A List of Equivalent Proverbs in English and in French

8/9/2019 A List of Equivalent Proverbs in English and in French

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equipment, facilities

size (not ...)

what (not )

to grow, raise (animals, crops, hair)

free of charge

black

ve (Pure Korean)

four days

ninety ( Sino-Korean)

Dongdaemun market

to decide (not ...)

to gather together, to swarm, to crowd,to meet, to congregate, to be collected,to be gathered

to be thirsty / dry / skinny

to accompany! "

third#

to leave behind / to save$%&

to give help, aid, to give assistance'

guitar; others( )

separately

*volleyball

+ ,

thanks to- .

that day

/soup01 2

other side, opposite side (not 3 ...)4 5

method, a way67

to be tasty, to be delicious8 9

mathematics:a god, a deity, a spirit

;

the day a fter tomorrow <

a clock, a watch= >

parents?

to be sweet@ 8

hand c lapping, applauseA

candyB C

traffic, transportationD

lesson, unit:E F

traffic lights / signal lightsG H

orI

clubs, groupsJ

trade, commerceK'

a necktie


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8L

swimming poolM N

contents

O )newlyP

yesQR

menuSM

to take out, removeT U

artsMmy, mine (plain)

V (W )later (could mean later than the end oftoday)

X

appearance, faceM

create, build; pay (money); submit-to drawY

take off clothing, undressT Z

sorry[

comics, manga

R \New York]

listening^_

to be clean, hygienic`

to lie downab

a potatoc 4

a reception room in a house for maleguests 4

a bag

dto rub, spread, apply, (e.g. skin cream,paint, butter, etc)Q

to wear (on one's sh oulders)e f

a back street, an alleyg

night

8L ha swimsuiti j

a novelist, author- k

gram l

a CDm

a person, the peoplen

to be far, distantfo p

Thursday-

stop, to that extent onlyg

a ch estnut

to beg forqa rice caker

a mountains

soybean pa ste-t

but (only in written)uf


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a wristwatch

our

water

fried ricev

explanationw

halfx

temperature

y

a citizen, resident (of a city)z b

a box, container{ =

tofuw

class ( the members)|}

wedding ceremonyTU ~

art museum, art gallery9

college, university (abbr.)• €

with surprise, with a start, all of asudden (not b )- •

And; AlsoX ~

a h abit‚

a nailƒ

to pick out, exclude„ …

kimchi (a traditional Korean spicy

pickled or fermented side dish)† ‡

a bakeryˆ &

a race, run, sprint

gratitude, thanks‰ )

not particularly (for negativesentences)Š‹

to take a sh owerŒ

nearly, almost•Ž

to be hungry (no noun)

line, ray; string (not )D

result, outcome‘ ’

north“

spring

Vto meet, to pick up, to fetch (someone)

nine (Sino-Korean)= ”

since, fromBC •

traffic acc identq

spicy rice cake dish –

a test, an exam—˜™

to fall over, topple over

golf

snow

skiing


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š

rain ›œ

to bring, get (and COME); to cause

,atmosphere, moodž m

a snowmaniŸ

to introduce

to increase, improve

Brazil

to excuse, pardon¡

to livez

an award, prize (not z¢ , £z )} ¤

a restaurant, a cafeteria, a dining room

a driver (not ¥ ...)=…

to mail, send by mail ¦

countryside, outside the city§ ¡

illness from fatigue, body aches

news, report- Zmeanwhile, in the m eantime, duringthat time¨©

to strive, to try h ard, to make an effort

furniture, household itemsª

to split, separate, share 1

to cross (over), go over« "

second¬

building (not 0 ...)®

oil¯

to spend (time) / to get sick° ±

sakura (cherry b lossoms)²

chewing gum

8 0towel³ ´

a public p erformanceµ

Eastern#’

southN

dance, choreography (not ¶ )·the bottom, below (not I ...)?

a month; the moon¸

worry, concern, anxiety3¹ 2

opposite side, other side (not 0 ...)³

construction, maintenance work•

an accidentMºœ

to COME down³ »

(amount of) space³¼ p

a public holiday ½


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to follow, GO after (active)O ¾

dawn, daybreak-¿ À

the d ay before yesterday

a m alfunction, break do wn„

dried laveri Á

saltš ª

soap

# Âmale and femaleÃ

behind, back; in the futurea

persimmon?

to run

to face, look a t together ( not Ä ...)Å

fast, quickly (not ˜ ..., Æ ...) Ç

a store, a shopÈ½

a drama (television)

u80

handkerchiefs É Ÿ

soybean paste st ew-tÊthen, in that case (long)Ë

to ask, to inquire; to bury, conceal,cover (not Ì ..., Í ...)D Œ

the p ast

z ¢

product, merchandiseÎ :

birthday ( honoric)

