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- Bunganna Arakatla, Kurnool.

Q: Sir, I request you to let me know the meaning for the following words.
1) Crepuscular
2) Upends
3) Skewed
4) Sequitur
5) Buzzword
6) Sniffed glue
7) Keel over
8) Canoodling
9) Stymied
10) Humongous
11) Suave
12) Serration
13) Oeuvre
A: 1) Crepuscular = i) connected with twilight
( -u- -- --C-*-);
ii) (of animals) active in twilight. (-u- -\- -A-J ---- -,
crepuscular animals -- -- ---.)
2) upend = turn something upside down
(o- ---- ---

Q: Please explain the following two

sentences.
i) No man can be a prophet in his own
country.
ii) All rights reserved.
A: i) A person, though great, is not
respected in his own country / A
person's greatness is not recognized in their own country. (- uh

El-.)

5) Buzzword = fashionable word

in any field. (- - -j-
h -h --W - -p- E- - -- graphics
buzzword.)
6) Sniffed glue = a substance
M. SURESAN
smelt for intoxication (--h L-T----E, -- - -n.)
p---E yn---/ y--- 7) Keel over = capsize / sink (---, --- -Jh ----.)
-N -x - -F-- -----.)
ii)
All
rights
reserved = the author / the pub8) Canoodling = kissing and caressing (-v-Nlisher
of
a
book / a work of art like a movie
--l-d--, -E--, --b-T--.)
/
drama
etc.,
are those of the author/ pub9) Stymied = discouragingly difficult / very (E-q -L-T- -d- i- --E/ -h-o -E -- lisher / producer / director and without their
-- -Lp-- - The opposition stymied permission no one can use any part of the
work for use in their books / for exhibition/
the ruling party's efforts to have the bill
screening, etc. (-- h-/
passed in the parliament = --C --Kd -G- -v--J-/ -v--Jz- \--Fo -
---E -N~ - --f--T-.)
--/ -v--h- --o--E -p-.)
10) Humongous = very big (- - --l-j-.)

11) Suave = refined and cultured (--W,

- Ch. Ramaswami
He upended the tin and all the chocolates in
\- ---.)
it fell on the floor.)
12) Serration = having saw like teeth. ( - Q: What is the difference between the follow3) Skewed = unusual in an unattractive way. (ing two sentences?
x-.)
-- --{-- ---.) skewed 13) Oeuvre = the whole work of an artist / writer
1) To arrive a place 2) To arrive at a place.
thinking = --v- -- --/ --v --Cl.)
/ painter. (
- N- / - - /- *v - %- d - A: To arrive a place is wrong. To arrive at a
4) Sequitur = logical conclusion (--J\-i- place is correct. ( ).
- - h - - - / - -/ *- v- -- .)

--- L... conditional clause

- D. Maha Lakshmi, Vizag.

Q: Sir, please clarify the following doubts.

Conditional clauses can never be in future
tense. That is the clause beginning with 'if',
'when', 'as soon as', 'unless', 'before'. 'after' etc.
j p Conditional clauses y will,
shall, would, should - E English
Grammar book C. E v Eo -

--...
1) Mridula will take her breakfast before she
will go out (Wrong).
.... before she goes out (Right).
2) He will believe it if he will see it (Wrong)
..... if he sees it (Right).
3) The function will not begin, untill, he will
come (Wrong)
.... he comes. (Right)
4) If he will pay the money he will get the
books. (Wrong)
If he pays ..... (Right)
A: A conditional clause is a clause (a group of
words with a verb) expressing a condition.
Usually conditional clauses begin with if /
unless / before / after / when / where, but
not all clauses beginning with them are
conditional clauses. (--- L x-V-
conditional clause ---. - conditional
clauses -p-, j- -p- ---- -v--

--. ---, - --u-i- N--; j --- -v--i-- --v- -N conditional clauses --.)
Eg: When he pays the money, they will give
him the book. Here, 'when he pays the

money' is a conditional clause because it

expresses a condition. (--- --s- --

--x ---E h -h. -\-, ---

s --, ---C conditional clause.
-, --C - --- ----C -C
--- --s- -d-. -- -- -O- ---E
h -h.)
They do not know when he will come here

- here, 'when he will come here' is NOT a

conditional clause. So we can use any tense
here, if it gives correct meaning. (--- -p -h-, --x --M- -\- when - -v-i-- -v- conditional clause -. -d when - -v---u clause - clause -j-- --a - ---L -, -n .)
Q: 'I wanted to know when it starts'. (Wrong)
I wanted to know when it would start
(Right) E p. DE I wanted to know,
when it started (or) ..... when it had started

(C

-p- -v------ -----o-.)

