HinKhoj Dictionary

Flak - कड़ी आलोचना (strong criticism)

Fife - बांसुरी (a kind of small shrill flute used with the drum in military bands)

Hamster - चूहा जैसा जानवर (furry little creature)

Kaput - नष्ट/ बेकार (broken and useless; no longer working or effective)

Kitsch - फूहड़ रचना/ घटिया (something of low taste or quality)

Kindergarten - बालविहार (the grade before first grade)

Lager - लागर (a kind of effervescent beer which is light in colour and body)

Noodle - नूडल (a popular pasta food)

Rucksack - पीठ थैला (a bag with shoulder straps which allow it to be carried on someone's back)

Wanderlust - भ्रमण-लालसा (a strong desire to travel)

Zeitgeist - समय की प्रचलित रीति (the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history)

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अंग्रेज़ी भाषा में बहुत से शब्द अन्य भाषाओँ से लिए गए है। इसी श्रंखला में आज हम कुछ ऐसे words को जानेंगे जो basically German भाषा से लिए गए हैं।

Abseil - दोहरी रस्सी के सहारे उतरना (lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside)

Alzheimer's disease - मानसिक रोग (progressive mental deterioration that can occur in middle or old age)

Automat - आटोमैटिक मशीन (a cafeteria where food is served from machines)

Angst - चिंता (a feeling of anxiety or depression)

Blitz - आक्रमण होना (an intensive or sudden military attack)

Cobalt - कोबाल्ट (an element and a color, and it’s found in the earth’s crust and on the periodic table at number 27)

Delicatessen -  दुकान जहाँ परोसने के लिये तैयार खाना मिलता हो (a place that sells delicacies like cheeses and meats)

Doppelgänger - सूक्ष्मकाया (an apparition or double of a living person)

Ersatz - नकली/ कृत्रिम वस्तु (a product that is created as an inferior substitute)

Fahrenheit - फेरन्हाइट (of or denoting a scale of temperature)

Fest - उत्सव (a festival or gathering devoted to a particular activity or interest)

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My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, HE BELIEVED IN ME.

मेरे पिता ने मुझे सबसे महान तोहफ़ा दिया जो कोई किसी को दे सकता है, उन्होंने मुझ पर विश्वास किया।

- Jim Valvano

Pogonophobia- fear of beards (दाढ़ी से डर)

Triskaidekaphobia- fear of the number 13 (13 नंबर का डर)

Trypophobia - Fear of holes (किसी भी चीज़ में हुए छेद से डर)

Lipophobia – Fear of Becoming Fat (मोटे होने का डर)

Xerophobia – Fear of Dryness (त्वचा के रूखापन का डर)

Philophobia – Fear of Love (प्यार से डर)

Globophobia – Fear of Balloons (गुब्बारों से डर)

Pentheraphobia – Fear of Your Mother-In-Law (अपनी सास से डर)

Ergophobia – Fear of Work (काम का डर)

Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia - Fear of long words (बड़े बड़े शब्दों से डर)

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it's no use - It's no use talking to that girl. (उस लड़की से बात करने का कोई फायदा नहीं है)

(wrong - it's no use to talk)

spend one's time - They spent their time watching a movie. (उन्होंने फिल्म देखने में अपना समय बिताया।)

(wrong - spend one's time to watch)

there's no -There's no cheating anymore. (अब और कोई धोखा नहीं है।)

(wrong - there's no cheat)

there's no point - There's no point in complaining further. (आगे शिकायत करने में कोई फायदा नहीं है।)

(wrong - there's no point to complain)

what about - What about going to the park? (पार्क जाने के बारे में क्या विचार है?)

(wrong - what about to go)

worth - The movie is worth watching. (यह फिल्म देखने लायक है।)

(wrong - worth to watch)

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