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Story

10. Simulacra

By Julio Cortázar

 

Glossary

a tug of war	a contest in which two teams pull at opposite ends of a rope until one drags the other over a central line	प्रतिस्पर्धा
abortive	failing to produce the intended result	असफल, छोड्नु
anachronisms	a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, especially a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned	पुरानो जमानाको
animosity	strong hostility, antipathy, enmity	शत्रुता, वैरभाव
appendices	postscript, supplement, section at the end of a book	परिशिष्ट
astride	with a leg on each side of, sitting position	बस्ने स्थिति, सवार
austerely	in a way that is very simple or plain, without decoration or unnecessary details	सादा, कठोर
balustrades	a railing supported by balusters, especially one forming an ornamental parapet to a balcony, bridge, or terrace	रेलिङ
barrio	quarter, neighbourhood	छिमेक
calamities	an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster	विपत्ति
carbide	acetylene gas lamp	ग्याँस बत्ती
chianti	Red Italian wine	वाइन
cloak-and-dagger	involving or characterized by mystery, intrigue, or espionage	षड्यन्त्र
congregated	assemble, get together	भेला हुनु
creaked	squeak, screech, groan, harsh sound	चिच्याउने, कर्कश आवाज
exasperated	intensely irritated and frustrated	आक्रोशित
exquisite	elegant, magnificent	उत्कृष्ट, भव्य
gallows	a wooden structure from which criminals were hanged, in the past, as a form of execution	फाँसी
genteelly	in a polite, gentle, or graceful way	नम्रतापूर्वक
gibbet	a wooden structure from which criminals were hanged, in the past, as a form of execution	फाँसी
harassment	aggressive pressure or intimidation	उत्पीडन
incurably	impossible to cure	निको नहुने
inevitable	certain to happen	अपरिहार्य
loped	walk with a long bounding stride	हिड्नु
mallows	a herbaceous plant with hairy stems	जडिबुटी
masonry	stonework	ढुङ्गाको काम
meeching	sneaky, cringing, whining	चिच्याउने, कराउने
muttering	expression of dissatisfaction or complaint	गुनासो, फत्फताउनु
Nightfall	twilight, sunset, dark	गोधूलि, सूर्यास्त, अँध्यारो
noose	a loop with a running knot, tightening as the rope or wire is pulled and used to trap animals or hang people	गाँठो
obligation	something that you must do	दायित्व
onlookers	spectator, eyewitness	दर्शक, प्रत्यक्षदर्शी
patio	terrace, backyard	आँगन
precincts	boundaries, confines, environs, area	सीमा, परिवेश, परिसर
raviolis	pasta food	पास्ता
rosaniline	a reddish-brown synthetic	सिंथेटिक
silhouette	the dark shape and outline of someone or something visible in restricted light against a brighter background	अँध्यारो, छाँया
simulacra	an image or representation of someone or something	छवि,छाँया
spiteful	malicious, mean, unkind	मतलबी, निर्दयी
subsequent	following	निम्न, पछिको
suckling	an unweaned animal, not accustomed to food other than its mother's milk	दूध पिउने
swung	swing, move	झुल्यो, सार्नु
tugging	pull hard, tow	तान्नु
undertakings	promise, oath, agreement, enterprise	प्रतिज्ञा, शपथ, सम्झौता, उद्यम
vest	confer or bestow on someone, to become legally	प्रदान गर्नु
wailing	crying with pain, grief, or anger	रुँदै