Extra Flashcards

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Manual labour, physical labour

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막노동

막노동자/막노동꾼 labourer, a blue collar worker

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A folding screen/partition

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병풍

여덟 폭짜리 병풍
an eight-fold folding screen

병풍을 두르다[치다]
set up a folding screen (around)

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3
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광경

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sight, scene; (보기 힘든) spectacle

흔히 보는 광경 a familiar sight

손에 땀을 쥐게 하는 광경
a thrilling scene[spectacle]

그 광경은 말로 표현할 수 없다
The sight is beyond description.

차마 눈 뜨고 볼 수 없는 광경이었다
It was a scene[sight] too horrible to look at.

방에 들어서자 놀라운 광경이 눈에 들어왔다
An amazing sight met my eyes as I entered the room.

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-에 바치다

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(귀중한 것을) dedicate, devote (sth to sth)

그녀는 여권운동에 일생을 바쳤다
She dedicated her life to campaigning for women’s rights.

dedicate sth to sb
The author dedicated the book to his father.
그 작가는 그 책을 아버지에게 바쳤다
dedicate sth to doing sth

She dedicated her whole life to helping the poor.
그녀는 가난한 사람들을 돕는 일에 평생을 바쳤다

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Countless

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무수하다

열차 사고로 무수한 사상자가 났다
There were countless casualties due to the train wreck.

밤하늘에는 무수히 많은 별들이 있다
There are numberless[innumerable; myriads of] stars in the night sky.

문제를 해결할 방법은 무수히 많다
There are a million ways to solve the problem.

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A train conductor

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기차차장

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