Eg: I wanted to know when it started - This is
correct with a different meaning = --C

N-J-.
A: I wanted to know when it starts - Wrong.
The rule is, when the main clause is in the
past tense, the subordinate clause should
be in the past tense as well. In the sentence
above, the main clause verb, wanted is in
the past tense, but the subordinate clause
verb, wants is in the present tense. That is
why it is wrong. The correction therefore
is, I wanted to know when it would start.

Q: Sir, -

*a Spoken English -
C N C...

'There is no correct word in English for

We can say somebody is not
assertive/ unassertive/ somebody cannot
assert themselves.
Can we say 'hesitation' for '-?
Eg: She rejected it without hesitation.
Please clarify.
A: The point here is we don't have a correct
equivalent for --- in English. We
have pointed out a number of times that
the word unassertive can be used for
-- in English but that does not
precisely and in all contexts correspond
to the Telugu word. 'Without hesitation'
does not always imply mohamaatam, but
means also rejecting something outright
because of a total dislike for it, and not
because you don't care about hurting others' feelings. 'Without hesitation' need
not necessarily be used when dealing
with people you know but even with
strangers, who you need not show any
--.

-.

Ch. C. Ramaiah, Nayudupeta.

Q: Which of the following sentences are
correct?
i) Neither of you has any concern?
ii) Neither of you have any concern?

vo- *a N- J_
n . j u- -C-*
-- - E%Ah --.
1) j u vo-?
2) u- E you has C d
-C?
3) Neither of you n not one of us two
uC?
A: First of all they are not questions. Both
of them are statements. Strictly speaking,
'Neither of you is has any concern' is correct. However when 'you' refers to two

p- -v--i- -----E --o.)

Remember one thing: a conditional clause

expresses a condition. Only in the conditional clause, should the verb be not in the
future tense.
- G. Venkateswara Rao, Cherukupalli.

a?
'I want to know when it starts'. (Right)
' ........ when it will start'. (Right) E p.
J -s Conditional clauses y
will, would, shall, should --/

Potlapati Hari Rao, Bobbili.

Q: "He asked me where he was living" Please clarify what kind of clause is 'where
he was living'?
I found in a book that it is an adverb clause
of place. But I doubt it. I think it is a noun
clause as it is the direct object of the verb
"asked".
A: Yes, it is a noun clause, object of the verb,
asked. On the other hand, an adverb clause
modifies a verb.
Eg: You cannot find it where you live.
(yo C -.) 'Where you
live' here is an adverb clause of place,
because it adds to the meaning of place.

groups of people, (for example, Neither

you boys nor you girls) 'Neither of you
have any concern', is correct. You ----

y --y-a, -O --y--a -?
-O --l-J- ---J
-d-- --E -n. --, verb is singular.
Neither of you --op-,

That is, Neither of you has any concern,

is correct. -- - -O - -%--- x
(Eg: ---x, --x- group -- -n --*ap-) verb plural - Neither have any
interest, correct. --- Neither of
you --op- has d ----C.

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- Rajeswar Itihas, Rajole.

Q: I wish I were going there with them. Say
if the above one can be said/ written.
A: Correct.
Q: They seem to have been doing a job/
They seem to be doing a job/ They seem
doing a job. Please say the difference and
translate all the sentences into Telugu.

A: They seem to be doing a job - Correct.

(x E h-od E--h-o / E-hC). The other two sentences are

wrong. They seemed to have been doing
a job - this is correct with the meaning
that they appeared to have been doing a
job. (x EE Jh -d E-- ).
Q: He has a daughter by name/ named
Vasundhara. Which one is correct?
A: Both are correct.
Q: They were used to be punished/ They
used to be punished. Say the difference.
A: They were used to be punished - Wrong.
They used to be punished = (In the past)
They were frequently punished (x P~-

- x -).
- Saif Khan Quitabi, Warangal.
Q: -Fo --. All the wells are
dried / dried / have dried/ got dried.
Please say the right one.
A: All the wells have dried up/ have got
dried up (because the time is not mentioned, have dried up. - Correct.
Q: He was honourable to have 'gone' with
out paying the premium. Please translate
the above sentence into Telugu.
A: He was too honourable to have gone out
without paying the premium = (vN

Lx-- Rx--- E-B E

-).
Q: They look to him/ at him like he is nothing. Say the difference.
A: They look to him like he is nothing Wrong, because 'look to' means expect to
get help, advice, etc., from someone.

