매운맛을 가라앉히다

#. 매운맛을 가라앉히다

 

Is that chicken spicy?

> Yeah, why?

Well, I can't really handle spicy food. 

> Oh, don't worry. Here's some chocolate milk.

Chocolate milk?

> It'll help neutralize the spiciness!

 

• neutralize |nuːtrəlaɪz  중화시키다 :매운맛을 가라앉히는데 자주 쓰는 표현

 

Milk neutralizes the spiciness.

Koreans drink yogurt with spicy food to neutralize the spiciness.

 

• tone down 약하게 만들다, 누그러트리다 : 색깔을 말할 때도 사용되지만 매운맛에 대해 말할 때도 많이 사용

 

Milk helps tone down the spiciness.

Eating it with bread will tone down the spiciness.