Hobson’s choice

Hindi translation: हॉब्सन च्वाइस, हॉब्सन विकल्प, हॉब्सन चयन

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English term or phrase:Hobson’s choice
Hindi translation:हॉब्सन च्वाइस, हॉब्सन विकल्प, हॉब्सन चयन
Entered by: Suyash Suprabh

08:34 Oct 3, 2008
English to Hindi translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: Hobson’s choice
marketers have faced a Hobson’s choice
Subodh Jangid
India
Local time: 23:38
हॉब्सन च्वाइस, हॉब्सन विकल्प, हॉब्सन चयन
Explanation:
हॉब्सन च्वाइस, हॉब्सन विकल्प, हॉब्सन चयन - इनमें से किसी एक का प्रयोग किया जा सकता है।

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Note added at 18 मिनट (2008-10-03 08:53:13 GMT)
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कोष्ठक में अर्थ को स्पष्ट करते हुए "विकल्पहीन स्थिति" का प्रयोग किया जा सकता है।

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Note added at 27 मिनट (2008-10-03 09:01:57 GMT)
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"सीमित विकल्पों" seems to be a good option. However, the lexical meaning of the given term is different.

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Note added at 33 मिनट (2008-10-03 09:08:24 GMT)
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Sometimes the lexical meaning of a particular term does not convey the correct meaning in a given context. You will have to follow a pragmatic approach and select the best option by observing the context.

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Note added at 48 मिनट (2008-10-03 09:23:01 GMT)
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विक्रेताओं के पास हॉब्सन विकल्प बचा है, या दूसरे शब्दों में, वे दोनों में से एक विकल्प चुनने के लिए बाध्य हैं।
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Suyash Suprabh
India
Local time: 23:38
Grading comment
Thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2विकल्पहीनता, निर्विकल्पता, विवशता, बेकसी, लाचारी, बेचारगी
C.M. Rawal
5हॉब्सन च्वाइस, हॉब्सन विकल्प, हॉब्सन चयन
Suyash Suprabh
4 +1एकमात्र विकल्प
Lalit Sati
4मुक्त वरणाधिकार (या मुक्त चयन)
Vimal Panchal
4मजबूरी
Seema Ugrankar
3भागते चोर की लँगोटी
Ramesh Bhatt


  

Answers


24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
hobson’s choice
मुक्त वरणाधिकार (या मुक्त चयन)


Explanation:
marketers have faced a Hobson’s choice -> विक्रेताओं ने मुक्त वरणाधिकार (या मुक्त चयन) का सामना किया हैं।

Reference for "hobson’s choice": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobson's_choice

Vimal Panchal
India
Local time: 23:38
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PRO pts in category: 8
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Asker: Thanks vimal

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
hobson’s choice
मजबूरी


Explanation:
Hobson's choice means - no choice at all

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Note added at 16 mins (2008-10-03 08:51:11 GMT)
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More precisely it is a choice between accepting what is offered or having nothing at all (Reference: Book of Common Phrases - Webster's Reference Library)

विक्रेताओं ने मजबूरी का सामना किया है

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Note added at 34 mins (2008-10-03 09:09:09 GMT)
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This could be a better choice:
विक्रेताओं ने चयन के अभाव का सामना किया है

Seema Ugrankar
India
Local time: 23:38
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PRO pts in category: 4
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Asker: Thanks seema

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
hobson’s choice
हॉब्सन च्वाइस, हॉब्सन विकल्प, हॉब्सन चयन


Explanation:
हॉब्सन च्वाइस, हॉब्सन विकल्प, हॉब्सन चयन - इनमें से किसी एक का प्रयोग किया जा सकता है।

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Note added at 18 मिनट (2008-10-03 08:53:13 GMT)
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कोष्ठक में अर्थ को स्पष्ट करते हुए "विकल्पहीन स्थिति" का प्रयोग किया जा सकता है।

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Note added at 27 मिनट (2008-10-03 09:01:57 GMT)
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"सीमित विकल्पों" seems to be a good option. However, the lexical meaning of the given term is different.