( N P-).
Eg: We look to him for advance = We expect
him to help us = hE ho.He is nothing = not
at all helpful / useful. They look at him
like he is nothing - Correct = They treat
him as a useless man. ( E

EE ---o x).
Q: How he feels, if he remember/(s) the
events of/ in his past life. Is this sentence
correct?
A: How will he feel if he remembers the
events of his past life? - Correct as a
question. (-@-N -- h a-

N-h? C vo).
How he feels if he remembers the events
of his past life - Part of a statement. C
u = @N h a-

N-h C Jh-E u.

expected to be, but was not there. (Lq

, F --).He should have been
here an hour ago = v -E-\

-LqC, F .
Might be = more doubtful than
'may be', and also the past form of
'may be' (-
/ - ).
Eg: She says he may be there
(Now) = C, -\
-aE. She said he might be
there (Past) = --\ --

- G. Charan, Warangal.
Q:

C be forms -,
---- N-J---.

1) Should be, Would be, Can

be, May be, Might be, Must
be, Ought be, Dare be, Need
be.
M. SURESAN
-E C.
2) Had been, Shall have been,
Ought be = ---L (-F-A -v)
Should have been, May have been,
moral obligation (-t). He ought to be
Might have been, Can have been, Could
with his parents in their old age. (l--have been, Need have been, Ought have
--o Lx--v- L ---O
been, Dare have been.
d, v , E t).
A: 1) Should be/ must be - being compulsori Dare be - expression of courage / bravery
ly / as a duty / because of necessity
(How dare he be here? -E-\ --E

(L c/ NC/ -).
a) You should / must be here at ten every day.
(Ny-\ C- L). (Order = c).
b) I should/ must be at office from ten to six.

ju?)

May have been - might have been is consid- ,

ered more accurate than this (J_ p-
may have been
- might have been
j C). A doubtful state of being in the past
- He might have been here yesterday = (Eo

E- - \ a/ o- ).
Can have been - not so accurate as 'could
have been' = (could have been j C, can
have been
- ) = - - _ , F - -.
He could have been here even by ten, but his
train was late = He could have been here
even at 6 = E
- - \ J- - - -_ , F
. He could have been the CM =

u--vA - - -_ , (-) F .
Ought have been - moral obligation = -j-A
u-. He ought to have been here as his
sister needed his help = E -J
Lq *a--p, -E-\ L, F
.
Dare have been - matter of daring/ courage.

( - C * L).
(Duty = NC).

-E- -\ ju C, F .

c) I should /must be at the station by ten, or I

will miss the train. (C- dx
L, - wj p--C). (Need =

Q: Sir, please translate the below sentence in

English. u--R J--/ J-

- -o.
-).
Would be - the past form of will be - being in
future from the past. ( * N
- u h)

Eo \ -E - -
p). He told me last week he would be
here yesterday. (- p , Eo
\ -E) a-: He tells me he will
be there tomorrow. (-\---E p--o).
Can be = ability / possibility (state of being)
(- ). He can be the CM if he wants

( -- -, u--vA - - ).
May be = probable state of being / doubtful
state of being (a).
- Bharadwaj Bhagyawan, Kakinada.
Q: Please attend the interview on the 10th to
12th/ from 10th to 12th of this month
between/ in between 9 AM to 1 PM/ from
9 AM to 1 PM. Please say the correct one.
A: Please attend the interview on any day
between the 10th and the 12th of this
month between 9 AM and 1 PM. - Correct.
Q: He has been here for ages. DE

n h. N..
\- *a -qjC.
-q-- (p
) .
2) -q-- \ (p
) o. --N d-?
1)

A: He has been here for ages - This has only

one meaning = It is many years since he
came here and since the time of his coming here, he has lived here. = ( x

-E-\ o/ -E-\ *
o. DE, -q-- \-
n ). n --, He
has not been here for ages. He has not
come here so far = -- -E-\-

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2) Had been - of two past beings, the earlier.

