Unit 16
Fantasy
The Romance of a Busy Broker
Glossary
absent-minded
|
easily
forget things |
भुलक्कड |
agility |
ability to move quickly and easily |
लचकता,
पूmर्तिलो |
alluring
|
glamorous |
आकर्षक |
animation |
simulation |
एनिमेसन |
anthropology |
study of human societies and cultures and their development |
मानवविज्ञान |
brusque |
using very few words and sounding rude |
ठाँडो
बोल्ने |
buzzing |
steady humming sound, a low continuous murmuring sound |
बजिरहेको |
canopy |
covering for shelter, treetops, roofed structure |
क्यानोपी |
construe |
interpret in a particular way, analyze the syntax of text |
व्याख्या
गर्नु |
countenance
|
a
person's face, facial expression |
अनुहारको
अभिव्यक्ति |
discretion
|
the
ability to behave without causing embarrassment or attracting too much
attention |
विवेक |
dwindled |
diminished |
घट्नु |
fidelity
|
faithfulness,
loyalty, commitment |
वफादारी, निष्ठा, प्रतिबद्धता |
fiercer |
aggressive, violent or intense |
आक्रामक,
हिंसक वा तीव्र |
fitful |
a quiet period between times of activity |
शान्त
अवधि, उपयुक्त |
fringe |
decorative edging of strands, outer limit, peripheral |
परिधीय,
किनारा |
harlequin |
a humorous character in some traditional plays |
परम्परागत
नाटकको हास्य पात्र |
imperiled |
endangered, put in danger, risked |
जोखिममा
परेको |
irresolute |
not able to decide what to do |
विचलित |
janitress |
a lady whose job is to take care of a building such as a school or
a block of flats |
चौकीदार |
jovially |
cheerily |
आनन्दित
रूपमा |
lingered |
reluctance to leave, wait around, stay without purpose |
ढिलो
गर्नु |
lull |
happening in very short periods |
अपरझट |
memoranda |
memos, document |
ज्ञापन |
miniature |
very small of its kind, smaller version |
लघु |
pompadour
|
a
hairstyle in which the hair is rolled backwards |
कपालको शैली |
prompt |
done immediately, on time, without delay |
तुरुन्त |
radiant
|
sending
out light, showing happiness, shining |
उज्ज्वल |
reminiscence
|
a story
told about a past event, recollection of past |
सम्झना |
resembling |
similar to |
मिल्दोजुल्दो |
snappy
|
irritable
and inclined to speak sharply |
चिडचिडा |
speck |
a tiny spot, particle, crumb |
टुक्रा |
stenographer |
a person whose job is to transcribe speech, writer or typist |
स्टेनोग्राफर |
telegrams
|
telegraph
message, wire, message |
तार, सन्देश |
uncoiling |
untwisting, straighten |
सीधा
गर्नु |
unstenographic |
lack of
abbreviation, writing clearly with full forms of words |
अनस्टेनोग्राफिक |
viciously |
fiercely |
दुष्ट
रूपमा |