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Unit 4: PLAYS

1. A Matter of Husbands

By Ferenc Molnar

Translated by Benjamin Glazer

 

Glossary

adored	respected	सम्मानित
appraisingly	in a way that shows you judge the value, quality or nature of something or somebody	मूल्याङ्कन गर्दै
beseeching	(of a look or tone of voice) appealing or begging for something	बिन्ती गर्दै
boudoir	a woman’s bedroom or small private room	शयनकक्ष
concubines	a woman who lives with a man, often in addition to his wife or wives	उपपत्नीहरू
consolation	relief	राहत, सान्त्वना
conspicuous	obvious	स्पष्ट
Contritely	in a way that shows you feel very sorry and guilty for something bad you have done	धिक्कार्दै
depiction	description	विवरण
drew up	prepare a draft	मस्यौदा
Dumbfounded	greatly astonished or amazed	चकित
eminent	well-known	प्रख्यात
estranged	separated	अलग गर्नु
exotic	foreign	विदेशी
expedients	means of attaining an end, especially ones which are convenient but possibly improper or immoral/trick	अनुचित
fancy	think, believe	सोच्नु, विश्वास गर्नु
Fumbles	shuffles	फेरबदल, फिट्नु
getting on	manage	व्यवस्थापन गर्नु
gilt	gold, or something resembling gold, applied to a surface in a thin layer	जलप लगाउनु
gulps	swallow or breath with difficulty, typically in response to strong emotion	स्वाँ स्वाँ हुनु
impetuously	in an impulsive way, without considering the results	आवेगपूर्वक
implies	means	मतलब
implore	beg someone desperately to do something	बिन्ती गर्नु
lock of	ball of hair	कपालको खोपा
lure	to tempt or attract a person	प्रलोभन
palpably	noticeably or clearly	स्पष्ट रूपमा
perpetual	long lasting	दिर्घकालिन
persecution	harassment	उत्पीडन
plausible	reasonable	व्यावहारिक, प्रशंसनीय
poised	in a state of balance	सन्तुलनको अवस्थामा
quirky	peculiar	विचित्र
scruples	feelings of doubt or hesitation with regard to the morality or propriety of course of action	विवाद
sirens	women	महिलाहरु
strut	walk with a stiff, erect and apparently arrogant way	अहंकारी
unstudied	natural	प्राकृतिक
woo	flatter	चापलूसी