ˆ –an experienceÏ (W )because of, since (not Ð ...)Ñ Ê

cold noodles!

three (pure Korean)* Ò

an actor, an actressÓM

to send, deliver; pass, spend (time)i

a cowÔ

four (pure Korean)Á

gold, money

ÕÖ×

skateˆ

(sports) st adium, arenaØ

a ca mera (not Ù ...)

to go

redžÚ Û

snow ghti £

a parcel, packageÜ ’

westyÝ Þ

folk villageß

color (long)


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Œ™

to wash dishesà š

pot, saucepan

Ìa present, a gift:á

to apply, sign up, request

the most (not â ...)M ã

next yearÜäJ

Seoul StationÅ å

laundry¯˜œ

to come on foot, to walki Ÿ

introduction-…

to stop, to cease

the president of a company (not æ ...)8L

to swimç ”

a center (loanword)

to come to mind, to remember³ è

free of charge (not ...)šéto be similarà O

a smell, an odor

three daysM p

tomorrow

êÇ

a shoe store

G

again, once more (not ...)- ,

a g entleman, lady

ësweatì

a talk, a chat½l œ

a radio/ M

domestic, inland‰

a star.daily (not í ...)î

counter for bunch of (e.g. owers,bananas, etc.)

N

to use (not ..., ï ...)ðñ

to be closed, to be shutòd )

straight ahead (no t d) , ó )ô

red pepper paste- ’

that direction (not ¿ ...)f\

to bathe

radish

occur, happen; grow, sprout (e.g. idea,fever, etc.)Üš Õ

service=

husband of aunt (father's s ide)i

beef


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Tokyo

a se cret

õöñto m ake s omething d irty÷

to dreamâ

problem, question (not Í )d

bananaø

to be tense, strainedÓexample (not ù )ú˜™

to drop, fall, descend; to failû

green (not ü ...)-ý

that place

I, me (informal)þ

to hold, to carry, t o liftÿ

chicken meat

exactly t he same, identicalT

beforehand, in advance, ahead of timed )

straight, upright; instantly; precisely,directly (not ò ..., ) ™

to have, to hold, to carry (l ong)

March¨ ×

note, notepad (not8

...)

money

very, highly, exceedingly, extremely(not I ..., ..., í ..., 1 ...)

Áo pFriday~ <

connection, r elation#

Namdaemun Market/

nationalityÅ

to wash, to launder (not ..., without" ")0

healthQ

memo

empty sp ace, blankô

spicy red or green pepperŒ ä

mirror

brown

timetable˜

to run around

"fth

to be low×

date (romantic)

to be bright, glowing; to be bright,sharp, keen, cheerful, happy, sunny

(not v ...)


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to run; jump, hop

leg:

to p ut on shoes8 Ì

tap water, running water<

four seasons

to be scary, frighteningÈ …

sandwich

d jseaside, seashore

search, eg. Yahoo, Google

to be light (weight)D p

fruit

fall, autumn)lotionÜ )

each other, one anotherf

purpose, goal

the beginning, the start

bridge„£³

Gimpo Airport

all ¹

like, similar t o (adjective, conjugated)

to grieve, be sad

September

a spoonŒ

that place (not - ..., ¿ ...),

~minutes / ~people/ 8

noodles -

signal (not : ...)!

how many, how much, amount

h " #complicated (conjugated)$

to blow


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to lend (with & )Ÿ

forsythia (ower)¤ )

a carrot*

a price (not ...) –

to test, examineš +

plane ticket,

to ea rn money

Ñ •a refrigerator³

the air, the atmosphereˆ

to sight-see, to look a round-

aws.

a cough/

to be late (not ™ ...)

a treew

opposite, objection

to be healthy

0that child (short for -I )…

to complete, nish (not 1 ...)1you ( informal)

emotionally moving, touching2

to dispose, dump, throw awayõ

moreª

to press3 ™

a pig- Œ

that thing (abbr.)í

every monthê

an announcement, presentation* Ž

to be hungry (with noun, no space)

garlicT å

the future4 5

a soldier6 j

business man, womanÁ ´

non-smoking7 8

shoppingÕ 9 ”

a sweater:

to depart, leave (not ; ...)*

stomach; pear; boat<

the worldþ˜œ

to come in, to enter=™ <

to be diligent, hardworking=

mw. for books, volumesi

a sound, a n oise>


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to walk= r

Busan†

bread? A

ox bone soup³

an airport o

pop song (not @ ...)d A B

violin

- åthat's right, yes, of course, (not C , ˜ )D ä

winterE

all, whole, every, each and every(not ... { , )D ä4 9

winter break

F rhiking, mountain climbing

ngerD

apple; apologyc

to loveÜ F

document, leÕ£ G

sportsQ ™

message, voice mail etc.H p

Germany

October

IJ

shampoo

K ½Ò Õ

blouse

toe

Onew; bird* L

stomachacheM

to be, to become„ N

rice rolled in seaweedc

love- Oto be soP

fty (pure Korean)Ô "

fourth, fourth childQ

bad, ill-natured (conj)

