gig
gb/ɡˈɪɡ/ us/ɡˈɪɡ/
B2
इंग्रजी
~ 8900
alkalmi munka, megbízás, fellépés, hakni, giga, gigabájt, bricska, kétkerekű lovaskocsi, hajócsónak, szolgálati csónak, szigony, halászszigony, szigonyoz, szigonnyal fog
नाम
B2
INFORMAL
1
megbízás
B2
वापर नमुना:
to have/get/do [a gig] as [a role]
She picked up a weekend gig as a barista to pay off her student loans.
Elvállalt egy hétvégi alkalmi munkát baristaként, hogy törleszteni tudja a diákhitelét.
I’ve been doing a few online tutoring gigs in the evenings.
Mostanában esténként néhány online korrepetálási megbízást vállalok.
After the layoff, he survived by taking any writing gigs he could find.
That design gig only lasted three weeks, but it paid really well.
He treats driving for the app as a side gig, not his main career.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
I have a small gig as an English tutor.
Van egy kisebb alkalmi munkám angoltanárként.
She does a driving gig at night for extra money.
Éjszakánként alkalmi sofőrmunkát vállal egy kis pluszpénzért.
He found a new online gig last month.
My brother has a side gig making videos for companies.
सामान्य चूक:
Learners sometimes think "gig" only means a music performance. In modern English, it is often used for any short or freelance job (for example, an online tutoring gig, a driving gig, a design gig). Also, do not say "a gig work"; say "a gig" or "gig work".
अर्थ
temporary or freelance job
सहप्रयोग
side gig
|freelance gig
|one-off gig
|short-term gig
|online gig
|steady gig
समानार्थी शब्द
job (More general and neutral; does not suggest temporary or freelance work the way "gig" often does.)
|
freelance work (Highlights that the work is independent and project-based, not a regular job.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
permanent job (A long-term, stable job; the opposite of the short or uncertain nature of many gigs.)
विषय
work
|business
|economy
व्याख्या
A job that is short, part-time, or freelance, often extra work besides your main job.
A job or piece of work, especially one that is temporary, part-time, or freelance, often done in addition to a main job.
नाम
B2
INFORMAL
2
वापर नमुना:
to play/do/book [a gig] at [a place]
The band has a gig at the downtown club on Friday night.
A zenekarnak péntek este fellépése lesz a belvárosi klubban.
It was her first stand-up gig, and she was really nervous.
Ez volt az első standupos fellépése, és nagyon izgult.
Our DJ just canceled, so we need someone else to take the gig.
He plays small café gigs during the week and bigger festival gigs in the summer.
They booked three gigs in London before starting their tour.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
The band played a gig at a small bar.
A zenekar fellépett egy kis bárban.
Tonight I have a gig at a big club.
Ma este fellépésem van egy nagy klubban.
He got a gig as a guitarist for a famous singer.
Her first gig was in a tiny room with twenty people.
सामान्य चूक:
Learners may confuse this with the general "job" meaning. A "gig" in this sense is one performance or booking, not a full-time position. Say "play a gig" or "do a gig", not usually *"make a gig".
अर्थ
live performance booking
सहप्रयोग
live gig
|first gig
|small gig
|club gig
|headline gig
|book a gig
समानार्थी शब्द
show (General word for a performance; "gig" is more informal and often used by performers themselves.)
|
performance (More formal and general; "gig" suggests a specific booking, often in popular music or comedy.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
day off (A time with no scheduled performance or work; contrasts with having a gig booked.)
विषय
entertainment
|music
|work
|arts_entertainment
|communication
व्याख्या
A show or performance that a band, singer, comedian, or other performer does at one time and place.
A single live performance or engagement by a musician, comedian, or other performer, usually at a specific place and time.
नाम
B2
INFORMAL
3
वापर नमुना:
[a number] gig(s) of [memory/storage/data]
This game takes up almost fifty gigs on my hard drive.
Ez a játék majdnem ötven gigát foglal a merevlemezemen.
My phone only has 64 gigs of storage, so I ran out of space fast.
A telefonomon csak 64 giga tárhely van, ezért hamar elfogyott rajta a hely.
You’ll need at least eight gigs of RAM to run that software smoothly.
The video is huge—it’s over two gigs to download.
He upgraded his laptop from four gigs of memory to sixteen.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
My phone has 128 gigs of storage.
A telefonomon 128 giga tárhely van.
This file is big; it is almost one gig.
Ez a fájl nagy; majdnem egy giga.
The computer has eight gigs of RAM.
I used three gigs of data watching videos.
