Convo 45 (1510-1530)

감염된 / 감염시키다

전염성이 있는

(병에) 걸리다, 몸이 아프기 시작하다

I got infected with COVID. / The virus can infect other people.

The wound is infected.

I'm contagious

I'm coming down with something.

I came down with a cold/the flu/COVID (19)

양파는 빼주세요

Please hold the onions

Skip the onions, please

난시가 있고, 시력은 괜찮아

I have astigmatism, but my vision is still pretty decent

왜곡, 변형, 일그러짐 (정보나 사실, 이미지 등이 원래의 형태나 의미에서 벗어나는 것)

모양이 휘거나 뒤틀린 (사진 속 벽이나 문이 물결치듯 일그러졌을 때)

문틀

AI-generated content can lead to the distortion of facts.

The background got distorted because of the filter.

The filter made the background look warped.

The filter made the doorframe in the background look warped.

별 감흥을 주지 않는다

미사일을 쏘다

이제 무감각해진 것 같아

Smelling weeds doesn't really affect me anymore.

Doesn't hearing about shootings barely affect you anymore? It's the same for us.

North Korea is constantly launching missiles, so I guess we've become desensitized to it.

~이 사실임을 증언하다, 확인해 주다

그건 내가 증언·보증할 수 있어

격식 / 캐쥬얼

She's incredibly hardworking. I can attest to that. / I can vouch for her.

This class is harder than I expected. - I'll attest to that. / I can vouch for that

I've worked with him for years, so I can attest to his skills. / I can vouch for his skills

(어려움, 위협, 반대 상황 등에) 직면해서도, 그런 상황에도 불구하고

패배에도 불구하고

in the face of defeat / adversity

in the face of criticism / mounting pressure

상황이 끝날 때까지 버티다

(상황을 당장 바꾸거나 도망치기보다, 그 상황이 지나갈 때까지 버틴다)

I'll just ride out the storm.

We’re just riding it out.

I'm sure you can ride it out.

=~ Weather the storm / Wait it out

(원래) 이를 드러내며 활짝, 장난스럽거나 신나는 웃음

이미 겪고 있는 불편함이나 고통을 불평하지 않고 견디다 (인내)

입이 귀에 걸리다

Sometimes you just gotta grin and bear it and be like, "Oh okay."

The meeting was boring, but I had to grin and bear it.

He was grinning from ear to ear.

He grinned from ear to ear when he heard the news

그렇게 믿어서 나쁠 건 없잖아

I mean, there's no harm in believing that, right?

걱정거리 중 제일 사소한 것

That's the least of your problem

굴절식 작업 차량

유리한 것만 골라 취하는 사람

"전체 결과는 무시하고 자신에게 유리한 정보만 골라 쓰고 있어. (편향될 수 있음)"

The workers used a cherry picker to repair the lights.

Don't cherry-pick the evidence.

You're cherry-picking the data / results

I cherry-picked the numbers to make the results look better.

음악을 틀다

Do you want me to put on the music you like?

동물의 굴, 은신처

어떤 이야기 하는 데 아무도 편 안 들어줄 때

반대하는 사람들 앞에서 내 의견을 주장해야 할 때

면접관 여러 명 앞에서 압박 면접을 보는 상황

I’m in a pit of lions here man, come on give it to me

I feel like I'm walking into the lion's den.

I’m basically walking right into the wolves’ den.

(원래) 군사적으로 항공기가 들어갈 수 없는 구역

(비유) 절대 들어오면 안 되는 영역, 엄격히 금지된 구역

그건 안 돼. / 그건 불가능해.

My bedroom is a no-fly zone for pets.

Politics is a no-fly zone at family dinners.

That's a no-go

많이 사랑하는 사이였을 수록, 한 명이 떠나면 다른 한 명도 곧 떠난대.

보통 얼마 지나지 않아서 ~해

머리를 (원하는 길이까지) 기르다

(짧게 자른 머리, 앞머리, 파마, 염색을 자라게 해서 없애거나 원래대로 되돌린다는 뉘앙스)

They say, statistically (that’s statistically true), when an old couple has been deeply in love,

once one of them goes, it's only a matter of time before the other (one) (goes, too).

once one passes away, it’s usually not long before the other (one) follows.

because they miss their loved one so much.

It’s usually not long before I decide to grow my bangs out again.

I’m growing my hair out

멀리서도 잘 발견하는 / 시력, 관찰력이 좋은 (발견에 초점) - 더 흔함

매의 눈을 가진, 먹이를 노리듯 예리하게 지켜보는 (약간 경계하며 지켜본다, 감시한다는 느낌)

An eagle-eyed reader spotted the typo on page 3.

Eagle-eyed fans noticed a hidden detail in the trailer.

I hope the hawk-eyed manager doesn’t notice my mistake.

She’s hawk-eyed when it comes to errors in reports.

~하는 건 시간 문제야

It's only a matter of time before she quits.

It's only a matter of time before they break up.

It’s only a matter of time before we settle in

옛날 방식을 고수하면 발전할 수 없지

That’s good, you don't wanna stay in the same pattern when you can progress.

That’s good, you don’t wanna stay in the same pattern when you can make progress.

- Totally, yes,

난초

기생충 (숙주(host)에게서 영양분을 직접 빼앗아 삶)

잘못된 상식

착생식물 (나무 줄기나 가지에 붙어서 살지만, 나무(host)의 영양분을 빼앗지는 않음)

I love orchids, we had orchids at our wedding

- it's funny you know, they are parasites.

- Actually, that's a common misconception, they are epiphytes.

epi (upon, 위에) + phyton (plant, 식물)

그런 일은 없어야 하겠지만 (부정적인 가정 이후)

이 운이 지속되기를 (좋은 일을 말한 뒤에 징크스를 피하려고 덧붙이는 말. 퉤퉤하는 것 과 같음)

What if Nathan were to die… God forbid… / Heaven forbid

Everything is going well so far, knock on wood.

I’ve never had a car accident, knock on wood. But if I ever do, God forbid, I have good insurance.

소독하다

표면, 물건, 장소에 있는 세균과 바이러스를 없애다

소독용 물티슈

베인 곳

—> 세균을 확실히 죽이는 느낌 (표면, 물건)

The nurse disinfected my arm before the injection.

We wiped down the desks with disinfectant wipes.

You should clean and disinfect / the cut right away.