Unit
1: Short Stories
7.
A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings
Gabriel
Garcia Marquez
Glossary
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absurd |
meaningless, illogical, or inappropriate |
अर्थहीन, अतार्किक, वा
अनुपयुक्त |
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acrobat |
one that performs gymnastic feats
requiring skillful control of the body |
जिमनास्टिक
कार्य |
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affliction |
a cause of persistent pain or distress |
दुखाइको
कारण |
|
ailments |
a bodily disorder or chronic disease |
विकार
वा रोग |
|
antiquarian |
relating to old time |
पुरातात्विक |
|
Aramaic |
a branch of the Semitic family of
languages |
भाषाको
शाखा |
|
arousing |
evoking or awakening, full of emotions |
उत्तेजित
गर्ने |
|
attributed |
a quality, character, or characteristic
ascribed to someone |
श्रेय |
|
bailiff |
court official |
अदालतका
कर्मचारी |
|
bayonets |
a steel blade attached at the muzzle end
of a shoulder arm such as a rifle and used in hand-to-hand combat |
संगीन |
|
befuddled |
confused, puzzled |
भ्रमित, अलमलिएको |
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bishop |
any of various Protestant clerical
officials who superintend other clergy |
बिशप |
|
brimstone |
sulfur |
सल्फर, गन्धक |
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bumping into |
a sudden forceful blow, impact, or jolt |
झटका |
|
bustle |
to move rapidly and often showily |
हलचल |
|
buzzard |
any of various usually large birds of prey
|
ठूला
चरा |
|
cannulae |
a thin tube inserted into a vein or body
cavity to administer medication, drain off fluid, or insert a surgical
instrument |
सिरिन्ज |
|
captive |
kept within bounds, confined |
बन्दी |
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carnival |
a season or festival of merrymaking |
उत्सव |
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castaway |
ashore as a survivor of a shipwreck |
किनारमा, विस्थापित |
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cataclysm |
disaster, a large scale and violent event
in natural or cultural history |
प्रकोप, प्रलय |
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catechism |
religious instruction, especially in Roman
catholic |
धार्मिक
निर्देशन |
|
celestial |
belonging or relating to the heaven |
स्वर्गीय |
|
chanteys |
a song sung by sailors in rhythm with
their work |
नाविकले
गाउने गीत |
|
compresses |
to press or squeeze together |
निचोड्नु |
|
conjectures |
an opinion or conclusion formed on the
basis of incomplete information |
निष्कर्ष, अनुमान |
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consolation |
console, comfort |
सान्त्वना |
|
coop |
a cage for hen |
पिंजरा |
|
crammed |
to fill with something |
भर्नु |
|
creolin |
a kind of disinfectant |
कीटाणुनाशक |
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cripples |
a lame or partly disabled person or animal
|
अपांग |
|
decrepit |
ruined because of age or neglect |
जीणर् |
|
decrepitude |
wasted and weakened by or as if by
the infirmities of old age |
जीणर्ता |
|
deigned |
to condescend\ humiliate to give or offer |
अपमानित
गर्नु |
|
delirious |
irrational thorough illness |
तर्कहीनपूणर्
रोग |
|
dialect |
regional variety of language |
भाषाको
क्षेत्रीय विविधता |
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drenched |
soak somebody or something |
भिजेको |
|
entangled |
to wrap or twist together, interweave |
अलमलिएको |
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exasperated |
annoy, irritate |
आक्रोशित |
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frivolity |
lightness, frivolousness |
हल्कापन, तुच्छता |
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frivolous |
not worth taking seriously, silly |
तुच्छ |
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fugitive |
somebody who runs away, wandering |
फरार |
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furrow |
a trench in the earth made by a plow |
जोतिएको |
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gale |
strong wind |
आँधी |
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glimmered |
to shine faintly or unsteadily |
चम्किएको |
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grandeur |
magnificent, glory |
भव्य, महिमा |
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haughty |
behaving in a superior or arrogant way |
अभिमानी |
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heartrending |
heartbreaking |
हृदयविदारक |
|
hermetic |
mysterious and difficult to understand,
deep, abstruse, recondite |
रहस्यमय
|
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impeded |
to interfere with or slow the progress of |
हस्तक्षेप
|
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impertinences |
lack of respect |
अशिष्टता |
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imposter |
a person who pretends to be someone else |
ढोंग
गर्नु |
|
infamies |
disgrace, shame |
अपमान, लाज |
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ingenious |
clever, originative, innocent and
unsuspecting |
चतुर, निर्दोष
र अप्रत्याशित |
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insomnia |
prolonged and usually abnormal inability