सामान्य चूक:
Learners sometimes write "gig" in formal technical writing, where "GB" or "gigabyte" is preferred. Also, do not confuse "gig" (gigabyte) with "gig" as a job or performance; the meaning is clear from the tech context (RAM, storage, data).
अर्थ
one gigabyte of data
सहप्रयोग
a few gigs
|16 gigs of RAM
|64 gigs of storage
|download uses two gigs
समानार्थी शब्द
gigabyte (The full, standard term; "gig" is more casual and mainly used in speech.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
kilobyte (A much smaller unit of digital data; contrasts with the relatively large size of a gigabyte.)
विषय
technology
|computing
|science
व्याख्या
A short way to say "gigabyte", a unit for measuring how much digital information or storage something has.
An informal spoken abbreviation for a gigabyte, used as a unit of digital information or storage capacity.
नाम
C1
ARCHAIC
4
bricska
C1
वापर नमुना:
to ride/drive [a gig]
He arrived at the house in a smart little gig drawn by a bay horse.
Egy pej ló húzta takaros kis bricskán érkezett a házhoz.
The country doctor made his rounds in a battered old gig.
A vidéki orvos ütött-kopott öreg bricskáján járta végig a betegeit.
In the painting, a gentleman drives a gig along a quiet country lane.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
The rich man came to the house in a small gig.
A gazdag ember egy kis bricskán érkezett a házhoz.
In old stories, doctors often travel in a gig.
Régi történetekben az orvosok gyakran bricskán járnak.
A gig is a light carriage with two wheels.
अर्थ
light two-wheeled carriage
सहप्रयोग
light gig
|pony gig
|horse-drawn gig
समानार्थी शब्द
carriage (A general word for horse-drawn vehicles; "gig" refers more specifically to a small, light, two-wheeled type.)
विषय
transport
|history
|transportation
|travel
व्याख्या
An old kind of light carriage with two wheels, pulled by a horse, for one or two people.
A light, two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage for one or two people, used especially in the 18th and 19th centuries.
नाम
C1
TECHNICAL
5
hajócsónak
C1
वापर नमुना:
to lower/use [the gig] from [a ship]
The captain’s gig was lowered to take the officers ashore.
Leengedték a kapitány hajócsónakját, hogy partra vigye a tiszteket.
A small gig lay alongside the ship, ready for inspection duty.
Egy kis hajócsónak vesztegelt a hajó mellett, készen az ellenőrzési szolgálatra.
They rowed the gig out ahead of the vessel to sound the channel.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
The ship sent a gig to the shore.
A hajóról egy hajócsónakot küldtek a partra.
Sailors rowed the gig across the water.
A matrózok áteveztek a vízen a hajócsónakkal.
The captain used a special gig to go to land.
अर्थ
long narrow ship’s boat
सहप्रयोग
ship’s gig
|naval gig
|captain’s gig
समानार्थी शब्द
launch (Another type of ship’s boat; "gig" is more specific, often lighter and faster.)
विषय
transport
|maritime
|transportation
|travel
व्याख्या
A long, narrow boat from a big ship, used to move people or do work on the water.
A long, narrow rowing or sailing boat carried by a larger ship, used for transporting people or for service duties.
नाम
C1
TECHNICAL
6
szigony
B2
वापर नमुना:
to use [a gig] to catch [fish/frogs]
He grabbed his frog gig and headed down to the pond at dusk.
Fogta a békafogó szigonyát, és alkonyatkor lement a tóhoz.
The old man showed us how to sharpen the prongs on a fishing gig.
Az öreg megmutatta, hogyan kell megélezni a halászszigony fogait.
Using a gig, they could catch several small fish with a single thrust.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
He used a gig to catch frogs at the lake.
Szigonnyal fogott békákat a tónál.
The gig has many sharp points at one end.
A szigony egyik végén több éles hegy van.
They took a gig and went to the river at night.
अर्थ
spear for fish or frogs
सहप्रयोग
frog gig
|three-prong gig
|fishing gig
समानार्थी शब्द
spear (A general word; "gig" is a specific type with several prongs used for fishing or frog hunting.)
विषय
outdoors
|hunting
|animals
|nature
व्याख्या
A long stick with sharp points at one end, used to catch fish or frogs by spearing them.
A long pole with several sharp prongs on one end, used for spearing fish, frogs, or other small aquatic animals.
क्रियापद
C1
INFORMAL
7
szigonyoz
B2
वापर नमुना:
to gig [fish/frogs] in/at [a place]
They used to gig frogs in the creek on summer nights.
Régen nyári éjszakákon békákat szigonyoztak a patakban.
