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시멘트 meaning and pronunciation

simenteu · cement

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 13964
Part of speech: 명사Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    건축이나 토목 등에서 물체를 붙이는 데 사용하는, 석회석과 진흙, 석고 등을 섞어 만든 가루.

    English: cement — A powder made by mixing limestone, mud, plaster, etc., used to attach objects in civil engineering, architecture, etc.

    Examples

    • 시멘트 공장.
    • 시멘트 바닥.
    • 시멘트 포대.
    • 시멘트가 굳다.
    • 시멘트로 집을 짓다.
    • 시멘트 바닥이 차가워서 누울 수가 없다.
Origin
cement
Categories
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