( --o nx C) - He
had been a minister before he was a Chief
Minister = u--vA o

A: I am unable to bear with this termagant.

Q: How about - -s x - -

--.
A: How about - used for enquiries

(
A? / N iC?/ N---?) How about helping me solve
this problem? = u B N-
N -?

. -- vA
o.)
Shall have been = a likely state of being in
future. I shall have been there by ten
tomorrow morning. ( --- C-

-\ C \ ).
Should have been = a state of being,

Q: Shop is open / Shop is opened. Please tell

me which one is correct?
A: The shop is open = J* C. The
shop is opened = ---C = J*

o.

Material poverty -- -..?

- Ramji Swaroopa, Kakinada.
Q: Sir, please clarify the following doubts.
1) A x a-C/ x a2)
3)
4)
5)

-o AE.
*a- x / x O jokes ho / u---?
Name list * (B).
Marks h.
College * d- h. Please say

in English.
6) Material poverty/ intellectual poverty.
Please say in Telugu.
7) Dear departed/ Jamaican fragment.
Could you please say in Telugu.
8) You must arrange with her when you are
dividing things up.
9) I wouldn't care it.
10) Except this watch he promised that to
our son. Please say in Telugu.
A: 1) A thorn has pricked / jabbed my hand.
They are pricking my hand with a thorn.
2) Who is joking at those that have come?
3) Remove the name from the list.

4) I will cut your marks.

5) I will rusticate you from college / you will
be rusticated.
6) Material poverty - not having enough
money, comforts, etc. Jvu.
Intellectual poverty = not having enough
intelligence = Jvu = L- LN

--.
7) E-- Bt-. Jamaican fragment is
the name of a story / drama. It doesn't have
any special meaning - C vu--

i- n .
p h-- N->---
p \-L. ( v-C* p
\- Eg----L).
9) d--.
10) s- h-E *a
p.
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Q:

! - C u- Tx- -
---.
1) --E t- o d.
2) x l.
3) \ Rx, p- L.
4) y T_?/ ?
5) v - T_--C.
6) E j uC.
7) Vd J---C.
8) p N.
9) O ?
A: - o --Eo- x j
, uh--- . - E -C-*--p-, N - .
- a n, x J_ -a. \%A * d -
x --, x \%-A
-C-* - - --i
/ . u -,
B---Eo- j - --a, --, x -- j--x, @ N, xD
x. O-- , \
-- ho N nEo
Jh uh--J-a.
1) Even a mother if unasked does not feed
her child.
2) The crow loves its young one, though it's
ugly too.
3) Tomorrow is my sister's marriage, you
must all attend it.
4) Has your fever come down / Is your fever
down? Are you OK?
5) Take this tablet, you will be better.
6) His cycle tyre is punctured / His cycle has
a flat tyre.
7) Her hair has grayed.
8) He doesn't listen at all/ Whatever you
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English for his set - designer, with
sketches here and there and occaQ: Sir, OJ-*a Spoken
sional staff notation of fragments
English lesson o-T-Lx--
of Music."
oE English Fading E
2) Like Rabindranath Tagore, Ray
- a. C j strode his time like a colossus.
. o-T-Lx-- ,
3)
Philosophically too, Roberge
fading .
feels, Ray took off where
1) uh 100 kgs -
M. SURESAN
Tagore signed out.
y 60 kgs T_- o-4)
In
these
last films, Satyajit was directly
f E . C
talking to us, conveying his personal
Reduction of weight.
message on society and civilization. If
2) --x dieting weak o-the impulse that motivated his earlier
f - becoming slim.
films was aesthetics, in the last three it
3) \ V * F -was self-expression.
\ , tx F--
A:
1)
d-- O n --- C y *a--C. DEo \ o

; screenplay = - (E
*a--C .
- P. Parameswara Rao, Tenali.

