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The Umbrella Academy S1 Ep2 - Words and expressions

Sujin Lee (Daisy) 2022. 6. 29. 22:35
crevice (바위나 담에 생긴) 틈 
admirable
/ˈadm(ə)rəb(ə)l/
감탄스러운, 존경스러운 
[ad] arousing or deserving repect and approval. 
 - ex) "Knowledge is an admirable goal, but you know the rules."
clatter (그릇 등이) 달그락하는 소리를 내다, 달그락하는 소리 
[n] a continuous rattling sound as of hard objects falling or striking each other. 
 - ex) The horse spun around with a clatter of hooves.(발굽)
[v] make or cause to make a continuous rattling sound. 
 - ex) Her coffee cup clattered in the saucer. 


clang [n] a loud, resonant metallic sound or series of sounds.
 - ex) The steel door slammed shut with a clang. 
[v] make or cause to make a clang
 - ex) The belfry(종탑) still clangs its bell at 9 p.m. 

trivial 
/ˈtrivēəl/
사소한, 하찮은
[ad] of little value or importance. 
 - ex) Huge fines were imposed for trivial offenses. 
 - ex) A spatial jump is trivial when compared with the unknown of time travel.
   (공간이동 말고 시간 이동 하고 싶어하는 No.5에게 하그리브스가 하는 말)  
akin ~와 유사한
[ad] of similar character. 
 - ex) Something akin to gratitude overwhelemed her. 
 - ex) Time travel is akin to descending blindly into the depth of the freezing water. 
crapshoot (informal) a risky or uncertain matter
 - ex) Time travel is a crapshoot. 
 - ex) Predicting any extreme weather event is a scientific crapshoot. 
no point ~ing (There's) no point (in) (doing sth) 
 - ex) No point keeping it bottled up, or it'll just give you heartburn. 
bottled up sth  to refuse to talk about sth that angers or worries you 
 - ex) Feelings that had been bottled up for years came flooding out. 
per diem   - 'daily allowance.' 
 - Latin for "per day" or "for each day"
 - a specif ic amount of money that an organization gives an individual, typically an employee, per day to cover living expenses when travelling on the employer's business.
dispatch (특별한 목적으로 위해) 파견하다 

one in a blue moon  (informal) very rarely. 
 - ex) This is a once in a blue moon type of situation, I'd say. 

be inclined to agree/think/believe  to hold a particular opinion, but not very strongly. 
to have an opinion, but not a strong opinion. 
 - ex) I'm inclined to agree (with you). 
lousy (아주) 안 좋은, 형편없는 
[ad] very poor or bad; disgusting
 - ex) That's lousy luck. 운이 없었네. 
 - ex) The service is usually lousy 
confiscate 압수하다
[v] take or seize (someone's property) with authority. 
 - ex) I'm confiscating this. (이거 압수할게.) 
 - ex) Video of a criminal being confiscated by FBI viewed 500K times. 
 - ex) Hundreds of illegal fireworks confiscated by police over the weekend. 
ornate (특히 아주 작거나 복잡한 디자인으로) 화려하게 장식된 
[ad] made in an inricate shape or decorated with complex patterns. 
 - ex) An ornate wrought-iron railing 
 - ex) An ornate box with pearl inlay has gone missing. 

pawn shop 전당포 
absolve (~에 대해) 무죄임을 선언하다, (죄를) 용서하다 
[v] set or declare (someone) free from blame, guilt, or responsibility. 
 - ex) The pardon absolved of any crimes. 
 - ex) Were they to find their way back to the office, whoever took it would be absolved of any blame of consequences. 
ballistics 탄도학
piehole  (속어) 입 
 - ex) Shut your piehole. 
drop dead (속어) used as an expression of intense scorn or dislike. 
a rude way of telling someone that you are annoyed with them and want them to go away or be quiet. 
 - ex) Oh, just drop dead!
 - ex) Why don't you just drop dead? 
low blow  (속어) an action or comment that is very hurtful and unfair. 
a criticism or unkind act that is unexpected and unfair.
 - ex) Criticizing his wife's family was a low blow. 
 - ex) ‘Serious Low Blow’: Chris Rock Gets Slammed by Bobby Brown, Fans Over His Joke About Late Whitney Houston’s Alleged Crack Use
bureaucracy
/byo͝oˈräkrəsē/
관료(체제) 

scumbag  (속어) 쓰레기 같은 인간
a contemptible or objectionable person. 
recess (법정 재판 중) 휴회, 휴회 기간 
[n] 
1. a small space created by building part of a wall further back from the rest.
2. a period of time when the proceedings of a parliament, committee, cour of law, or other official body are temporarily suspended. 
[v] attach (a fixture) by setting it back into the wall or surface to which it is fixed. 
dismissive 무시하는 
[ad] feeling or showing that sth is unworthy of consideration. 
 - ex) Sorry, I was dismissive. 
raid 습격, 급습, (경찰의) 현장 급슥
습격[급습]하다, 불시에 들이닥치다
 
misguided [ad] having or showing faulty judgment or reasoning.
 - ex) Misguided attempts to promote political correctness.
 - ex) I was really young when I had my son. I was terribly misguided.  
whimper
/ˈ(h)wimpər/
[v] 훌쩍이다, 훌쩍이며 말하다 
[n] (사람이) 훌쩍거림, (동물이) 낑낑거림 

[v] (of a person or animal) make a series of low, feeble sounds expressive of fear, pain, or discontent. 
 - ex) A child in a bed nearby began to whimper
[n] a low, feeble sound expressive of fear or pain
 - ex) She gave a little whimper of protest. 
wrap one's head around  : to find a way to understand or accept (something)
 = to understand sth 
 - ex) I just couldn't wrap my mind around what had happened. 
 - ex) It's sort of hard to wrap your head around. 
prosthetics  (의족, 의안, 의치 같은) 인공 기관들 

lighten up  to take things less seriously.
 - ex) You need to lighten up, old man. 

 

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