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삼키다
swallow
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| 삼키다 |
| 1. v. To swallow. (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) |
| 아이가 무엇을 삼켰는지 자꾸 토한다. - The kid keeps gagging, like he swallowed something. |
| 2. v. To suppress or stifle an expression of emotion. |
| 막 쏟아지려는 눈물을 못내 삼키며 집을 뛰쳐나갔다. - I ran out of the house, holding back the tears that were ready to flow. |
| 3. v. To secretly make something one's own; to steal. |
| 남의 돈을 슬쩍 삼키고는 오리발을 내밀었다. - He secretly took someone else's money and played innocent. |
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