-thatFr h

hiking attire/clothes8o p

Wednesday

dumplings

diet

Spanish (language)5

to sign M

to be started by (passive)R

to be left unaccomplished, be overdueS

without fail, for sure


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TU

to feelV e

Mongolia

Ê $shavingO Ò

shrimp—

to surpass < A

ginseng ch icken soup= =

married couple, man and wifeW

to be u rgent

a coldX Ä

name (formal)Y ™

to become worse, deteriorate

T Zfeeling, sense (noun)Ê$ [

razor\times ( one time etc.)]

written reply= r

property, real estate

ageF9 Î

high school student=Èö

to be soft, tender^ ©

ability

¹black (not ...)

8 $

capital city«

two (pure Korean)

_outsideŸ 5

an individual, a personí &

every week ˜

to go on foot, to walki `

a sofaato have, hold, carry (sh ort)

b i

dry c leaner'sc

residence, home (honoric)

to wait for, to await, to expect, to look

forward dto gather things together, to collect, tomake a collection of, to save,accumulate, to bring togethere -

to soak; to make fermented foods ( e.g.kimchi)i[ â

digestive medicine|to get married

= ,

majority, mostly (not & ...)_ W ~f

only ~ nothing elseˆ g Ü

a police station

wd ™shorts


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[

culturep

to have a sale

hemployee (not i ..., j ...)

h

a temple (not ...)^™

to be broken, to be shattered{

two or three, a few&

to purchase (for), to buy a nd give kto rejoice, triumph, be glad4 î

broadcasting, telecast< l

stairs I

to return (somewhere), to go back

h nI

a peach? t

US dollarsD b

a snack, a cookie, a biscuito

a train ticket*

one's senior, elderp q

Mexico

ten thousand / just, onlyr

one's hometown•

meatç s T ”

centimeter

Ü ä

Seoul'

to appear, to show up, to emerge (not

Î ..., )‘

traditional korean drum8 ¿

a set of a spoon and chopsticksÁ´ t

non-smoking areav

big holiday, festival (not u ...)

.Lunar New Years

v

an electric fan

school fee (not 9 ...)b

washing machine*=

to be full, stuffed

daytime, daylight= ,

part, section·

underline (text)Ü

to stand up

lñ

simply, easilyw Ü

order, sequence

to be glad, happy, pleased (not ...,+ ..., x ...)8U

to perform an operation, surgery

¤:

you (formal)


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#9 Î

male st udent# T

South America

Uto be trapped, be caught (in/between)

swimming

to establish, set up<

seasonsFr [

hiking s hoesya mandarin, tangerineÕ' z

stockingsF9 B

high school\ E

number (not { ...)8 |

handbook, planner, pocket book (not¨ ...)‚ +verbimpossible, not be able to4 Á

just now

to worship; take care of

}to stick, attach onto / to pass

~ r

Mt. Seorak Œ

a three-way intersection• €

Beijing

to be severe/serious, to be harsh

Decemberp

November‚ƒ

to taste bland/at, unsalted„ /„ ˜

to want (two forms " A/B")Ú

to be cheap/to wrap…

(uncooked) rice†

to be piled up, stacked up

ïwritingï

to write/to use/to spend/to wear/bitterï;

garbage, wasteï

be used, made use of , be utilized‡

attached to a person's n ame forcourtesy, an honoricˆ

amount per person‰

to chewŠ

to wash, cleanse (e.g. hands)I

a babyI Ê

If not, Or

no

Arabic

beautiful (conj adj)I

to be num b


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I

probably, perhaps, maybeI

any, anyone

I IAsiaI

a kid, a child (not ˜ ...)

kids

an a unt, a respectable w ord for amarried, older woman (full)

I ‹term for a married, older woman (lessformal)I ` ×

an a partmentIŽ Ù

AfricaI Œ "

ninth

~musical instrumentZ

inside; no, notZˆ

glassesZ M

guide, guidanceZM

notice, guidance, instructionZHello (casual), peaceZ

to be well, peacefulZ ñ +verbto do something peacefullyZ

to hug, hold in one's a rms

Z Žto be safe, secure

an egg (not ? ..., < ...)º™

to become known

to tell (someone), to let (someone)know

3

(to be) t, tting, suitable, proper, right(not 3 ...)

(W )in front of

’

forward direction, ahead, in front‘ Ü

accessory’

baseball“ »

somewhat, a littleµquantity, amount (not 8 ...)