to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying
asleep |
अनिद्रा |
|
invalids |
logically inconsequent |
अवैध |
|
iridescent |
lustrous and pearly, glittering |
उत्तेजित, चम्किलो |
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leper |
a person affected with leprosy |
कुष्ठरोगी |
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lunar |
moon related, airy |
चन्द्रमा
सम्बन्धित, हावायुक्त |
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magnanimous |
a generous or forgiving towards enemies or
less powerful rivals |
उदार
वा क्षमाशील |
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meager |
thin |
पातलो, अल्प |
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ministers |
one officiating or assisting the officiant
in church worship |
चर्चको
उपासनामा अफिसियन्टलाई सहयोग गर्ने व्यक्ति |
|
mob |
a large and disorderly crowd of people |
भीड |
|
mothballs |
a ball made of camphor |
कपूर |
|
mush |
soft and spongy or shapeless |
नरम, आकारहीन |
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myrrh |
aromatic, having sweet scent |
सुगन्धित |
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nourishment |
food, nutriment |
खाना, पोषण |
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onlookers |
one that looks on, a passive spectator |
दर्शकहरू |
|
outlandish |
looks or sounds unfamiliar |
अपरिचित
|
|
papal |
pope or to the Roman Catholic Church
|
पोप |
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paralytic |
resembling paralysis |
पक्षाघाती |
|
passivity |
passiveness |
निष्क्रियता |
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pecked |
to strike or pierce especially repeatedly
with the bill or a pointed tool |
छेड्नु, चकित |
|
pentinents |
a person who repents their sins and in the
Christian Church seeks forgiveness from God |
पापहरूको
पश्चात्ताप गर्ने व्यक्ति |
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primate |
leader |
नेता |
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proliferated |
increase greatly |
फैलिएको |
|
providential |
occurring to a favorable time, very lucky |
भाग्यशाली |
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prudence |
the ability to govern and discipline
oneself by the use of reason |
विवेक |
|
raft |
a flat structure as of wood for support or
transportation on water |
राफ्ट |
|
rage |
violent and uncontrolled anger |
क्रोध |
|
ragpicker |
one who collects rags and refuse for a
livelihood |
सडक
बालबालिका |
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ranting |
speak in loud exaggerated manner |
हल्ला |
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reverence |
deep respect for someone or something |
श्रद्धा |
|
robust |
strongly formed or constructed, sturdy |
बलियो |
|
sacramental |
sacred, related to Christian religious
ceremony |
संस्कारात्मक |
|
satin |
a fabric as of silk in satin weave with
lustrous face and dull back |
बुनाई, साटन |
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senile |
old |
बूढो |
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sermon |
a speech on conduct or duty, homily |
उपदेश |
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sidereal |
relating to stars |
ताराहरु
संग सम्बन्धित |
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sneaked out |
to go out stealthily or furtively, slink |
निस्कनु |
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standoffish |
unfriendly |
अमित्र |
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stellar |
main, leading, principal |
प्रमुख |
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stench |
smell horrible, stink |
दुर्गन्ध |
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sterile |
barren, infertile, fruitless |
बाँझो, फलहीन |
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sterner |
strict, forbidding |
कडा, निषेधित |
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stew |
bubble, poach |
बबल, पोच |
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stray |
wander, pet |
भुस्याहा |
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strewn |
to spread by scattering |
छरिएको |
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stud |
a group of animals and especially horses
kept primarily for breeding |
घोडा |
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stupor |
a state in which a person’s thoughts are
not clear e.g., drunken stupor, feverish stupor |
मूर्ख |
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Supreme Pontiff |
The Pope Roman catholic |
पोप
रोमन क्याथोलिक |
|
tarantula |
a kind of spider |
एक
प्रकारको माकुरा |
|
temptation |
seduction, lure, enticement |
प्रलोभन |
|
terrestrial |
earthly, mundane, worldly |
सांसारिक |
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thunderclap |
a crash of thunder |
गर्जन |
|
tribulations |
a state of great trouble |
कष्टहरू |
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ungainly |
clumsy |
अनाड़ी, असुरक्षितरूपमा |
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unhinged |
highly disturbed, unstable, or distraught |
विचलित |
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unwary |
not alert, gullible, heedless |
बेखबर |
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