터뜨리다

teotteurida · [터뜨리다]

pop · burst · spark · burst into bloom

verbIntermediate

Meanings

  1. pop; burstTo press the surface surrounding something and make it burst open.
  2. sparkTo make a flame or light to spark hard.
  3. burst into bloomFor a plant to open a bud and bloom as a flower.
  4. burstTo laugh, cry, or scream suddenly and loudly.
  5. vent; burstTo suddenly express a bad feeling about someone or something to someone or in front of others.
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  1. break; let outTo make something happen suddenly or be exposed outwardly.
  2. scoreTo score in a sports game such as soccer, baseball, etc.

Examples from Lessons (3)

현우가 드라마를 보며 웃음을 터뜨렸다.

Hyunwoo burst into laughter while watching the drama.

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나는 그 말을 듣고 크게 웃음을 터뜨렸다.

Hearing those words, I burst out laughing.

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True, this is the scene where the main character finally lets out the tears they've been holding back.

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Grammar in These Examples

Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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