µ hsuitµ }

Western foodµ `

onion”

you there, child, sonny, him, her˜ Ï

How is i t? (informal, collog.)˜º ¥

difficult, hard (conjugated adjectiv)˜

to be young (not )˜ – Ï

as a child, during childhood˜ —

Oh my, oh my gosh

˜Ü

quickly, hurry (not Å ..., Æ ...)


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˜ â

yesterday˜ ˜ g

last night

˜ ™vocabulary, words ( not l ...)š

an older sister (of a female)Æ ùo ?How much is ( this/that)?Æ ›

ice, ice cubef

to not be, to not havef

without, not having-W Ç

for, to, by ( someone) (writing only)W˜ œ

airconditioning • ”

elevator

žherež ¿

here a nd therežŸ "

eighthž Î

younger sisterž t

many, several, a number of (not ...)ž t ™

a great variety of, all kinds ofž ®summerž ®4 9

summer holidayž Ó o

hello (on the phone)

ž "sixth

ž Ò

a foxž ¡

spare time, plenty o f time

ž ba woman, femalež +

travel, a trip, a journeyž+

a travel agencyJa stationJ

historý

to connect, link, couple, join´ ¢

contact i nformation´

age (honoric)´X

to practice

´ù 5an entertainer, celebrity´ ¼

consecutive holidays, holidays i n arow, long weekend£

ten; a fever

twelfth

thirteenth£ •

hardworking, enthusiasm, eagerness,earnestness (noun)£ "

tenth£ o

a train, a railroad train (not ...)£# "

eleventh


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¤ Ü

postcardL z

above ze ro

L ˜the English languageL [

a movieL[ ~

a movie theater (not ¥ ...)L[* Ò

lm actorL[

movie ticketùyesù ¦ Ç

beautifullyù Q

beautiful, pretty (adj. conjugated)ù “

a reservation

§.

the old days, a long time agoœ

ve (Sino-Korean)œ

todayœ å

a long timeœå¡

to live longœ ¨ ©Long time no seeœ ª Z

for a long time, for ages (informal)œ

to increase, to rise, to climb (not ...,«« ...)œ

duckœ

fty (Sino-Korean)œ

Mayœ

a cucumberœ Ž

morning, A.M.œ € ˜

a squidœ ¬

afternoon, P.M. ½

to climb, ascend, go up

A ½œto (literally) come upA º

to put on top ofA® ¯

OlympicsA °

this year Ç

clothing store±coat closet% /D

and/with (form.)% ² G

white dress shirt¦ /

a foreign country

¦/ 5a foreigner¦ ³

to be lonely¦ Þ

uncle (maternal)¦ ´

aunt (maternal) (not ...)¦ ;

going out, being out (noun)¦ ;


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to go out (not ...)¦ µ—

grandmother (maternal)¦ µ I 2 ™

grandfather (maternal)o Á

fee, a fare, a chargeo l

Jordano p

a d ay of the weeko ¶

these days, lately

Òpriority, preference, rst of all, to startwithÒ ¡

milkÒ

a stamp¥

exercise, movement; campaign

¥ hexercise clothes¥ Ž

driving¥ Ž

to drive, to steer (a vehicle), (verb)ä

to make someone cryÛ j

to move, shift, budge·

to make (someone) laugh, crack(someone) uphcircle / wonh¸ Õ

a (one-piece) dressh

to hope, wish, desire

month (hanja)

monthly rento p

Monday¹ p

for what matter’

upward direction

for the s ake o f, because of (someone),for (someone)

–

to be dangerous¡ ö

Europe¡ º

a glass (that is a lso made of glass)¡ v

to be famous, to be well-known for¡

June

¡ 9to study a broad¡ 9 Î

a student studying abroad¡ +

fashion, popular trend»

six (Sino-Korean)»

sixty ( Sino-Korean)¹ + h

a ban k employee› 8

a b everage› }

food›~ j

musician

¡glass (material)


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›~ æ

musical concert (not ¼ ...)C

yup, o.k., yes

Tmeaning, signicance

a d octor

two; this; teeth½ / Œ / Ç

this thingý

this place-( )or / no less than

(

in a while, later( j

a little later, in a short time (longer)<

like this, like such (not O ...)

=uncle (husband of one's a unt [mother'ssister])

T

already,

this person (honoric)

to move houses

twenty (Sino-Korean)’

to converse, to talk to someoneN

use (not ...)N

to use (facilities o r people) (not ...,ï ...)

