Misused Forms | Un-English Expressions
Foreign idiomatic expressions (বিদেশি রাগ-রীতিসিদ্ধ অভিব্যক্তিগুলোর) খুব কাছাকাছি English-এ অনুবাদ করা হতে ভুল্গুলো ঘটে; নিম্নে এ ধরনের ভুলগুলোর উদাহরণ দেওয়া হলঃ
(Mistakes often result from too close a translation into English of foreign idiomatic expressions. The following are examples of such mistakes)
186) Take an exam, give an exam নয়।
Don’t say: The pupil gave his exam.
Say: The pupil took his exam.
Note: শিক্ষকগণ পরীক্ষা অর্পন করে (give) বা আয়োজন করে (set); শিক্ষার্থীগণ পরীক্ষা গ্রহণ করে (take) বা পরীক্ষা দেওয়া (sits for)।
187) To be right or wrong, to have right or wrong নয়।
Don’t say: You’ve right or You’ve wrong.
Say: You’re right or You’re wrong.
188) To be busy, to have work নয়।
Don’t say: I have much work this morning.
Say: I’m very busy this morning.
Note: উল্লেখ্য, আমরা বলি, I have a lot of work to do this morning.
189) It’s cold, it has cold নয়।
Don’t say: It has cold this winter.
Say: It’s cold this winter.
190) Go for a walk, make a walk নয়।
Don’t say: We made a walk along the river.
Say: We went for a walk along the river.
Note: আমরা আরো বলতে পারি, we had a walk অথবা, we took a walk along the river. সাইকেলের উপরে, ঘোড়ার পিঠে ইত্যাদিতে আরোহণ করি (ride on) তবে আমরা বাসে, ট্রেনে বা অন্যান্য সাধারণ পরিবহনে উঠি (ride in)।
191) Go for a ride on a bicycle, go for a walk on a bicycle নয়।
Don’t say: We went for a walk on our bicycles.
Say: We went for a ride on our bicycles.
Note: আমরা সাইকেলের উপরে, ঘোড়ার পিঠে ইত্যাদিতে আরোহণ করি (ride on) তবে আমরা বাসে, ট্রেনে বা অন্যান্য সাধারণ পরিবহনে উঠি (ride in)।
192) Mount or get on a horse, ride a horse নয়।
Don’t say: Peter rode his horse and went home.
Say: Peter got on his horse and rode home.
Note: To ride একটি চলমান কাজ নির্দেশ করে; To mount বা to get on একটি সাধারণ কাজ নির্দেশ করে।
193) Dismount বা get off a horse, come down from a horse নয়।
Don’t say: They came down from their horses.
Say: They got off their horses.
Note: আমরা মোটর গাড়ি, ঘোড়ার গাড়ি ইত্যাদি হতে নামি (alright from) বা ছেড়ে দেই, (get out of), কিন্তু ট্রেন, বাস, ট্রাক ইত্যাদিতে get on বা off করি।
194) Go on foot, go with the feet নয়।
Don’t say: Shall we go there with the feet?
Say: Shall we go there on foot?
195) Take or have a shower, make a shower নয়।
Don’t say: I make a shower every morning.
Say: I take a shower every morning.
Or: I have a shower every morning.
Note: যখন আমরা সমুদ্র বা নদী সম্বন্ধে কথা বলি, তখন আমরা বলি, to bathe, to have a bathe, to go for a bathe, to go bathing, to go for a swim বা to go swimming.
196) Ask a question, make a question নয়।
Don’t say: Naomi made me several questions.
Say: Naomi asked me several questions.
197) Take an hour, need an hour নয়।
Don’t say: I’ll need an hour to do that.
Say: it’ll take me an hour to do that.
198) Give a discount, make a discount নয়।
Don’t say: He made me a small discount.
Say: He gave me a small discount.
199) Take exercise, make exercise নয়।
Don’t say: you ought to make more exercise.
Say: You ought to take more exercise.
200) Say one’s prayers, make or do one’s prayer নয়।
Don’t say: I make my prayer before I go to bed.
Say: I say my prayers before I go to bed.
Note: To say grace হল- খাওা শুরু করার পূর্বে আল্লাহর অনুগ্রহ চাওয়া।
201) Give or deliver a lecture, make a lecture নয়।
Don’t say: He made an interesting lecture.
