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Feb 4 '12

Word of the Day: 대다 (part 5 of 7)

*Definition*

[verb] - to direct, to aim

*Common Phrases*

 대어 놓고 - directly, personally
과녁에다 대고 쏘다 - to shoot at a target 
등을 돌려 대다 - to turn one’s back (on)
남의 얼굴에 대고 침을 뱉다 - to spit in someone’s face 
적진으로 포를 대다 - to aim a cannon at the enemy’s camp

*Sample Sentences*

마이크에 대고 말하세요.
Speak into the microphone, please.
그녀가 내 귀에 대고 속삭였다.
She whispered in my ear.
“잘 안 들려요”라고 전화기에 대고 외쳤다.
“I can’t hear you,” I yelled into the phone.

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