February

â

now‡ ×

Egypt

¾two days

°

to understand (not )5

population5

popularity5

greeting5 ì

greeting speech5 ¿

Incheon5 À

a dollp

one/day/work, task, duty

p Á"

seventhp ù Ó

weather forecastp Â

JapanpzÎ Ã

daily life (long)p }

Japanese foodpo p

Sundayp

Januaryp& p

one weekp

to work

Äseventy (Sino-Korean)


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Å

to read©h

to be hospitalized

© 9entering into school, matriculation(noun)Æ ˜ 2

to forget, to slip one's mind (long)p Ç

seventy (Pure Korean)b

ruler

bone's s elfb

to sleep (not È b )b

materials, datab

to cutb }

child, offspringb ´

natureb ¡

freedomb Ê

blackbean noodlesb &

often, frequently

ãlast year

to be small, to be short¹˜ —

aunt (fraternal, younger than yourfather)

¹I 2 ™

uncle (fraternal, younger than your

father)º …

feast, celebrationÉ

well, goodÉ ÊË X

I'll eat well.É = bÌPlease take c are o f me/my se rvice toyou.É Î

to be handsome, to be good lookingÈÍ /È

just a moment, a while / hold on, waitÈ ¬

after a little while (not ...)È b

to sleep, to nap"

to catch, to hold" 8

to eat (honoric) ( not È ...)" ™

a magazine

sauce/counter for pieces o f paper,tickets,

gloves

rainy season (long)T

a rose

-expertise, strengths; a merit, a goodpoint, a virtueÎ T f

to be boring, uninterestingÎ Ï

jacketÐ

that child, that kid

¿I, me (humble)


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an e mployee, a service worker (notj ..., ...)i

paper

x i pall day (long), the whole day,throughout the day ( full)ÛËit would be nice if...Û I

to like, be fond of&

week

& )mainly, usually, for the most part (not

...)

pocket!

to sleep (honoric)&

an order (e.g. of food)

&to order (food) (not ...)& y

a resident&

a shot, an injection&

the surroundings, the vicinity, nearby& o

to park (a vehicle)& Üorange (colour)Ý

rice porridge, congeeÝ

to dieÞ š

preparation(s) ( not ...)

line, string, cord, rope

to decreaseV /

China

V/ ˜Chinese l anguageV/ ‡

A Chinese restaurantV }

Chinese f oodV •

the center, heart, middleV ß

center, middle (not V • , ..., V )V9 B

middle scho olV9 Î

middle school studentà

to grip, to clenchx Œ Û

pleasure, enjoyment, happiness

x Œ‹to feel happy, enjoy (not x )xƒ

to be pleasant, delightful, cheerful,merry, joyful, happy, glad (not ...,+ ..., w ...)x

to enjoy«

symptoms

to be late (to school, or to work)™ Á

now™ á ?

last month™ á \

last time

™ á °last year


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™M

to s pend time™

to be defeated, lose

™ 4a locality, a district, a region, an area™Ò Ÿ

an eraser™ '

to guard/to obey, follow™

basement, underground™ $

pedestrian underpass™ â

subwayjh

an employee (not i ..., ...)j

workplacej ã

in person, directly, by o neself, with

one's own handÍqualityä

luggage, baggage‡

a home, a house‡ Z

householdå

to build, constructè

to be salty/to knitè

worthæ

to be short (in length)ó

straight (notd

...ò

...)Õ

about, around, more or less ( not ...)É Ÿ

a pot stewo

a car/(how many) times/teaoçto be cold to the toucho

to wear/to kickÔ

really, truly, indeed, actually, sincerity(not Ø ..., ..., )è I&

to nd (something) for (someone), tond and g ive som eoneè Iœ

to drop by, visit, come (not þ ..., 4 ...)é i

vegetablesê z

a writing table, a deskê

a b ook she lf¢ ë

as, as t hough, like¿

one thousand¿¿ ñ

slowlyâ

a seaso n/metal

ìrstì "

rstly, rst, to begin withád ™

blue jeansái

cleaningái í m

to vacuum, use the vacuumü


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ý< ×

TV actor, celebrityþ op

Saturday

Ca bankbookC

go through, ow throughC Ì

combination, unity, mergeÿ ‰ ñ

especially, particularly, in particular,specially (not ÿ ñ )

ÿ €a special feature, a characteristic¾

to turn on, switch on (not lights), play(music)¾

to be wrong`green onion

` to be blue / pale` s

a party

arm / eight

to sell

eighty (Sino-Korean)

August

fashion (not ¡ ...)´ â

homework, an assignmentA

sugar%

an office (room)

®

a cloud

to be young (not ˜ )

