Unit 1: Stories
1.
The Selfish Giant
By
Oscar Wilde
Glossary
|
advocated |
supported, backed |
वकालत गर्नु |
|
aesthetic movement |
a
movement where much focused on beautiful rather than having a deeper meaning |
सौन्दर्य अभियान |
|
anthology |
collection, compilation |
पद्यावली |
|
authority |
agency, organisation |
अख्तियार, नियोग, अधिकार |
|
awe |
feeling
of respect and slight fear |
डर, त्रास |
|
blossom |
mass
of flowers |
कोपिला, फूल |
|
casement |
window |
झ्याल |
|
castle |
palace, fort |
किल्ला |
|
cease |
stop
happening or existing |
कब्जा गर्नु |
|
cloak |
a
thing that covers something |
लुगा |
|
companion |
friend, fellow |
साथी |
|
crept |
crawled |
घस्रियो |
|
dusty |
dirty, filthy |
धुलो |
|
eye surgeon |
eye
doctor, eye specialist |
आँखा सर्जन |
|
fairytale |
legend,
fairy story, folk tale |
परीकथा |
|
feeble |
very
weak |
कमजोर , अशक्त |
|
folklore |
folk tales, myth |
लोककथा, दन्त्य कथा |
|
fur |
pelt, hair |
भुवा |
|
giant |
enormous, gigantic |
विशाल |
|
glossary |
vocabulary, lexicon, dictionary |
शब्दावली |
|
gruff |
unfriendly,
hoarse-voiced |
अशिष्ट, कर्कश |
|
gruff |
angry |
|
|
hastened |
acted
without delay |
हतार गर्यो |
|
hath |
(Old
English word) has
|
सँग हुनु |
|
interior decoration |
the
decoration of the interior of a building or room especially with regard for
colour combination and artistic effect |
आन्तरिक सजावट |
|
linnet |
a
small brown and grey bird |
एक प्रकारको चरा |
|
marvellous |
wonderful
|
अद्भुत |
|
myth |
fiction, fairy story |
पौराणिक कथा, मिथक |
|
mythical |
fabled, fictional |
पौराणिक |
|
ogre |
a
brutish giant |
राक्षस |
|
paradise |
heaven, wonderland |
स्वर्ग |
|
personification |
characterization, image |
मानवीकरण, अवतार |
|
playwright |
dramatist, author |
नाटककार |
|
professional |
expert, trained |
व्यावसायिक |
|
prolifically |
lavishly, copiously |
भरपूर रुपले |
|
prosecuted |
sued, accused |
मुद्दा चलाइएको |
|
rattled |
made a
series of short loud sounds that of hailstones |
बकबक गर्यो |
|
reference |
source, note |
सन्दर्भ |
|
renaissance |
revival, rebirth |
पुनर्जागरण |
|
revolutionary |
innovative, progressive |
क्रान्तिकारी |
|
roared |
howled, yelled |
गर्जियो |
|
sake |
own good, the greater good |
खातिर, बदलामा |
|
slay |
kill |
छिनाल्नु |
|
spokesperson |
envoy, speaker, representative |
प्रवक्ता |
|
stole up |
hide |
लुकाउनु, चाेर्नु |
|
symbolism |
imagery, allegory |
प्रतीकात्मक रुप |
|
thee (object) |
(Old
English word) you |
तपाई |
|
thou (subject) |
(Old
English word) you |
तपाई |
|
trespasser |
intruder, impostor |
मिचाहा , अतिचारी |
|
twittering |
chirping, peeping |
गिज्याउदै |
|
wit |
intellect, sense of humour |
बुद्धि |
|
wrapped |
covered, packaged |
बेरिएको |
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