Vocabulary
Culture & Society
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Acting
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অভিনয়
कार्यकारी
"She came to playwriting by way of acting , a career she began at age six when she appeared in a commercial for Nabisco cookies."
Alphabet
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বর্ণমালা
वर्णमाला
"The phonetic alphabet is almost as hard to master as the new language itself."
Architecture
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স্থাপত্য
संरचना
"It fosters high standards of planning and architecture in towns and cities."
Ballet
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ব্যালে
बैले समूह
"For example, in both ballets Fonteyn's prince does not even get to dance his solo."
Celebration
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celebration (অর্থ)
समारोह
"It is important to understand the concept of celebration in daily English."
Craft
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craft (অর্থ)
धूर्तता
"It is important to understand the concept of craft in daily English."
Cuisine
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cuisine (অর্থ)
भोजन
"It is important to understand the concept of cuisine in daily English."
Custom
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সামাজিক প্রথা
रिवाज
"It is a customary greeting to shake hands politely."
Dance
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নাচ
उछलना
"The music in Monsoon Wedding varies from traditional songs to modern Indian pop, and the dance sequences are sexy, passionate and joyful."
Dialect
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উপভাষা
उपभाषा
"Metalinguistic awareness of degrees of formality, dialectal diversity, and sociolinguistic variation are all candidates for conceptual domains against which profiling takes place, as are the various ‘associations’ of a word."
Drama
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নাটক
नाटक
"Renaissance drama"
Embroidery
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সূচিকর্ম
कशीदाकारी
"the bazaars stock a wide variety of embroidery"
Exhibition
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প্রদর্শনী
प्रदर्शनी
"They include exhibition catalogues, works on art theory and works on individual artists."
Fiction
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উপন্যাস
कल्पना
"At a theological level, there is concern at the liberal blurring of the lines between historical fact and fiction ."
Gallery
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গ্যালারি
मकानो के भीतर जाने का मार्ग
"When I sank my putt, they were staring over my shoulder like a gallery at a tour event."
Instrument
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যন্ত্র
मानव यंत्र
"Both have committed themselves to developing education as an instrument of social change."
Language
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language (অর্থ)
भाषा
"It is important to understand the concept of language in daily English."
Legend
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legend (অর্থ)
आलेख
"It is important to understand the concept of legend in daily English."
Literature
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literature (অর্থ)
साहित्यिक सामग्री
"It is important to understand the concept of literature in daily English."
Melody
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melody (অর্থ)
मधुर गीत
"It is important to understand the concept of melody in daily English."
Memorial
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memorial (অর্থ)
स्मारक
"It is important to understand the concept of memorial in daily English."
Monument
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monument (অর্থ)
स्मारक
"It is important to understand the concept of monument in daily English."
Museum
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museum (অর্থ)
संग्रहालय
"It is important to understand the concept of museum in daily English."
Music
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music (অর্থ)
गाना
"It is important to understand the concept of music in daily English."
Novel
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উপন্যাস
नया
"Unfortunately, for most novel proteins, that day is currently a long way off."
Orchestra
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বাদকদল
आर्केस्ट्र
"The brass section of an orchestra typically consists of trumpets, horns, trombones, and tubas."
Painting
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চিত্র
चित्र
"a painting by Ó Cíobháin"
Poetry
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কবিতা
कविता
"Women also bring to poetry or other genres of literature a whole new area of experience and vision."
Pottery
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মৃত্শিল্প
बरतन
"The chief Bemba crafts are pottery and baskets."
Prose
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গদ্য
गद्य
"medical and scientific prose"
Rhythm
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তাল
ताल
"they've got no rhythm"
Script
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লিপি
आलेख
"Nicola loves the ending, Matt the script editor doesn't."
Sculpture
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ভাস্কর্য
मूर्तिकला
"As the water surged through the sculpture , it created a pleasant quiet noise."
Society
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সমাজ
वर्ग
"the analogy between insect society and human city is not new"
Song
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গান
सस्ता
"The song of the poet himself will reanimate the memory of Troy and rescue it from the dark tombs."
Story
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গল্প
कथानक
"Up until today I have not had the opportunity once again to defend myself, to give my side of the story ."
Weaving
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weaving (অর্থ)
weaving (अर्थ)
"It is important to understand the concept of weaving in daily English."
ceremony
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অনুষ্ঠান
समारोह
"The wedding ceremony was beautiful."
civilization
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সভ্যতা
सभ्यता
"Ancient civilizations built amazing structures."
community
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সম্প্রদায়
समुदाय
"The community worked together to build the school."
diversity
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বৈচিত্র্য
विविधता
"India is known for its cultural diversity."
festival
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উৎসব
त्योहार
"Diwali is the biggest festival in India."
folklore
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লোককাহিনী
लोककथा
"Bengali folklore has many interesting stories."
heritage
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ঐতিহ্য
विरासत
"This temple is part of our cultural heritage."
identity
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পরিচয়
पहचान
"Language is a big part of cultural identity."
mythology
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পুরাণ
पौराणिक कथा
"Greek mythology has many gods and heroes."
religion
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ধর্ম
धर्म
"People of different religions live together here."
ritual
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আচার, অনুষঙ্গ
अनुष्ठान, रीति
"The morning ritual includes prayer and meditation."
taboo
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নিষিদ্ধ বিষয়
वर्जित
"Discussing salary is considered taboo in some cultures."
tradition
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ঐতিহ্য
परंपरा
"We follow many traditions during festivals."
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