Glossary | Compulsory English XII | ONE ACT PLAYS | 2. Facing Death | by August Stringdberg

 

Unit 4: PLAYS

2. Facing Death

August Strindberg

 

Glossary

 

abyss	a hole so deep that it seems to have no bottom	रसातल
averted	prevent something bad	रोक्नु
begrudge	feel unhappy	दुखी महसुस, विन्ती
brakeman	a railway worker responsible for a train’s brakes	ब्रेकम्यान
briar pipe	tobacco pipe	तंबाकू पाइप
cavalry	armoured vehicles	बख्तरबंद वाहनहरू
chiffonier	a high chest of drawers, often having a mirror at the top)	दराज
clanging	ringing sound	झनझन
conscience	ethics	नैतिकता
conscription	the act of forcing somebody by law to serve in the armed forces	भर्ती
contempt	dislike	अवहेलना
contentment	satisfaction	सन्तुष्टि
despise	hate	घृणा
disquiet	unrest	अशान्ति
divulge	to make something known, especially a secret	खुलासा गर्नु
draughts	cracks from where air flows into a house	दरार
errand	delivery	काम गर्ने मान्छे
exalted	in a state of extreme spiritual happiness	आध्यात्मिक आनन्द
francs	the currency of Switzerland	स्विट्जरल्याण्ड को मुद्रा
grudge	complaint	गुनासो, रिस
Impudence	rudeness; lack of respect; insolence	निर्लज्जता
incendiary	designed to set buildings, etc. on fire	आगजनी गर्ने
inexplicable	mysterious	रहस्यमय, अकल्पनीय
Monsieur	in countries where French is spoken	महाशय
mortgage	an agreement by which money is lent by a building society, bank, etc. for buying a house or other property, the property being the security	बंधक
negligée	gown	गाउन
Peevishly	meanly	तुच्छरुपमा
prerogative	a right or privilege, especially one belonging to a particular person or group	विशेषाधिकार
Privation	a lack of basic comforts and things necessary for life	निजीकरण
promenade	to take a relaxed walk or ride in public, especially in order to meet or be seen by others	पदयात्रा
reproach	to blame or criticize somebody/oneself, especially in a sad or disappointed way, for failing to do something	निन्दा
retrogrades	to get worse; to return to a less good condition	प्रतिगामी
rumbling down	series of sound	ध्वनिको श्रृंखला
scaffold	a platform on which people are executed	मचान
scamp	a child who enjoys playing tricks and causing trouble	चकचक
sous	coins in Switzerland. 100 sou coin is equal to five Swiss franc coin, a four sou coin is twenty Swiss-centime	सिक्का
speculations	assumptions	अनुमानहरू
spook	a ghost	भूत
submissively	passively	निष्क्रिय रूपमा
tangle	mesh, disorder	उलझन
veiled	partly hidden	पर्दा लगाएको
wretch	poor man	गरिब मान्छे