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No. 5,480 in Korean

말릴

"말릴" means "to dry" or "to stop/prevent" depending on context.

In a sentence

  • 빨래를 말릴 시간이 없었어요.

    I didn't have time to dry the laundry.

    In this sentence, '말릴' comes from the verb '말리다', meaning 'to dry'. Here it denotes the action of drying clothes.

  • 그의 결정을 말릴 수 없었어요.

    I couldn't stop his decision.

    Here, '말릴' originates from '말리다', meaning 'to dissuade or stop someone'. It refers to attempting to change someone's decision or action.

  • 화재를 말릴 수 있는 방법이 없었습니다.

    There was no way to prevent the fire.

    In this context, '말릴' implies preventing or stopping something undesirable, in this case, a fire.

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