Fading , h
- p- . E-E
colour p-
- - C. : v- -

- - u- u - -
pink colour , y -x -
- C. DEo fading . N- - J- - - .
A: o-T-x - -The correct meaning for the
word is not becoming thin / slim. o-Tx n o-- , -
C. - o---. E N.. o-T-Lx-- E
? q, , -- N o-Tx-. The word for these is Fade. Fade,
of course, has the meaning of losing
colour in course of time, but that is not its
only meaning. It has other meanings too,
one of which is dwindling = becoming
less and less and finally disappearing.
E q o-TLx C means in
English his enthusiasm is growing less
and less and may finally disappear, and
fade means exactly that.
-G. Anjali. Ranga Reddy.

9) Have you had your meal? / Had your

meal? / Have you eaten?

Q: Sir, please translate the below sentences

into Telugu.
1) ''Ray's screenplay manuscripts were an
art by themselves," Roberge says,
"hand written in Bengali, with notes in

B- --), -E v
\--\ ?, J --,
\ -- u U, *
BL? Fo screenplay
. Sketches = *v.
Here and there = \--\.
Staff notation = U y- L
h (au U- N).
u-> -M (E)
- -v-, x
N-- -t--i- E
_ . ---E h n:
h -o --- -M
h --oO, x N-, \--\ *v, U y- L h N
-t--i-N.
2) O-v- - u->
u h---, E
uh L-.
3) Ay N-x , C--
* v-G-, E _ .
4) u-> *J *vx , -J-
x uh- -Eo Ch,
vu-~ x---od E--hC.
L *v- v -t-, u
v-Eo , L
*v- uh- -v-- v.

Attend on each other --..?

- Sohel Saif khan, Warangal.
Q: I am opposed to spending money on those
unuseful things / I oppose to spending
money on those unuseful things. - Please
say the difference and say if the above
underlined one adjective as well.
A: I am opposed to spending money on those
useless (unuseful - not correct) things = I
oppose spending money on those useless
things. ( I oppose to spending - Wrong.)
In the sentence, 'I am opposed . .' 'opposed'
is adjective. In the other sentence I oppose
spending money, oppose is verb.
Q: I am the only son of / I am an only son of
my parents. - Please correct it.
A: I am the only son of my parents - Correct.

In phrases like, the only son, the only

leader, the use of 'the' is correct, not using
'the' is wrong.
Q: 1) He has to attend to his parents / on his
parents. - Which one is correct?
2) They have to attend to each other / they
have to attend on each other. - Please
translate into Telugu.
A: 1) & 2) He has to attend on his parents Correct = He has to take care of his parents. ( Lx--v- --L) So
is, 'They have to attend on each other' (Rxl, -JE ---Lq) - Correct.
There are three uses of attend - 1) attend
= be present (--). We attend all the
meetings regularly = We are present at all
the meetings.

2) Attend to = a) Take care of somebody or

something. ( N / J x vl
-). Eg: Please attend to the needs
of the guest. ( AC --- ).
b) Pay attention to = Ey--. Please
attend to your duty / Please attend to the
work on hand and then talk.
3) Attend on = take care of a patient / to look
to their needs = (x, -x x u ). The nurse attended on the
patient with great care.

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Q: Please explain exact meaning and sentence formation for the following words.
1) Host
2) Apparently 3) Boost
4) Diplomatic 5) Wee hours.
A: 1) Host is a) a person who has guests. If
you are guest of somebody that somebody
is your host. (Au a x).

Eg: Tonight I will be your host =

vA O

Au h.
b) Offer food and shelter to guests (A--
-- Lp-). Let me host
the dinner next week .
c) To conduct a TV programme (O j

u-v-Eo Ey--/ Ey---x).

She hosts almost all the TV programmes
in Telugu ( Eo O u-v Ey--hC) = anchor.
d) To organize games and sports and other
such events. (v -, v-q--
Ey- , Ey--). South
Africa is hosting the world cup cricket
this time = J ~--v v v--

- Ey--hC.
2) a) Clearly / obviously - Apparently he is
not interested in the game.
b) As it appears but may not be real.
3) Help or encourage something to improve.
The teachers' presence there boosted the
students' enthusiasm.
4) Diplomatic = a) Connected with diplomats,
that is, ambassadors, consuls, etc.
b) Clever at dealing with sensitive matters.
5) Wee hours = Immediately after midnight /
very early hours of the morning, that is,
one, two or three O'clock in the morning.
Q: What is the difference between seek and
urge? And also explain with examples.
A: Seek = Search / try / ask for; Urge = a) a
strong desire, b) request strongly.
Q: C sentence n ---.
The BJP leaders also are said to have urged
him to join but he is believed to have turned
down the offer.- - u to have meaning - N-J---.
A: The BJP leaders are said to have .....
= People / some people / they say that the
BJP leaders have strongly requested him to
join the party, (he is believed) but people /
some people / they believe him to have
rejected the invitation (to join BJP).
Q: She is my would be. - sentence would
be will be meaning -- --C?D- sentence meaning