ôa recollection, a reminiscence, aremembrance, good memory

\

this time

to drinkÆ

to forget (short)

scissors- •

lunch&

to giveŽ

a dictionaryœ

to comeVo

to be importantd ¦

to be busyû o

green tea{

all, everyone, everybody, in all, all told,

all together (not ž t, , ... E )u

a hand³ =

study, learningÌ

to give a present, gift

to lose, to be deprived of something

(short)ô ¸


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coffee= >

parents ( honoric)ž =

a passport˜

to be difficult, to be hard5 ” Ô

the Internet&

beer“ Ý

an a ppointment, a p romise

âfa subject, a theme, a titleÆ

how much

an illness, diseaseÜ

a drawer

to choose (not • ...)Èsleep (noun)Î

a thought, an idea

a writingU

liquor, alcoholic beverage

to be few

to be thin (e.g. cloth, paper)¨ å

a song (not ...)ÚÒ

to ght

to think, to consider(

to be warm6 f

to be tasteless, to not be deliciousè

to search for, to look for, to ndº&

to let someone know, to inform of, toreveal (with & ),

alreadyfi

a voiceÙ

a cafe, a co ffee sh opÒ

we, us, our (plain)

to be vast or wide, spacious˜

what kind ofÓ

to be seen, to come into sight; to show,

display

to resemble©

to put on, wearõö

to be dirty »

the time, mw. for hours

Êto eat

a taxi

to stir-f ry e

the countrysided

to be cha ngedŽ [


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a phone, a call

to be cold (e.g. weather)¿

evening (not g )Âœ

to go to a place and come b ack I ™

a p uppy, a sm all dogÛ

to be g oodÝ

inside

usoccer, football

˜

to enter, to go inÌ˜Ó

to ask, to inquire (not Í ..., Ë ...)™

to touchÜ -

a bookstore1to be over, to end, to nish (not ...)b :

oneself, self-condence, self-assurance

’

a conversation (not ...)

to be g ood-heartedÉto do well‚

to be bad, to be poor (at), to be weak(in)p˜

to get up, wake u p{

to place, lay; store, stash away;employ, take on,

Z

while, during

to make friends, to d ate someone

(become an item)œ

to come out& ì

the weekend ö

to be noisy, loud

to know, to understand (not ... I ...,

...) ( short)¦

to be badI Y

dad, father/ â

international, world, universal

what kind of (not ˜ ...)

Î pone's b irthdayš +

an airplaneª

who

to hang out, to play

right away, soon, immediately (not d ..., ... , Á4 )u >

a g uest, a customerd÷

to changeP

one's n eighborhood, a village

to be different


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to receive, to accept

to be spicy1

too, too much, excessively, overly ( not..., í ...)

˜ Ç

howO Ç

like this, this way (not < )ý

a place (not , i )“ Ý

to p romiseÓ ž &

to show< Ý

continuously. ‡

the weather›

the mind, the heart

šl œvideoù ¦

to be pretty, beautiful, lovely (not I ...,Á ...)

to not know, to be unaware of¹ +

a bank

Æhow long, how much¢›

rst , for the rst time I'

to transfer (vehicles).

a day

to rest£ ñ

hard, diligently, enthusiasticallyI .

breakfast, morning´

contact2 Õ

a bus˜ l

where, what place?$ 2

to b e u ncomfortable, inconvenient

to meet

šÚto be expensive$ Û

help,aid,relief

to bring, to take, to carry ( and GO)»

period, durationo

to prepare, make ready, to arrange (notÞ ...)A

to raise, raise, lift up "a zipper", toupload, promoteÒ r

an u mbrellaÈ Í

for a short while

äto cry, to weep

to be high, tall¥

a playground, a (sports) e ldÈ

to give (honoric)

to be soldÐ


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why

to go out (not ¦ ...)´ !

a pencil±

clothes: ê

footwear, shoes" ’

on the left sideÓ

information, data

=to sing, to callœ Y

older brother of a female #

a family

to choose, to select'

to board, to get in/on, to ridê

a competitive match, competition

a space, an interval,a gap¨å 4

a singing room, karaoke·

to laugh, to smile

…to be injured or hurt b

suddenly

to start, to beginR Õ

a ne ws program, the news$

to be clear, clean, puref

the neck, the throat& %

surrounding, nearby, around a certainarea

to decide, make up one's m ind™

to pass (by, through)

again³

a ball$

to arrive&

a mom$

light, rew ™

a ringÎ T7

to be interesting, fun

4a room: þ

to make a noise£

to open (something)I j

still, s o far, ye t49

school holidays, a vacationia novel- Ï

at that time, back thenTZ

to be sorry, to be regrettableh

a hospitalI U

to conserve, to spare


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˜ 2

to lose (e.g. an item) (long)±

a ower

- 'a bowl, rice bowl¬

to lend, to borrow˜ (

to be d ark, dim, gloomy]

to listen, or take a class)

to sit down a lot *

to be c lose, nearØ

a picture, a photo+

to move, to transfer (people, luggage)

, ƒto be scalding hot, to be passionate

£to open (a store, restaurant, etc)”

a talk, a story (abbr.)¥

movie theater (not L ...)7

to be (existence), to have*Òto learnÎ Ã

(daily) l ife, living (sh ort)œ - ’

on the right sidef¯

a necklace› W þ

to nd likeable, be enjoyable, to suitone's t astesš . N

bibimbap (sauteed a nd seasoned

vegetables, beef, a fried egg, and redpepper paste served over rice)/0

to be okay, to be good

to be many, muchl ˜

vocabulary word, vocabulary (not ˜ ™ ,1 ì )

{ 2to be thick, to be bulkyÎ

to happen, come to pass, occur, comeabout (not ...)

