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make plans
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give[pass] one's word[promise]
make an engagement |
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petty
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little, small, trivial, inferiorn
You can use petty to describe things such as problems, rules , or arguments which you think are unimportant or relate to unimportant things. |
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pull out of
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he pulled a quater out of my ear
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grand
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[INFORMAL] A grand is a thousand pounds
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groom
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If you are groomed for a special job, someone prepares you for it by teaching you the skills you will need.
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terrific
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excellent, great, wonderful
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crack up
Wheelchair kid is really cracking everybody up |
If you crack up or if someone or something cracks you up, you laugh a lot.
Ex. She told stories that cracked me up and I swore to write them down so you could enjoy them too... We all just cracked up laughing. |
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toss
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If you toss something somewhere, you throw it there lightly.
Throw out |
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ad) straight up
a) straight |
ad. directly, honnestly, frankly
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shapely
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If you describe a woman as shapely, you mean that she has an attractive shape.
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devastate
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destroy, ruin, waste.
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I crashed his vintage jag into a wall
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I have a car accident. (!?)
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concussion
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shock, brain injury, impact, crash
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If at any point you're not okay,
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If you are uncomfortable,
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have a crush
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If you have a crush on someone, you are in love with them but do not have a relationship with them.
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lace up
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tie
If you lace something such as a pair of shoes, you tighten the shoes by pulling the laces through the holes, and usually tying them together. |
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giggle
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If someone gigles , they laugh in a childlike way
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I'm flattered
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I'm pleased
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make sense of
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understand
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Gloria, throw on those skates and take a whirl with me.
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스케이트 신고 나랑 돌아요~
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beat O to N
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If you intend to do something but someone beats you to it, they do it before you do
Another man beat me to the seat |
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it hasn't been that long
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그리 오래 되진 않았어.
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It's been like a month since you came by
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너 한달 전에 왔었어.
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owe
Ex. I owe these guys. |
If you owe money to someone, they have lent it to you and you have not yet paid it back. You can also say that the money is owing.
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You owe me a phone call !!
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왜 전화 안해?
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deadbeat
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If you refer to someone as a deadbeat, you are criticizing them because you think they are lazy and do not want to be part of ordinary society.
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Slip something to someone
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you give it to them secretly
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prostate exam
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전립선 검사
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I'll bet you're counting the days
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그날만 기다리지 ~
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What is the nature of relationship with someone ?
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무슨 사이?
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Inoculate
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vaccinate
To inoculate a person or animal means to inject a weak form of a disease into their body as a way of protecting them against the disease. |
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flirt
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If you flirt with someone , you behave as if you are sexually attracted to them, in a playful or not very serious way.
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put the poor guy to shame
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Wanna ditch the hoodie ?
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Do you want to take off your hoodie?
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sidekick
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Someone's sidekick is a person who accompanies them and helps them, and who you consider to be less intelligent or less important than the other person.
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binge eating / drinking
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폭식 / 폭음
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Not even a little bit
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not at all
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go hounding
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추적하다 .. !?
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lingering
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remaining, dragging , persistent
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God forbid we take any action to make things right for me.
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torch
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A torch is a small electric light which is powered by batteries and which you can carry in your hand.
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chant
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A chant is a word or group of words that is repeated over and over again.
ex) He was greeted by the chant of "Judas ! Judas! " |
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portray
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When an actor or actress portrays someone, he or she plays that person in a play or film.
When a writer or artist portrays something, he or she writes a description or produces a painting of it. |
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era
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You can refer to a period of history or a long period of time as an era when you want to draw attention to a particular feature or quality that it has.
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advocate
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lawyer
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laud
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If people laud someone, they praise and admire them.
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barring
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except for
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sweep
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brush , clean
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shift
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change , move , rearrangement , remove, displace , relocate , rearrange , reposition
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amendment
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An amendment is a section that is added to a law or rule in order to change it.
