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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries뜯다
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tteut-da
"그녀는 잘못된 바느질을 뜯어냈다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To undo or remove stitches from a piece of sewing or knitted fabric.
"She had to unpick the seams of the jacket to adjust the fit." - 2
To analyze, examine, or dismantle something methodically in order to understand or alter it.
"The committee spent hours trying to unpick the complex legal agreement."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the English negative prefix 'un-' (from Old English 'on-', 'and-') and the verb 'pick' (from Middle English 'piken', of uncertain origin, possibly Celtic or Germanic). First recorded in the late 16th century, it originally meant to undo stitches, and has since broadened to metaphorically describe the systematic dismantling of arguments, systems, or plans.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Unpick" is said worldwide
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découdre
Transliteration: dey-koodr
"Elle a dû découdre l'ourlet de sa robe."
auftrennen
Transliteration: owf-tren-en
"Ich muss die Naht auftrennen."
scucire
Transliteration: skoo-chee-re
Script: scucire
"Ha dovuto scucire la manica."
descoser
Transliteration: des-ko-ser
"Tuve que descoser el pantalón."
descoser
Transliteration: des-ko-zer
"Ela precisou descoser a gola da camisa."
उधेड़ना
Transliteration: udhedna
"उसने सिलाई उधेड़ दी।"
拆开
Transliteration: chāi kāi
"我们需要拆开这件衣服的缝线。"
뜯다
Transliteration: tteut-da
"그녀는 잘못된 바느질을 뜯어냈다."
解く
Transliteration: hodoku
"間違った縫い目をほどく。"
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