day 115more or less

more or less

Say how much, how strong and how fast: too much and too little, extreme, intense, sharp rises and drops, and upward revisions, in the news and in everyday talk.

today’s words

• 과도하다 gwadohada · excessive, too much
• 과하다 gwahada · too much, over the top
• 극심하다 geuksimhada · extreme, severe
• 극- geuk- · prefix: extremely (극소수)
• 덜하다 deolhada · to be less, milder
• 초과 chogwa · excess, exceeding (초과하다)
• 상당수 sangdangsu · a good many, a considerable number
• 산더미 sandeomi · a mountain (of), a pile
• 듬뿍 deumppuk · generously, heaped, plenty
• 풍성하다 pungseonghada · plentiful, rich, abundant
• 하찮다 hachanta · trivial, insignificant
• 형편없다 hyeongpyeoneopda · terrible, awful (quality)
• 무난하다 munanhada · fine, solid, safe (nothing wrong)
• 쓸모 sseulmo · use, usefulness (쓸모없다)
• 변함없다 byeonhameopda · unchanging, constant
• 강렬하다 gangnyeolhada · intense, strong (light, colour, impression)
• 격렬하다 gyeongnyeolhada · fierce, violent, heated
• 강도 gangdo · strength, intensity (운동 강도)
• 강력 gangnyeok · strong, powerful (강력하다)
• 가중 gajung · increase, getting heavier (부담 가중)
• 불어나다 bureonada · to swell, increase (water, debts, weight)
• 저하 jeoha · drop, decline (시력 저하)
• 급격하다 geupgyeokada · sudden, sharp, rapid
• 급속도 geupsokdo · great speed (급속도로)
• 상향 sanghyang · upward (상향 조정)

sentences

• 이번 주 내내 극심한 추위가 계속되겠습니다. · The extreme cold will continue all this week.
• 추위로 전기 사용량이 급격하게 늘었다. · Electricity use has risen sharply because of the cold.
• 난방비가 오르면서 가정의 부담이 가중되고 있다. · As heating costs rise, the burden on households is growing heavier.
• 과도한 난방은 건강에도 좋지 않다. · Overheating your home is not good for your health either.
• 휴대폰을 너무 오래 보면 시력 저하가 올 수 있다. · Looking at your phone for too long can make your eyesight worse.