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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries회포 풀기
Native Script:한국어 한글
Pronunciation / Transliteration: hoepo pul-gi
"오랜만에 만나서 회포를 풀었습니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A meeting or discussion with someone you have not seen for a time in order to exchange news.
"Let's grab a coffee tomorrow for a quick catch-up." - 2
An activity or session aimed at completing missed work or restoring a delayed schedule.
"I need to do a catch-up on my reading assignments this weekend."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the phrasal verb 'catch up', which originated in the late 19th century from 'catch' (Old English 'cæccan') and 'up' (Old English 'ūp'). Over time, the phrasal verb was nominalized to describe an act of catching up or a meeting intended to exchange recent news and updates.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Catch-up" is said worldwide
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mise à niveau
Transliteration: miz a ni.vo
"Nous avons fait une petite mise à niveau autour d'un café."
Aussprache
Transliteration: ˈaʊ̯sˌpraːxə
"Wir müssen mal wieder eine ausführliche Aussprache machen."
aggiornamento
Transliteration: ad.dʒor.naˈmɛn.to
"Facciamo un rapido aggiornamento domani mattina."
puesta al día
Transliteration: pwes.ta al ˈdi.a
"Necesitamos una buena puesta al día después de tanto tiempo."
atualização
Transliteration: a.tu.a.li.zaˈsɐ̃w
"Foi ótimo colocar a conversa em dia com você."
बातचीत
Transliteration: baat-cheet
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"चलो कल एक छोटी सी बातचीत करते हैं।"
叙旧
Transliteration: xù jiù
Script: 中文汉字
"我们找个时间好好叙叙旧吧。"
회포 풀기
Transliteration: hoepo pul-gi
Script: 한국어 한글
"오랜만에 만나서 회포를 풀었습니다."
近況報告
Transliteration: kinkyō hōkoku
Script: 日本語
"久しぶりにコーヒーを飲みながら近況報告をした。"
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