---.
A: My would be wife = One who wishes to be
my wife. Will be wife = in future she is
going to be my wife.
Q: Muslims / The Muslims are fasting during
Ramzaan - Muslims Ramzaan month
-- . - Please say if it is correct or not, or please correct it.
A: Muslims fast during Ramzaan - Correct.

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Q: Sir, please explain the word 'nuclear

family'.

Q: Despite, In spite of

A: Nuclear family = family limited to wife and

husband and their children. (u- - h
- ,

A: Despite = in spite of (--p-) =

Despite / In spite of the rain he went out =
It was raining, yet / but he went out =
Though / Although / Even though it was
raining he went out.

J -x v JN- -- i ).
Eg: Nuclear families are very common in
modern societies.

--u --- -----

N--J--.

- Vinay & Mercy, Khammam.

Q: Diligence

-- --Eo - -s-, -- --Th?

A: 'Diligence'
- -Eo - - be careful and
thorough in what somebody does (

E v,l h - J- *, Eo
) - n - - -- . Eg: She shows
great diligence in whatever she does.

Very sweet... too sweet...

- - ?
- P. Hari Rao, Bobbili.
Q:

*a - Honey is too sweet

E a. I think that this is incomplete

Trigger = cause to happen (L-T-/

J--d / E-j ---).Such

--
----/ L-T-h).

incidents trigger violence (

and should be as under.

Honey is too sweet to like that kind of
- E. Nagesh, Narsapur.
sweetness. Please clarify.
Q: Sir, -C ---/ phrases - -A: Honey is too sweet - this sentence is wrong if it is used with
--- -n --.
the meaning of Honey is very
1) Tender cum sale notice
sweet, but if someone says it
2) Prevail upon
when it is offered to them, it is
3) Stake holders
correct. The person means that
4) Cyclone mitigation
it is too sweet for him to like it
M. SURESAN
5) Not yet crystallized
(= it is so sweet that he doesn't
6)
Notification
of condemnation
like it). Look at the following:
7)
High
court
of
Judicature 8) Procurement
Kumar: Will you go to the market and get
me some fruits?
A: 1) Tender cum sale notice = .x (
Madhu: Oh, it is too far off and it is too dark
\ - , J h- - , has well. (= I can't go that distance in this
pT- - v y/ -F n -
darkness).
h- N t-).
2)
Prevail
upon = persuade (a--p).
-C.S. Aswini, Mahabubabad.
Eg: It is difficult to prevail upon my parents to
Q: Sir, Lest, Trigger -- -n, - -s- x let me marry the girl I love. ( vN-*

--T-- -N--J--.

t-E Rx --- Lx--v-

A: Lest = so that not (C - -).

a--p-).
Study well lest you (should) fail (K-~ At last he prevailed upon me to join his busip- - ).
ness as a partner (*-J o p- S. Nazim, Visakhapatnam.
Q: Sir, -C -- -n ---.
1) Bloopers
2) Grapevine
3) Impasse
4) Negation
5) Rag pickers
6) Matinee Idol
A: 1) Bloopers = an embarrassing error.

(sC-i -x. ---

- o x-o-E L-
x J* x-).
2) Grapevine = rumours / unofficial information. (x, -C- h/ -vO--

E h, - --N).
3) Impasse = lack of progress / deadlock.

(vA-d -).
4) Negation = Not accepting something.

(p-).
5) Rag pickers = people who pick up torn
paper /clothes / used plastic bags and sell
them for livelihood. (h -E, C

Nt @ T--x).
6) Matinee Idol = a handsome actor who
people admire / like for his good looks /
glamour ( G--E, --j

).

, u- o -y-NE tE).
3) Stake holders = people who invest money in
a company / organization and so are interested in its doing well. ( F/ n

d- d x E -x h -J x). Eg: As the government runs

everything with our taxes, we are all stake
holders in government institutions (

Lx o- vy -hC d,
vy n-x - x).
4) Cyclone mitigation - This phrase is wrong.
We cannot mitigate (reduce the severity) of
a cyclone, but only its effects (cyclone mitigation \ J-.

