Translation of source – English–Bengali dictionary

source

noun [ C ]

/sɔːs/ us

/sɔːrs/

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the place something comes from or starts at, or the cause of something

উৎস, উৎপত্তিস্থল

a source of heat/energy/light তাপ/শক্তি/আলোর উৎস

a heat/energy/light source

Oranges are a good source of vitamin C. কমলালেবু ভিটামিন সি-এর ভালো উৎস।

Experts are trying to track down the source of the contamination in the water supply. বিশেষজ্ঞরা জল সরবরাহে দূষণের উৎপত্তিস্থল খোঁজার চেষ্টা করছেন।

We walked up the river to its source in the hills.

Money is often a source of tension and disagreements in young married couples.

someone or something that supplies information

উৎপত্তিস্থল, সূত্র

The journalist refused to reveal her sources (= say who had given the information to her). সাংবাদিক তার সূত্র প্রকাশ করতে অস্বীকার করেন।

According to government sources (= people in the government) many MPs are worried about this issue.

According to congressional sources (= people who work in Congress) many Representatives are worried about this issue.

Always acknowledge your sources (= say which books you have used) at the end of a paper. গবেষণাপত্রের শেষে আপনার পঠিত সূত্রগুলির উৎস উল্লেখ করুন।

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The opera house is a great source of civic pride.
His main source of work had dried up, leaving him short of money.
Some alluvial deposits are a rich source of diamonds.
Engineers are endeavouring to locate the source of the problem.
He's established himself as a dependable source of information.

(Translation of source from the Cambridge English–Bengali Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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Data were thus derived from two sources, both of which were tape recorded : a group discussion and biographical interviews.

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Take, for example, two accounts from 11th-century sources.

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First, the functions and types of metaphors encountered in different sources of economic discourse are examined.

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Each of these is discussed with reference to examples drawn from a variety of sources, including service encounters, interviews, conversations, and literary works.

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Archaeologically, faunal and botanical remains are primary sources of evidence for investigating patterns of food preparation and consumption.

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To counter this, we show that auxiliary information such as linguistic or domain-specific knowledge sources can be used to constrain the parameter estimation procedure.

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The limited information available on the sources of income of urban and rural households confirms these results.

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Polychrome production must have involved considerable use of pigments, which are primarily derived from inorganic sources and therefore are likely to survive in archaeological contexts.

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來源，出處, 發源地, 起源，根源…

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