,

one's m ood, feelings, frame of mind

to place, to put

a memory, recollection, remembrance3 î

to feel sorry (not T ...) '

to force, to cause; to orderÎ

a younger siblingIŽ

to hurt, to be sick4a d ream!three (Pure Korean)™ á

past, previous, last,5

to be thankful (not ...)

V


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among, out of, between; in the middleofÌ0

a thing, an object (not ...)

6to take (a photo)- 7

justb

a seat (not t )i v

a picnic, an excursion

a door8

a window™ ç

a purse, walletp 6

early8 6

a class, a lesson

9to be e asy

®

a name$Ü ~

a libraryM

to d escend, to fall down, come down(e.g. rain, snow); to alight from (e.g.

transportation)X :

character, personality, natureŒ

a distanceY

to be fast, quick8

(sport / game) player, athlete

êa book

”

to talk (not ì ..., abbr.)Û I™

to improve, to get better (not ...)

ºmw. for glasses o r cupsÏwhen, time when

z

to be strange1

the end, nish (not ...)ž Ì

a tearŒ å ì

a lie;

to swell, bloat›

next, following£ <

a keyš â

when

to turn offÁ 4

a m oment ago, just now=

to be unpleasant, disagreeable,undesirable

þ

to make(½œ

to follow (me), come with6

a avor, a tasteI

to not be, no (not > ...)3

to be correct, to t (not ...)ž


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six (Pure Korean)ù w

sixty (Pure Korean)Ü -

thirty (Pure Korean)ž Ÿ

eight (Pure Korean)Õ Ì

twenty (Pure Korean)ž E

eighty (Pure Korean)I Œ

nine (Pure Korean)

p Áseven (Pure Korean)

Ç

forty (Pure Korean)Ä

seventy (Sino-Korean)

thirty (Sino-Korean)

ten (Sino-Korean)

four (Sino-Korean)

three (Sino-Korean)?

one hundred (Sino-Korean)& i

an a ddress @

once in a w hile, sometimes

a river¿

over thereü v

a typhoon

a (buddhist) templej¥

the middle, center:á Ü

application form= A

kitchenb

a chairÁ ã

this yearÝ 2 Õ

express b us? B

an egg (not < ..., )

åafter a long time-å Ü

so, therefore (not - < ..., -t ...)ü

an invitationí Ò

very, exceedingly, remarkably (not I ..., ..., 1 ...)

Ìa thing, object, matter (not p , Ì ...)3 ™

pork[

a knife, a blade™ C

the last, the end (not 1 ...)i

place ™

a kind, type (not i ...)ÿ

a chickenb

a hatb Ž Œ

a bicycle

@Ì~

a museum


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D

a sh hook, shingH Ü

reading

©an entrance$

bulgogi (thinly sliced seasoned beef orpork)

o

a train (not £ ...)- ë

then, in that case (abbr.)

T /the United Statest I

Russia 8

a singer:

a newspaperL /

United KingdomÄ E

a blackboard½

a country# 2

a husband¦/ ˜

foreign language

³ êa notebook5

ginsengF G

a ballpoint pene *

a cigarette- O ™

nevertheless, however, but (not - < ...,-t ...)

= 5

a m arried woman, wifeI M

wife ( my)

~an embassyB %

a classroomI 2 ™

a father? [ -

a department store˜ —

a mother a market, fair- <

but, however, by the way (not - O ...,-t ...)0 Ì

a building (not ¬ ...) á

city hall³ h

a park ( not @ )´

a dormitoryÒ H /

a post office º

to GO down

µ ìsocksI þ

a sonI &

very, greatly, highly (not ... ..., í ...,1 ...)×

a daughter

íto tie


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b o

an automobileI

to broil, roast or bake, burn

Jto polish, to wipeš â

always ( not , ...)X

last nameái

to clean& Õ

juice Kto shave, to chop; to reduce the price;to trim, to mow

always ( not ..., š ...)È

to eat (honoric)= b

a request, a favor -

different, dissimilar (adj)<

to exist, stay (honoric)

to be the same, identical; to be alike, tobe similar (not š ..., ò ...)-t

therefore (not -å ..., - < ...)L ™

a b ag or packetÈ

a moment- ®

a painting, drawing, imageŸ

a dogŸ

a b asic measure word; can be used foranything countable¾

a wall

< Man egg (not ? ..., )d

the s eaN

basketball$

a city.

