wardrobe
/ˈwɔːdrəʊb/noun
उच्चारण वॉर्ड्रोब
अलमारी (कपड़ों की)
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[C] especially BrE
a large cupboard for hanging clothes in which is either a piece of furniture or built into the wall (American closet)
अलमारी (कपड़ों की)
- Hang your shirt in the wardrobe.
- She keeps her saris folded neatly in the wardrobe.
- The wardrobe in my room is too small for all my clothes.
+ 2 more examples
- He hid the box at the back of the wardrobe.
- Mother opened the wardrobe and took out a clean sari.
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[C, usually sing.]
the clothes that a person has
(किसी के) सारे कपड़े, पोशाक-संग्रह
- a summer wardrobe
- Her wardrobe is full of bright cotton kurtas.
- She updated her wardrobe before starting her first job.
+ 2 more examples
- The actor has an expensive wardrobe of designer clothes.
- His winter wardrobe consists of woollen jumpers and heavy coats.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
in / from the wardrobe
Use in for clothes kept inside, and from for taking them out.
भीतर रखे कपड़ों के लिए in और उन्हें निकालने के लिए from का प्रयोग होता है।
- Radhika hung her saree in the wardrobe.
- He took a clean shirt from the wardrobe.
sb's wardrobe (clothes)
Wardrobe also means all the clothes a person owns; it is singular even for many items.
Wardrobe का अर्थ किसी व्यक्ति के सभी कपड़े भी है; यह अनेक वस्तुओं के लिए भी singular रहता है।
- She bought a whole new wardrobe for the job.
- His wardrobe is full of white kurtas.
a wardrobe of + clothes
A wardrobe of describes a range of clothes in a style, season or for an event.
'A wardrobe of' किसी शैली, मौसम या अवसर के कपड़ों की श्रृंखला बताता है।
- She keeps a wardrobe of cotton clothes for summer.
wardrobe malfunction / wardrobe department
In theatre and film, wardrobe is the department that looks after costumes.
रंगमंच और फ़िल्मों में wardrobe वह विभाग है जो पोशाकों की देखभाल करता है।
- The wardrobe department stitched forty costumes for the play.
wardrobe vs cupboard / almirah
In Indian English, almirah and cupboard are common for the furniture; wardrobe is also the clothes themselves.
भारतीय अंग्रेज़ी में फ़र्नीचर के लिए almirah और cupboard आम हैं; wardrobe स्वयं कपड़ों के लिए भी प्रयुक्त है।
- Put the books in the cupboard and the clothes in the wardrobe.
+Collocations 4
adjective + wardrobe
newwinterlimitedlargewalk-in
- She packed a light summer wardrobe for Goa.
verb + wardrobe
opencleanupdateorganisepack
- Radhika organised her wardrobe before the new term.
wardrobe + noun
doormirrorshelfchoicechange
- The mirror on the wardrobe door was cracked.
wardrobe + of
wardrobe of clotheswardrobe of colourswardrobe of costumes
- The actor's wardrobe of costumes filled three trunks.
“More examples 7
- The old wooden wardrobe in the guest room smells of camphor.
अतिथि-कक्ष की पुरानी लकड़ी की अलमारी से कपूर की गंध आती है।
- Radhika chose a simple wardrobe for her interview.
राधिका ने अपने साक्षात्कार के लिए सादा पहनावा चुना।
- He keeps his school uniform in the top shelf of the wardrobe.
वह अपनी स्कूल की वर्दी अलमारी की ऊपरी शेल्फ़ में रखता है।
- The monsoon damp spoiled clothes at the back of the wardrobe.
मानसून की नमी ने अलमारी के पीछे रखे कपड़े खराब कर दिए।
- The film's wardrobe was designed by a famous costume artist.
फ़िल्म की वेशभूषा एक प्रसिद्ध परिधान कलाकार ने तैयार की थी।
- Her wardrobe changes with the seasons and the festivals.
उसका पहनावा मौसमों और त्योहारों के साथ बदलता रहता है।
- The film's costume wardrobe had over two hundred sarees.
फ़िल्म की वेशभूषा-अलमारी में दो सौ से अधिक साड़ियाँ थीं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ My clothes are hanging at the wardrobe.
✓ My clothes are hanging in the wardrobe.
Things kept inside a wardrobe are in it, not at it.
अलमारी के भीतर रखी चीज़ें उसमें होती हैं, उस पर नहीं; इसलिए in आता है।
✗ She bought new wardrobes of clothes for the wedding.
✓ She bought a new wardrobe for the wedding.
For a person's clothes, wardrobe is singular and has no s; wardrobes would mean pieces of furniture.
किसी व्यक्ति के कपड़ों के लिए wardrobe singular होता है; wardrobes का अर्थ अलमारियाँ होगा।
AaSpelling
ward·robe
?Which word?
Keep the storage words together: wardrobe (for clothes), cupboard, cabinet (with shelves or drawers), dresser (with a mirror), chest of drawers.
भंडारण के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: wardrobe (कपड़ों के लिए), cupboard, cabinet (शेल्फ़ या दराज़ वाला), dresser (दर्पण वाला), chest of drawers।
§Grammar and usage
British and American English: wardrobe (British) and closet (American).
British और American English में wardrobe (British) और closet (American)।
Indian English: an almirah is a cupboard (from Portuguese armário).
भारतीय English में almirah अलमारी है (Portuguese armário से)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Wardrobe malfunction, wardrobe department (in a theatre).
Collocations: wardrobe malfunction, wardrobe department (रंगमंच में)।