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과장

exaggeration, overstatement, section chief, manager

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noun Uncommon #15,462
exaggeration, overstatement In this sense, often used in the phrase 과장이야 or 과장이었다 (“it’s an exaggeration” / “it was an exaggeration”).
KO: 그 말은 과장이야.
EN: That’s an exaggeration.
section chief, manager A job title used after a person’s name or as a form of address.
KO: 김 과장님은 지금 회의 중이에요.
EN: Manager Kim is in a meeting right now.

시민 과장

Head of Civil Affairs

— 이키루 (1952)

과장은 먹는다, 야

The manager eats, man.

— Christmas in August (1998)

이쪽은 테렌스 과장 입니다

This is Assistant Manager Terence.

— 러브 액츄얼리 (2003)

약간 과장 이었다.

It was a bit of an exaggeration.

고마워, 과장, 고마워, 과장

Thanks, Manager. Thanks, Manager.

— Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013)

우리 집 돈 기둥도 당신 이고 그건 과장 이야

You’re the breadwinner in our family too, and that’s no exaggeration.

— 크레이지 리치 아시안 (2018)

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화장 ɸ w a̠ d͡ʑ a̠ ŋ