a bedµ

a shape, a formz ¢

a wound M

the city, downtown

what

a sentenceÌ

an animal# Î

a yo unger brother;

an exitž 9 Î

a female studentãyearO •

the b est, maximum, superlative$ )

a road,a w ay ( not P )9 h

a g raduate sch oolæ

conference, convention, tournament


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5 z

impression, personal appearanceD 9

science

C ñto be blocked, congested£

to be opened, take place, open, beginð

to closeI Õ ®

ice creamu

to congratulate™ á &

last weekž t ,

ladies a nd gentlemen, everyone (not{ )

Þ š

to prepareQR ”

computer {

(dress) sho esj 6

a job, an occupationQ p

email¶

a dance

ü/

Thailand• × #

Vietnam’

this w ayI å

the following, the bottom½Ê

ramen noodles

mw. for vehicles a nd machineryv

mw. for people

mw. for animalsSoor (level of a building)¡mw. for years ( native-korean)C

mw. for containers, buckets

mw. for years ( sino-korean)˜ -

an adult ‡

a young and unmarried ladyI¿ ‡

a term used to address a n o lder manwhom you don't know# b

a man, male& 5

a business ow ner, shop keeper˜ B

a child, children (not I ...)ð

a friendÖ Ù

a nephew, nieceð

relatives

an aunt (father's s ide)ª

an older sister (term used by malesonly) Þ

an uncle (father's s ide)

an aunt (mother's si de) Þ


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a cousinb

a reporter, a journalistˆ g

the police, a police officer% E

a lawyerB 8

a professor³ h

a public s ervant, governmentemployee E

a nurse“

a p harmacist¥ 8

an athleteÎ>

a teacher9 Î

a university st udent

& =a housewife, homemaker

an earÆ T

the face©

the mouth U

the chest, breasts—the head, hair˜ ^

a sh oulderV

a kneeF

the b ack§

the body

ê

a footq

the n ose

W Xa supe rmarket“ /

a pharmacy± ‡

a ower shop-

a stationary storeTN %

a beauty parlor, hair salonB æ

a ch urch8

to wash one's face

to purchase, buyÓ

to see, look, watchp

a diary, a journal™ $

a map, guidance, directionsÍ

to question, to inquire (not Ë ..., Ì ...)BD Ü

textbook? ©

a ca lendar ]to answer, reply ( long)Y )

to go home from workLZan envelope

W

monthly s alary[

conversation, a dialogue


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p Â ˜

the Japanese l anguage¥

to exercise

œ [ ™an orange

µ

a catÉ

to not-know wellÖ

a cake\

a bearH » ~

gymd ™

pantsŽ

before= ˜

to hate, to dislike

] 7to be stylish, cool

above, the upper part, the topÓ C

usually, normally

poetryˆh ^

Gyeongbok Palace™ â J

subway st ationÐ _ Ê

because ( not Ï ...)¦

to be happy, joyful, delightful, glad (not+ ..., w ..., x ...)˜ T

which̀

beside, next toa Ä

a day of the month, a few daysP

a way, a road, a street …

to teachž+

to travel

to come and go, to attend, to goregularly

a clear sodab

to be hot (used for weather)T

to be slow (not ¿ ...)P

to be longˆ …

scenery, a v iew, landscape

×a strawberry¥ [

sneakersƒ

to be h eavyÙ È

(credit) cardc

to be better, preferable }

a light meal, a snack… D

a dentistM D

department of internal medicineZM

to guide

Y)

leaving work, getting off work


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Ì d

of course, needless t o sayÿ ñ

especially, particularly

~ eto go on a tour, to go sightseeingfa team

…

to repair, to xŽ

a coin³V Ž [

a payphone, a public ph one“medicine/about, roughly

¡

a reason, cause, excuseg

an islando

cooking, cuisine, a dish

soy sauce š

grilled beef ribs„…É Ÿ

kimchi stew…

location / positionÎ

material, ingredients*?delivery= b

to ask a favor, to request

to be so urê ›

pronunciation :

price (not )

e •

an advertisementh ¿

rst; ahead

to organize, clean up

½

to be surprised, to be amazedi

to dice, mince4î /

broadcasting c ompany, TV stationj k

law, rule, regulationsŒ

intersection (4 way), a crossroadsŽ

to convey, tell, deliver (message, thing,etc.)˜ä

to match with, to suit well, to associatewith, to ke ep c ompany w ith

5to greet’ é

vegetables& o

Parking lotïj

to nd or get a job} b

a dining tablel

to put in h

to be coolÇ m

a game% 8

a m istake

Ü µwestern (culture, etc.)


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Korean monsoon seasonm

a social gathering, a meeting, an

assemblyŸ

the number of monthsn

to meet (honoric)É ‚

a mistake (not % 8 )}

a meal

› ~music

I

some time ago; a moment ago&'blue

()design*'yellowL

below zero (temperature)T ”

Meter^

to break8 @

a watermelon

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A List of Equivalent Proverbs in English and in French