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Note added at 33 मिनट (2008-10-03 09:08:24 GMT)
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Sometimes the lexical meaning of a particular term does not convey the correct meaning in a given context. You will have to follow a pragmatic approach and select the best option by observing the context.

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Note added at 48 मिनट (2008-10-03 09:23:01 GMT)
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विक्रेताओं के पास हॉब्सन विकल्प बचा है, या दूसरे शब्दों में, वे दोनों में से एक विकल्प चुनने के लिए बाध्य हैं।

Suyash Suprabh
India
Local time: 23:38
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks
Notes to answerer
Asker: What about सीमित विकल्पों. There are two options given in the context.

Asker: Thanks Suyash

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
hobson’s choice
एकमात्र विकल्प


Explanation:
संदर्भ : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobson's_choice

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Note added at 25 mins (2008-10-03 08:59:55 GMT)
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एक और संदर्भ : http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/183300.html
हिन्दी में जैसे कहा जाता है कि "उसके पास तो कोई और चारा ही नहीं था"
विक्रेताओं के सामने यही एकमात्र विकल्प है। या विक्रेताओं की सामने विकल्पहीनता की स्थिति बन गयी है।

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Note added at 32 mins (2008-10-03 09:07:19 GMT)
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कुछ स्थानों पर इसका प्रयोग चयन की दुविधाजनक स्थिति के तौर पर भी देखने को मिलता है।

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Note added at 55 mins (2008-10-03 09:30:19 GMT)
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मौज़ूदा सन्दर्भ में हो सकता है कि dilemma के रूप में इसका प्रयोग हुआ हो।

Lalit Sati
India
Local time: 23:38
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi
PRO pts in category: 32
Notes to answerer
Asker: There are two options given in the context.

Asker: Thanks Lalit


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dr. Puneet Bisaria
4 days
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1 day 6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
hobson’s choice
भागते चोर की लँगोटी


Explanation:
hobson’s choice means either accepting what is offered or nothing

Ramesh Bhatt
Nepal
Local time: 23:53
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Native speaker of: Native in UrduUrdu, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
hobson’s choice
विकल्पहीनता, निर्विकल्पता, विवशता, बेकसी, लाचारी, बेचारगी


Explanation:
It means lack of choice and you may make a choice to select any of the available options.

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Hobson's choice
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For other uses, see Hobson's choice (disambiguation).
A Hobson's choice is a free choice in which only one option is offered, and one may refuse to take that option. The choice is therefore between taking the option or not taking it, colloquially formulated as "take it or leave it." The phrase "Hobson's choice" is said to originate from Thomas Hobson (1544–1630), a livery stable owner at Cambridge, England who, in order to rotate the use of his horses, offered customers the choice of either taking the horse in the stall nearest the door or taking none at all.

Hobson's choice is different from:

a true choice between two (or more) options,
blackmail (Have something rendered a way you do not want),
extortion (do something or suffer unpleasant consequences of some other sort),
a Catch-22 or Morton's Fork situation (all choices yield equivalent, often undesirable results).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobson's_choice

C.M. Rawal
India
Local time: 23:38
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Native speaker of: Hindi
PRO pts in category: 11
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Asker: Thank you sir.

Asker: Dear sir, Thanks a LOT for the help and clarification.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ramesh Bhatt
1 day 5 hrs
  -> धन्यवाद, रमेश जी !

agree  Balasubramaniam L.: हिंदी में एक मुहावरा है - कुंए और खाई के बीच चुनना, जो यहां उपयुक्त लगता है। वैसे लाचारी शब्द भी मुझे पसंद है।
3 days 8 hrs
  -> धन्यवाद, बालासुब्रमणियम जी! सच तो यह है कि यहाँ चुनने के लिए कुछ है ही नही, इसलिए मेरे विचार से विकल्पहीनता से अच्छा कोई विकल्प हो ही नहीं सकता। यह लाचारी 'लो या छोड़ो' की स्थिति की द्योतक है।
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