We went out to gig flounder in the shallow bay.
Kimentünk lepényhalat szigonyozni a sekély öbölbe.
He learned to gig fish from his grandfather when he was a boy.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
They like to gig frogs at the river at night.
Szeretnek éjszaka békákat szigonyozni a folyónál.
He learned to gig fish from his uncle.
A nagybátyjától tanulta meg, hogyan kell halat szigonyozni.
Last weekend we went to gig flounder in the bay.
अर्थ
to spear fish or frogs
सहप्रयोग
gig frogs
|gig flounder
|go gigging
|night gigging
समानार्थी शब्द
spear (General verb; "gig" is more specific to catching fish or frogs with a pronged pole.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
release (To let animals go free instead of catching or spearing them.)
विषय
outdoors
|hunting
|animals
|nature
व्याख्या
To catch fish or frogs by pushing a long stick with sharp points into them.
To catch fish, frogs, or similar animals by spearing them with a multi-pronged pole.
व्याकरण
शब्दकोशातील रूप
gig
IPA
GB/ɡˈɪɡ/
US/ɡˈɪɡ/
अक्षरविभाग आणि जोर
gig (१ अक्षरखंड)
Stress on 1st syllable (gig)
शब्दरूपे
Noun
- Base: gig
- Plural: gigs
संबंधित शब्द
Forms
gigs
noun
वाक्प्रचार
book a gig
1/bˈʊk ə ɡˈɪɡ/
fixed phrase
informal
arrange a future gig
To arrange and fix a time for a job or performance in the future.
उदाहरणे
- The band booked three gigs for the summer festival season.
- I’m trying to book more gigs before the end of the year.
- She just booked a big gig doing makeup for a film shoot.
dream gig
1/dɹˈim ɡˈɪɡ/
fixed phrase
informal
ideal or perfect gig
A job or performance that is perfect for someone and exactly what they really want to do.
उदाहरणे
- Working as a travel photographer is her dream gig.
- Opening for that band was a dream gig for the young guitarist.
- He finally landed his dream gig at a top tech company.
first gig
1/fˈɚst ɡˈɪɡ/
fixed phrase
informal
someone’s first job or show
The first job or performance that someone ever did in a career or activity.
उदाहरणे
- Her first gig as a stand-up comic was in a tiny bar.
- My first gig out of college was a low-paid internship.
- He still remembers his first gig with the band in high school.
gig economy
1/ɡˈɪɡ ɪkˈɑnəmi/
fixed phrase
economy based on short-term gigs
The part of the economy where many people work in short jobs or freelance work instead of long-term full-time jobs, often using apps or websites to find work.
उदाहरणे
- Many young people are turning to the gig economy for flexible work.
- Lawmakers are debating how to protect workers in the gig economy.
- The rise of the gig economy has changed how companies hire people.
gig worker
1/ɡˈɪɡ wˈɚkɚ/
fixed phrase
person working in gig jobs
A person who makes money by doing many short or freelance jobs instead of one long-term job.
उदाहरणे
- Many gig workers do not receive traditional employee benefits.
- The law aims to give gig workers more protections and rights.
- As a gig worker, she drives for two apps and does delivery on weekends.
land a gig
1/lˈænd ə ɡˈɪɡ/
fixed phrase
informal
successfully get a gig
To successfully get a job or performance, especially after trying for it.
उदाहरणे
- He finally landed a gig writing articles for a big website.
- The band landed a gig opening for a famous singer.
- She was excited to land her first paid photography gig.
play a gig
1/plˈeɪ ə ɡˈɪɡ/
fixed phrase
informal
perform at a gig
To perform music (or sometimes comedy) at a show or event that has been planned.
उदाहरणे
- They’re playing a gig at the university tonight.
- We used to play two or three gigs a week when we were starting out.
- He’s nervous because he’s playing his first solo gig tomorrow.
side gig
1/sˈaɪd ɡˈɪɡ/
fixed phrase
informal
extra job besides main work
A second, smaller job that someone does in addition to their main job, usually to earn extra money or follow an interest.
उदाहरणे
- She works as a teacher and has a side gig designing websites.
- His side gig walking dogs now makes almost as much as his day job.
- I started a side gig selling handmade jewelry online.
steady gig
1/stˈɛdi ɡˈɪɡ/
fixed phrase
informal
regular, ongoing gig
A job or regular performance that gives you work again and again, not just one time.
उदाहरणे
- He finally found a steady gig playing piano at a hotel bar.
- She has a steady gig as a freelance translator for three companies.
- After years of one-off shows, the comedian got a steady gig on a TV show.