Bv- T_-. Bv-i x L

- F, d- F T_--. -E
Cyclone mitigation E J-.
Cyclone effects mitigation d,
x d-/ L-- T_-
n).

7) High court of Judicature = A court for the

administration of justice (u Ey-

o u-n).
8) Procurement = obtaining something (
- ).
- Vasundhara, Khammam.
Q: Sir, Dear departed, Material poverty,
Spiritual poverty -- -n -N--J--.
-- --u-x Academically, Practically

---. -O- -n, -- --N-?

A: 1) Dear departed = somebody's dead dears.

(E-- Bt-).
Material poverty = poverty (being poor) of
material objects, that is, not having enough
money / comforts. (Jn H-J ---i-

s, h- --).
Spiritual poverty = poverty (not having
enough) of qualities like devotion, religion,
soul etc. (L- u-At * --

u-At Jvu, / j-y-E

-C-*, -i N-x L-
h --).
These are phrases (groups of words without
verbs) and usually dictionaries don't give the
meanings of phrases. We can understand
their meanings, if we know the meaning of
each word in the word groups. Dictionaries
do give you the meanings of the each word
in the phrases above, and you have to understand the meanings of the combinations of
the words. For example, take the phrase,
'Dear departed'. You know the meaning of
dear. One of the meanings of the other word
'departed' is dead. The dead = dead people.
So, 'dear departed' means, dear dead people,
that is, dead people dear to a person (
uh v--i-, E-- Bt-). This is
how we have to imagine the meanings of
such word groups. Similarly one of the
meanings of 'material' is 'worldly' (v-*--

i/ @N--E -C-*).
This is how we have to know the meanings
of such phrases.
2) Academically = connected with education
especially at a college / university (-,

Ny-N-u- Nu -C-*).
Practically = i) almost ().
5) Not yet crystallized = not taken a definite
ii) Possible to do. ( u- i)
shape. ( Eo -J--- E
Theoretically (l-- -C-*).
n).
6) Notification of condemnation = informing
the people of the disapproval of something.

(o- -h-ox v- L---).

'-p- --Tx- - -*- ---..

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Q: Medical negligence was said to have contributed to her death. - Please say in
Telugu.
A: u-i N: x is supposed
(--E----C), is believed (t--C), is said (p---C), is thought
(----C) Fo passive voice
forms. The active forms for them are: They
/ some/ people suppose (x/ /

---o. ).
- -E - -j u- -i Ex ~u p aE p - - C. C h - - - i .
-, - -j u- -i Ex ~u
- -E - i -a E o p.

Q: The book is to have been taught / He is

said to have been studying - Please translate the above into Telugu.
A: h C----LqC. (

h p C--LqC F C-. ---o-E p----o,

---o-E x-o.)
Q: His parents did never stop him from being
in the Cricket field. - Please translate into
Telugu and also say if the sentence (above
one) is correct to be said/ written.
A: v i--E x- --- Lx-v p f- . The English sentence is correct.
Q: In Oxford dictionary it is said that the is
not used before nature but at another
page it is said the study of the nature. Please explain.
A: If nature means the natural qualities of a
person (E y), no 'the' before
nature. But if nature refers to the natural
aspects like the earth, the sky, etc.,
(v%A),'the' must be used before nature.
- M Kameswar, Ananthapuram.
Q: Sir, C

u- Tx- - --.
1) E C.
2) - d-G- .
3) \ h --C.
4) --@- --
5)
6) -@--
7) -L
8) A ---t .
9) -d ju d.
10) -
11) N ---o.
12) u/ v v C.
A: - o --Eo- x j
, uh--- . - E -C-*--p-, N - .
O-- , \ --
ho N nEo Jh uh--J a.
1) His voice has gone hoarse.
2) Rama has been enthroned.
3) The current pole has collapsed.
4) Burnt alive
5) Sheath / scabbard
6) Coexistence
7) Sickle
8) Gruel is rich food to those who can't
afford better food.
9) No correct expression for this.
10) Love / affection / fondness.
11) He had a shave.
12) Tomorrow is solar eclipse/ lunar eclipse.