April 6, 2023
<김교포 & 로라's tip>
skinny / thin / slim / bony
* skinny
보기 좋게 날씬한 것이 아닌 깡마른. (부정적 의미)
He was so skinny in high school.
* thin / slim
얇은, 마른 / 날씬한
Neapolitan pizza has a very thin crust.
She's very slim. / She has a slim body.
10 ways to get a slim body.
She has a nice body. (몸무게가 포함된 뉘앙스 대신 nice를 써서 칭찬)
* bony
삐쩍 마른. (부정적 의미)
Bats have long and bony fingers.
The kids were so bony. They were clearly suffering from malnutrition.
<Today's Situation>
A: I've been working out these days.
B: But you're already slim! I need to get in shape, too.
A: No, I'm too skinny now. I need to gain some muscles.
B: Let's make a beach body for summer together!
<Pattern & Expression Practice>
I'm gonna get a cheese steak sandwich with white thin sliced bread, please.
He's a good-looking guy, but me personally, I don't like skinny guys.
I always go/wear one size down. It makes me look slimmer.
Your legs are so skinny, man. They're like chicken legs, Stop skipping leg days! (다리 운동하는 날을 거르지 마라)
나: Hey, Lora. I'm gonna .. - 엄마: Lora, what? - 나: Wow, theese are really thin walls! (벽이 너무 얇아서 방음이 안 돼)
The chances of this being successful are slim to none. 이것이 성공할 가능성은 거의 없어.
<Bonus Synonymous Native Expressions>
slender 날씬한
scrawny 뼈만 앙상한 (남자한테 놀리면서)
through think and thin 좋을 때나 나쁠 때나
toned body 탄탄한 몸매
buff 근육이 많은
voluptuous 풍만한, 육감적인
<Natives Only Nuance>
go skinny dipping
'알몸으로 수영하다' go swimming naked의 비격식 표현
I was alone for an hour, so I went skinny dipping in the pool.
A group of college kids always go skinny dipping in the lake and get murdered.
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