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No. 18,965 in Korean

쓰나미처럼

"Like a tsunami."

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  • 쓰나미처럼 많은 사람들이 그 경기에 몰려들었다.

    Like a tsunami, many people flocked to the game.

    Here, '쓰나미처럼' is used as a simile to describe a large mass of people moving in together, comparing the momentum to that of a tsunami.

  • 그 소식은 내 마음을 쓰나미처럼 휩쓸어갔다.

    The news swept through my heart like a tsunami.

    In this sentence, '쓰나미처럼' metaphorically conveys the overwhelming and sudden impact of the news on emotions.

  • 그 화재는 쓰나미처럼 빠르게 퍼져 나갔다.

    The fire spread quickly like a tsunami.

    Here, '쓰나미처럼' analogizes the rapid and uncontrollable spread of the fire to the force and movement of a tsunami.

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