"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Click n Type

Browse Bengali to English dictionary



View all >

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.

Idioms:

  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • দেখতে-দেখতে মেয়েটি চাপা পড়ল - The girl was run over before our eyes
  • চোরটাকে প্রায় ধরেই ফেলেছিলাম - I was about to catch the thief
  • গরু বাঁধা - To tether a cow
  • আপনি কোন দিনটি খুঁজছেন? - What date are you looking for?
  • আমাকে কল করো দয়া করে... - Please, call me…
  • আমি কি এটি পরে দেখতে পারি? - Can I try this on?