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Binoy:
Word-145 (10-06-12)

dandruff (noun)
খুশকি; very small pieces of dead skin, seen as a white dust in a person’s hair
flecks of dandruff
anti-dandruff shampoo
Her hair is full of dandruff.

Binoy:
Word-146 (11-06-12)

dangle (verb)
1. ঝোলা; to hang or swing freely or loosely
Loose electric wires were dangling from the wall.
He dangled the puppet in front of the children.
Gold charms dangled from her bracelet.
A single light bulb dangled from the ceiling.
He sat on the edge with his legs dangling over the side.

2. ঝোলানো; to hold sth so that it hangs or swings freely:
She dangled her car keys nervously as she spoke.

3. লোভ দেখানো; to offer someone something that they want in order to persuade them to do something
I've tried dangling all sorts of offers before him/in front of him to get him to work harder at school, but nothing works.

dangly (adjective)
ঝুলন্ত; hanging loosely
dangly earrings

Phrases and idioms:

keep/leave sb dangling
কাউকে অনিশ্চিত অবস্থায় রাখা বা ঝুলিয়ে রাখা; to keep sb in an uncertain state by not telling them sth that they want to know
She kept him dangling for a week before making her decision.

dangle sth before / in front of sb
নাকে মূলা ঝুলানো; to offer sb sth good in order to persuade them to do sth
He dangled the money in front of me to get it done quickly.

dangling participle
(ব্যাকরণে) বিচ্ছিন্ন বিশেষণজাতীয় উপাদান; (grammar) a participle that relates to a noun that is not mentioned
While walking home, my phone rang. (Correct: While I was walking home, my phone rang.)

Binoy:
Word-147 (12-06-12)

daunt (verb)
ভীত বা নিরুতসাহিত করা; to make someone feel slightly frightened or worried about their ability to achieve something; to discourage
She was not at all daunted by the size of the problem.
She was a brave woman but she felt daunted by the task ahead.

daunting (adjective)
ভীতিকর বা নিরুতসাহমূলক;  intimidating or discouraging
She has the daunting task of cooking for 20 people every day.
Starting a new job can be a daunting prospect.
In spite of unification, the country was still faced with the daunting prospect of overcoming four decades of division.

dauntless (adjective)
অকুতোভয়; showing determination and a lack of fear
dauntless mind/character
In spite of the scale of the famine, the relief workers struggled on with dauntless optimism and commitment.

Idiom:

nothing daunted
নিরুতসাহিত নয়; not discouraged
Nothing daunted, the people set about rebuilding their homes.
She was rejected the first time she applied to the university, but, nothing daunted, reapplied the following year and was accepted.

Binoy:
Word-148 (13-06-12)

dazzle (verb)
1. আলো দিয়ে চোখ ধাঁধিয়ে দেওয়া; If light dazzles you, it makes you unable to see for a short time
I was dazzled by the sunlight.
He was momentarily dazzled by the strong sunlight.

2. মুগ্ধ করা; বিমোহিত করা; If you are dazzled by someone or something, you think they are extremely good and exciting
I was dazzled by his charm and good looks.
He was dazzled by the warmth of her smile.

dazzle (noun)
1. আলোর উজ্জ্বলতা; the quality that bright light has that stops you from seeing clearly
the dazzle of the sun
They sang and danced in that dazzle.

2. তাক লাগিয়ে দেওয়া কোনো বস্তু বা গুণ; a thing or quality that impresses you but may prevent you from understanding or thinking clearly
the dazzle of her beauty
His face radiated dazzle.

dazzling (adjective)
1. চোখ ধাঁধানো আলো; A dazzling light is so bright that you cannot see for a short time after looking at it
a dazzling white light

2. মুগ্ধকর; বিমোহিতকারী; extremely attractive or exciting
dazzling good looks
a dazzling smile
a dazzling performance
a dazzling display of oriental dance

dazzlingly (adverb)
উজ্জ্বলভাবে; in a dazzling way
a dazzlingly inventive author
She was dazzlingly beautiful.

Binoy:
Word-149 (14-06-12)

deceive (verb) [sb into doing sth]
প্রতারণা করা; to persuade someone that something false is the truth; to keep the truth hidden from someone for your own advantage; to trick
Her husband had been deceiving her for years.
She deceived him into handing over all his savings.
The company deceived customers by selling old computers as new ones.
The sound of the door closing deceived me into thinking they had gone out.
Unless my eyes deceive me, that’s his wife.

Derivations:

deceiver (noun)
প্রতারণাকারী; someone who deceives people
Don’t believe him; he is a deceiver.

deception (noun)
প্রতারণা; act of deceiving
He was found guilty of obtaining money by deception.

deceit (noun)
সত্য গোপন; (an act of) keeping the truth hidden, especially to get an advantage
He was accused of lies and deceit.
Everyone was involved in this web of deceit.
Their marriage was an illusion and a deceit.
The story is about theft, fraud and deceit on an incredible scale.
When the newspapers published the full story, all his earlier deceits were revealed.

deceitful (adjective)
প্রতারণামূলক; full of deceit
deceitful behaviour

deceitfully (adverb)
প্রতারণামূলকভাবে; in a deceitful way
He behaved with us deceitfully.

deceitfulness (noun)
প্রতারণা; state of deceit
He will suffer for his deceitfulness

Phrases/idioms:

deceive yourself
সত্য গ্রহন না করা; to refuse to accept the truth
She thinks he'll come back, but she's deceiving herself.
You’re deceiving yourself if you think he’ll change his mind.

Are my eyes deceiving me?
চোখের দেখা বিশ্বাস করতে না পারা; something you say when you cannot believe what you see
Is that snow in May, or are my eyes deceiving me?
Is he Harun, or my deceiving me?

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