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I love
I love (2022) is the mini album fronted by Nxde, a jazzy title track that mocks the public gaze on a woman who refuses to perform for it. Around it sit a breezy song about thriving after a break-up, a raw confession of still missing someone, a lover who lets herself be carved into shape, and a dark secret affair. The vocabulary runs from stage and public-opinion words to the language of break-ups, self-sacrifice and hiding things.
Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 몸매 | one's figure, body shape | 몸매보다 건강이 더 중요하죠.Your health matters more than your figure. |
| 황당하다 | to be absurd, to be baffling | 주문한 것과 전혀 다른 게 와서 황당했어요.Something completely different from my order arrived, and I was baffled. |
| 망가지다 | to break down, to be ruined | 비를 맞아서 머리가 다 망가졌어요.I got caught in the rain and my hair is ruined. |
| 실례하다 | to be impolite, to intrude; the verb behind 실례합니다, "excuse me" | 실례합니다, 여기 자리 있나요?Excuse me, is this seat taken? |
| 환불 | a refund | 사이즈가 안 맞아서 환불을 받았어요.It didn't fit, so I got a refund. |
| 편견 | prejudice, a bias | 겉모습만 보고 편견을 가지면 안 돼요.You shouldn't judge people by their appearance alone. |
| 모자라다 | to be short of, to not be enough | 할 일이 많아서 시간이 늘 모자라요.I have so much to do that there's never enough time. |
| 밤을 새다 | to stay up all night | 친구랑 얘기하다가 밤을 샜어요.I stayed up all night talking with a friend. |
| 대단하다 | to be amazing, to be impressive | 혼자서 이걸 다 해냈다니 정말 대단해요.You did all this on your own? That's really impressive. |
| 마주치다 | to run into, to come face to face with | 길에서 전 남자친구랑 마주쳤어요.I ran into my ex-boyfriend on the street. |
| 애인 | a boyfriend or girlfriend, a lover | 요즘 애인이 생겨서 기분이 좋아 보여요.She's seeing someone new these days and looks happy. |
| 그만하다 | to stop, to call it quits | 싸우는 건 이제 그만하고 싶어요.I want to stop fighting now. |
| 차라리 | rather, it would be better to | 이럴 거면 차라리 혼자 가는 게 낫겠어요.If it's going to be like this, I'd rather go alone. |
| 쏟아지다 | to pour down, to spill out | 갑자기 비가 쏟아져서 옷이 다 젖었어요.It suddenly poured, and my clothes got soaked. |
| 아끼다 | to cherish, to treasure; to save | 이건 제가 제일 아끼는 가방이에요.This is the bag I treasure the most. |
| 술자리 | a drinking get-together | 어제 술자리가 늦게 끝나서 피곤해요.Last night's drinks ran late, so I'm tired. |
| 들키다 | to get caught, to be found out | 몰래 준비한 선물을 들켜 버렸어요.The present I was secretly preparing got found out. |
| 조각품 | a sculpture, a carved piece | 미술관에서 본 조각품이 아직도 기억나요.I still remember the sculpture I saw at the art museum. |
| 의심 | doubt, suspicion | 자꾸 의심만 하면 서로 힘들어져요.If you keep doubting each other, it gets hard for both of you. |
| 피곤하다 | to be tired | 오늘은 너무 피곤해서 일찍 잘래요.I'm so tired today that I'm going to bed early. |
| 신기하다 | to be amazing, to be strange and fascinating | 우리가 같은 날 태어났다니 신기하네요.We were born on the same day? That's so strange and amazing. |
| 고통 | pain, suffering | 시간이 지나면 이 고통도 사라질 거예요.With time, this pain will fade too. |
| 고민하다 | to agonize over, to think hard about | 혼자 고민하지 말고 같이 얘기해요.Don't agonize over it alone; let's talk it through. |
| 본능 | instinct | 위험하면 피하는 게 사람의 본능이에요.Getting out of the way of danger is human instinct. |
| 그림자 | a shadow | 해가 지니까 그림자가 길어졌어요.As the sun set, the shadows grew long. |
| 흔적 | a trace, a mark | 방에 누가 다녀간 흔적이 있어요.There are signs that someone has been in the room. |
| 더럽다 | to be dirty | 신발이 더러워서 빨아야겠어요.My shoes are dirty, so I should wash them. |
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