई गाँवों में छतों पर लाल मिर्चें सूखती हैं।
- Her eyes were red after crying all night.
रात भर रोने के बाद उसकी आँखें लाल थीं।
- The warden was caught red-handed with the stolen files.
वार्डन चुराई हुई files के साथ रंगे हाथों पकड़ा गया।
- The bank account has been in the red since March.
बैंक खाता मार्च से घाटे में है।
- Diwali is a red-letter day in our family.
हमारे परिवार में दीवाली एक यादगार दिन है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ His face was red from anger.
✓ His face was red with anger.
The cause of an emotion on the face is introduced by 'with'.
चेहरे पर भावना का कारण 'with' से बताया जाता है।
✗ The company has been in red for three years.
✓ The company has been in the red for three years.
The idiom needs the article: 'in the red'.
इस idiom में article ज़रूरी है: 'in the red'।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These colour words are close, but they suggest different shades.
ये रंग-शब्द निकट हैं, पर अलग-अलग आभा का संकेत देते हैं।
¶Idioms 5
be in the red
to owe money to your bank because you have spent more than you have in your account
घाटे में होना, कर्ज़ में होना
- The company has been in the red for three years.
- My account is in the red again.
see red
to become very angry
आगबबूला हो जाना
- When he saw the dent in his new car, he saw red.
- Injustice to the poor makes her see red.
roll out the red carpet (for sb)
to give a special welcome to an important visitor
(किसी के) शाही स्वागत की तैयारी करना
- The city rolled out the red carpet for the visiting President.
- They rolled out the red carpet for the gold medallists.
out of the red
no longer in debt
कर्ज़ से बाहर, घाटे से उबरकर
- The company is finally out of the red.
- It took two years to get the shop out of the red.
go red (in the face)
to become red in the face because you are embarrassed, angry or ashamed
(शर्म या गुस्से से) चेहरा लाल हो जाना
- He went red in the face when the teacher read out his excuse.
- Radhika went red when everyone praised her speech.
§Grammar and usage
Keep the red shades: scarlet (bright red), crimson (deep red), maroon (brownish red), vermilion (sindoor red).
लाल के रंग याद रखिए: scarlet (चटक लाल), crimson (गहरा लाल), maroon (भूरा-लाल), vermilion (सिंदूरी लाल)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Red tape (official rules that cause delay), see red (become very angry), in the red (owing money to a bank), catch sb red-handed (catch somebody while they are doing something wrong), roll out the red carpet (give a special welcome), a red-letter day (a very important or happy day), a red herring (something that takes attention away from the main issue), paint the town red (celebrate in a lively way).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: red tape (देरी पैदा करने वाले सरकारी नियम, लालफ़ीताशाही), see red (बहुत क्रोधित होना), in the red (बैंक का कर्ज़दार होना, घाटे में), catch sb red-handed (रंगे हाथों पकड़ना), roll out the red carpet (विशेष स्वागत करना), a red-letter day (बहुत महत्वपूर्ण या सुखद दिन), a red herring (मुख्य मुद्दे से ध्यान भटकाने वाली चीज़), paint the town red (जीवंत ढंग से उत्सव मनाना)।