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차리다

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set the table

Verb

  1. 1

    set the table

    To place prepared food, etc., on a table.

    Korean definition: 준비한 음식 등을 먹을 수 있게 상 위에 놓다.

    • My wife made several dishes and set the table.

    • I set out a drinking table with fruit and green onion pancakes to treat the guests.

  2. 2

    come to one's senses

    To recover one's energy, consciousness, etc.

    Korean definition: 기운이나 정신 등을 가다듬어 되찾다.

    • When I suddenly came to my senses and looked around, the airport had already thinned out and was quiet.

    • Only after a cold compress and a massage of his stiffened body did the man come to.

  3. 3

    have good manners

    To keep one's duty, etiquette, formality, etc.

    Korean definition: 마땅히 지켜야 할 도리나 예절, 격식 등을 갖추다.

    • Our side observed proper etiquette in receiving the state guests.

    • When speaking to elders, I was as formal as possible.

  4. 4

    sense

    To see a sign and know something by guessing in advance.

    Korean definition: 어떤 조짐을 보고 미리 짐작하여 알다.

    • Stepping into the building, he sensed something suspicious.

    • His family sensed something strange and began to ask him what was going on.