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demonstrator
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démonstrateur, (trice)
manifestant(e) |
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clash
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la bagarre , le comflit
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supremely
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extrêmement, supêrement
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flourish
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prospérer ,s'épanouir
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upheaval
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bouleversement, pertubation.
An upheaval is a big change which causes a lot of trouble, confusion, and worry. 대 격변 |
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simmer
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끓이다. (부글부글 계속, 화, 분노, 폭력)
cuire à petit feu être en é |
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autocrat
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autocrate
독재자 |
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electorate
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èlectorat
유권자 |
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marginalize
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To marginalize a group of people means to make them feel isolated and unimportant.
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secular
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séculier 세속적인
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allude
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암시하다, 넌지시 말하다.
If you allude to something, you mention it in an indirect way. |
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constituent
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èlectorat
유권자 |
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mount
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organiser , monter sur
조직하여 시작하다. 증가하다, 올라가다 |
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dismissal
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le licenciment, le renvoi
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crack down on something/
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sévir contre quelque chose/quelqu'un
엄중단속하다. 강력 탄압 하다. |
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raze
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raser ,
완전히 파괴하다. |
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authoritarianism
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권위주의
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intensify
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renforcer , intensifier
강화하다, 심화 시키다. |
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dissent
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avis contraire
반대 의견 |
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purge
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éliminer ,
제거하다. |
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corps
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le corps
군대 |
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majoritarian
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A political system in which representatives are elected through winning votes of the majority of people
다수결 주의자. |
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pronounce
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prononcer , déclarer ,
단언하다, 확연하다. |
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conceit
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자만심
vanté . la suffisance |
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seek - sought - sought
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ㅇㅇ
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drawn
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핼쑥한
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peculiar
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bizzarre , étrange
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pontificate (about / on )
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pontifier ,
자기의견을 거들먹 거리며 말하다. |
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era
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période
시대 |
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éloquent
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éloquent
유창한, 연설, 웅변을 잘하는 |
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lionize
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porter aux nues
treat like a celebrity 명사를 대우하다. |
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recite
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réciter / déclamer
암송하다. |
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censorship
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la censure
검열 |
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obstruction
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la obstruction , le obstacle
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solidify
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se solidifier
굳어지다. |
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jailer
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le geôlier (ère)
교도소장 |
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disseminate
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disséminer . diffuer , propager
(지식, 정보) 퍼뜨리다 |
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pious
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pieux ,
경건한 |
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low-income
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저 소득의
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heavy-handedly
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압제적으로 , 가혹하게,
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constituency
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la circonscription électoral
(국회의원 선출하는) 선거구 |
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weather
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survivre à , réchapper à
(역경을 ) 무사히 헤쳐나가다. |
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epicenter
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le épicentre
지원지 , |
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archery
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le tir à l'arc
활쏘기,"", |
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propel
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propulser , faire avancer
나아가게 하다, 몰고 가다. |
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swarm
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un essaim , la colonie
무리, 벌 , 떼 , 군중 v. 떼를 지어 다니다. essaimer , fourmiller affluer |
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prejudice
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le préjugé
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weariness
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ennui m, la fatique
권태, 피로함 |
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sting
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piquer , la piqûre
찌르다, 쏘다, 침 |
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put off
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déposer ,
연기하다 , 미루다 |
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jail time
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징역형
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truce
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la trêve
휴전지 |
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rekindle
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rallumer , revivier, attiser ,
(감정, 생각 등을) 다시 불러일으키다. |
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for the sake of somebody/something
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~ 때문에[~를 위해서](~를 돕기 위해서·~를 좋아해서
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brinkmanship
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la stratégie du bord de l'abîme
위기 정책(특히 정치에서 사람들에게 겁을 주어 원하는 대로 유도하기 위해 상황을 아주 위험한 지경으로 몰고 가는 수법) |
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escalate
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s'intensifier , monter en fièche
확대(증가/악화)시키다. |
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resumption
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la reprise
재개 |
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ally
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un allié , une alliée
동맹국 |
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bear
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supporter, transporter , tolérer , soutenir
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