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English words, with meanings in Nepali. नेपाली

ENGLISH → NEPALI

shoehorn

/ʃuhɔɹn/verb
01
verb

जबरजस्ती जोड्नु; कुनै घटनालाई आफ्नो तर्कमा कोच्नु

To force some current event into alignment with some (usually unconnected) agenda, especially when it is fallacious.

In a sentence

People claiming to be psychic may shoehorn an event into fulfillment of some vague past prediction.

आफूलाई दिव्यदृष्टि भएको दाबी गर्नेहरू कुनै घटनालाई आफ्नो पुरानो अस्पष्ट भविष्यवाणी पूरा भएकोमा जबरजस्ती कोचिदिन्छन्।

A note on usage

figuratively; transitive

02
verb

साँघुरो ठाउँमा कोच्नु; कार्यक्रममा जबरजस्ती समावेश गर्नु

To force (something) into (a tight space); to squeeze (something) into (a schedule, etc); to exert great effort to insert or include (something); to include (something) despite potent reasons not to.

In a sentence

His staff want to shoehorn an extra stop into his already packed campaigning schedule.

उनका कर्मचारीहरू उनको पहिले नै व्यस्त प्रचार कार्यक्रममा एउटा थप रोकाइ जबरजस्ती कोच्न चाहन्छन्।

A note on usage

figuratively; transitive