tent
/tent/noun
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तंबू
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a shelter made of a large sheet of cloth supported by poles and ropes fixed to the ground, used especially for camping
तंबू
- We pitched our tent near the river.
- Campers pitched a tent beside the stream.
- The scouts put up their tents beside the lake.
+ 3 more examples
- It took us an hour to pitch the tent in the wind.
- The wedding guests sat in a large tent in the garden.
- We slept in a tent on the hill.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
put up / pitch a tent
Put up and pitch mean to set a tent in place; take down or strike means to remove it.
'Put up' और 'pitch' का अर्थ तंबू लगाना और 'take down' का अर्थ उसे उतारना है।
- Radhika's group pitched a tent near the lake.
- We put up the tent before it started to rain.
in / inside a tent, outside the tent
Use in or inside for people or things that are in the tent, and outside for what is beyond it.
तंबू के अंदर के लोगों या वस्तुओं के लिए 'in' या 'inside' और बाहर के लिए 'outside' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The campers slept in a tent on the hillside.
- Keep your shoes outside the tent.
countable use and compounds
Tent is countable. Many compounds are formed with it: tent pole, tent peg and tent flap.
'Tent' countable है। इससे कई संयुक्त शब्द बनते हैं: tent pole, tent peg और tent flap.
- Hammer the tent pegs deep into the ground.
- Two tents stood beside the river.
tent for a purpose
Tents are also used at fairs, weddings and relief camps, often with a word before them such as circus tent or relief tent.
तंबू मेलों, शादियों और राहत शिविरों में भी लगाए जाते हैं, और उनके पहले प्रायः circus या relief जैसा शब्द आता है।
- Families lived in relief tents after the floods.
tent vs shed / hut
A tent is a temporary cloth shelter that can be folded and carried; a hut or shed is a small fixed building.
तंबू कपड़े का अस्थायी आश्रय है जिसे तह करके ले जाया जा सकता है; झोपड़ी या shed एक छोटा स्थायी भवन है।
- A tent can be packed in a bag, but a hut cannot.
+Collocations 4
verb + tent
pitchput uptake downpackzip upcollapse
- We took down the tent at dawn.
adjective + tent
largewaterprooftwo-mancanvasleakingmakeshift
- A waterproof tent is essential in the monsoon.
tent + noun
polepegflapropecamp
- A strong wind pulled out the tent pegs.
noun + tent
circusweddingreliefcampingarmy
- The wedding tent was decorated with marigolds.
“More examples 6
- The scouts spent a night in a tent at the foot of the hills.
स्काउट्स ने पहाड़ियों की तलहटी में एक रात तंबू में बिताई।
- Heavy rain leaked into our tent and soaked the bags.
तेज़ बारिश हमारे तंबू में रिसकर थैलों को भिगो गई।
- The army set up a medical tent near the border village.
सेना ने सीमावर्ती गाँव के पास एक चिकित्सा तंबू लगाया।
- A huge tent was put up in the school ground for the annual day.
वार्षिक समारोह के लिए विद्यालय के मैदान में एक विशाल तंबू लगाया गया।
- Radhika zipped the tent door and fell asleep at once.
राधिका ने तंबू का द्वार बंद किया और तुरंत सो गई।
- We needed a bigger tent to keep the whole group dry.
पूरे समूह को सूखा रखने के लिए हमें बड़े तंबू की आवश्यकता थी।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These all give shelter, but they differ in how permanent they are.
ये सभी आश्रय देते हैं, पर इनकी स्थायित्व की मात्रा अलग है।
A cloth shelter that is easy to put up and carry.
कपड़े का आश्रय जिसे लगाना और ले जाना आसान है।
- We slept in a tent by the river.
A small simple building made of wood, mud or stone.
लकड़ी, मिट्टी या पत्थर से बना छोटा साधारण भवन।
- The shepherd lived in a hut on the hill.
Any covered place that protects from weather or danger.
कोई भी ढका हुआ स्थान जो मौसम या ख़तरे से बचाए।
- They found shelter under a bridge.
?Which word?
Keep the tent words together: tent, marquee (a large tent for events), shamiana (an Indian decorative tent), pandal (a temporary structure for festivals), wigwam or tepee (a cone-shaped tent of Native Americans), yurt (a round tent of Central Asia).
तंबू के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: tent, marquee (कार्यक्रमों के लिए बड़ा तंबू), shamiana (भारतीय सजावटी तंबू), pandal (त्योहारों का अस्थायी ढाँचा), wigwam या tepee (मूल अमेरिकियों का शंकु-आकार तंबू), yurt (मध्य एशिया का गोल तंबू)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Pitch a tent (put it up), take down a tent.
Collocations: pitch a tent (तंबू लगाना), take down a tent।