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건드리다

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touch

Verb

  1. 1

    touch

    To touch something lightly with one's hand or an object.

    Korean definition: 손으로 살짝 만지거나 무엇으로 대다.

    • The painting hasn't dried yet, so it's best not to touch it if possible.

    • On the bus ride here, the man sitting next to me kept bumping my arm while dozing off.

      You must not have felt very good.

  2. 2

    hurt; offend; irritate

    To cause someone to feel bad or offended by saying or doing something.

    Korean definition: 말이나 행동으로 상대방의 마음을 상하게 하거나 기분을 나쁘게 만들다.

    • His barbed words kept getting on my nerves.

    • No matter how close a married couple is, it's best not to say things that hurt each other's pride.

  3. 3

    flirt with; mess around with

    To seduce a woman into having sex.

    Korean definition: 여자를 꾀어 육체적인 관계를 가지다.

    • Last night I got drunk and made a huge mistake by messing around with a woman I shouldn't have.

    • He regretted having carelessly messed around with women he barely knew in his youth.

  4. 4

    touch; undertake

    To try doing something.

    Korean definition: 어떤 일을 시도해 보다.

    • He quit his job and tried his hand at several businesses, but they all failed.

    • For this psychology report, I'm planning to write about psychoanalysis.

      That field is a hard topic to tackle carelessly. Are you confident?