Say: He gave an interesting lecture.
Or: He delivered an interesting lecture.
Note: লক্ষণীয় আমরা বলি, He made an interesting speech.
202) Pretend, make oneself that নয়।
Don’t say: She makes herself that she knows.
Say: She pretends to know.
203) Have a dream, see a dream নয়।
Don’t say: I saw a strange dream last night.
Say: I had a strange dream last night.
Or: I dreamt a strange dream last night.
204) Smoke a cigarette, drink a cigarette নয়।
Don’t say: He drinks too many cigarettes
Say: He smokes too many cigarettes.
205) Make a mistake, do a mistake নয়।
Don’t say: I did one mistake in dictation.
Say: I made one mistake in dictation.
206) Tell or speak the truth, say the truth নয়।
Don’t say: Fiona always says the truth.
Say: Fiona always tells the truth.
Or: Fiona always speaks the truth.
Note: সর্বদা to tell a lie এটিও হয় (to say a lie নয়), যেমনঃ He told me a lie.
207) See or watch a game, to follow a game নয়।
Don’t say: Did you follow the game?
Say: Did you see (or watch) the game?
Note: To follow the lesson বলাও পরিহার করতে হবে, যখন আপনি to attend the class অর্থটি নির্দেশ করবেন।
208) Turn (switch) the light on or off, open or shut the light নয়।
Don’t say: Please open (or shut) the light.
Say: Please turn on (or off) the light.
Or: Please switch on (or off) the light.
Note: আমরা বলি, একটি প্রদীপ (lamp), মোমবাতি (candle) বা আগুন (fire).
209) Give an example, bring an example নয়।
Don’t say: Can you bring a better example?
Say: Can you give a better example?
210) Give a mark, put a mark নয়।
Don’t say: The teacher put me a good mark.
Say: The teacher gave me a good mark.
Note: To put a lesson, to put a goal, to put punishment এগুলো বলাও পরিহার করতে হবে এবং পরিবর্তে বলতে হবে- to give a lesson, to score a goal, to give punishment.
211) Set a watch by, put a watch with নয়।
Don’t say: I put my watch with the radio news.
Say: I set my watch by the radio news.
212) A watch is slow or fast, goes behind or in front নয়।
Don’t say: My watch goes two minutes behind.
Say: My watch is two minutes slow.
Note: আমরা এও বলতে পারি, My watch loses or gains.
213) Show a film, play a film নয়।
Don’t say: This film will be played shortly.
Say: This film will be shown shortly.
214) Have one’s hair cut, cut one’s hair নয়।
Don’t say: I’m going to cut my hair.
Say: I’m going to have my hair cut.
Note: I’ll make a pair of shoes for a suit of clothes-এটি বলাও পরিহার করতে হবে এবং পরিবর্তে বলতে হবে, I’ll have a pair of shoes (or a suit of clothes) made.
215) Learn by heart, learn from out নয়।
Don’t say: We have a poem to learn from out.
Say: We have a poem to learn by heart.
216) Put on weight, put weight নয়।
Don’t say: I’ve put at least three kilos.
Say: I’ve put on at least three kilos.
Note: Put on weight এর বিপরীত হল to lose weight, যেমনঃ She has lost five kilos.
217) It works miracles, it makes miracles নয়।
Don’t say: That medicine makes miracles.
Say: That medicine works miracles.
218) Getting on with, going with নয়।
Don’t say: How is Susan going with her work?
Say: How is Susan getting on with her work?
219) This morning, today morning নয়।
Don’t say: I haven’t seen him today morning.
Say: I haven’t seen him this morning.
Note: Today morning, today afternoon, today evening, yesterday night, this night ইত্যাদি বলাও পরিহার করতে হবে এবং পরিবর্তে বলতে হবে, this morning, this afternoon, this evening, last night, tonight ইত্যাদি।
220) Quietly, slowly, slowly নয়।
Don’t say: The boy came in slowly, slowly.
Say: The boy came in quietly.
222) What do you call…? How do you call…? নয়।
Don’t say: How do you call this in English?
Say: What do you call this in English?
Note: যদি প্রশ্নটি কোন বস্তু সম্বন্ধে না হয়ে কোন অভিব্যক্তি সম্বন্ধে হয়, তাহলে বলা উচিত How do you say this in English?
(See Exercise 62)
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