กระทบกระแส(grà-tóp grà-săe)
Meanings
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[to] make pointed remarks; criticize indirectly
to speak in a way that indirectly targets or criticizes someone, intending that person to recognize the reference
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)2mother; mom3prefix: female; main; baseพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] tell; talk about3[to] say; speakกระทบกระแสgrà-tóp grà-săeกระทบกระแสgrà-tóp grà-săe[to] make pointed remarks; criticize indirectlyว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2[to] think; consider; deem3[to] scold; reproach; criticize4that (clause marker)บางคนbaang konบางคนbaang konsome people; some personsกินginกินgin1[to] corrode; erode; eat into2[to] consume; use up3[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)4[to] take (a bribe); pocket5[to] eatแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; completed-action marker2already; now (as of this point)3then; and then; after that4and; and then (linking clauses)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyomยอมyom1[to] agree; consent2[to] yield; give in; submit3[to] admit (acknowledge)4[to] allow; permitล้างจานláang jaanล้างจานláang jaan[to] wash dishes; do the dishesฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)รู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] realize; find out; learn2[to] know how; know the proper way to act3[to] know; be aware of4[to] feel; sense; perceiveว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2[to] think; consider; deem3[to] scold; reproach; criticize4that (clause marker)แม่mâeแม่mâe1form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)2mother; mom3prefix: female; main; baseหมายถึงmăai tĕungหมายถึงmăai tĕung1[to] mean; denote; refer to2[to] mean (to say); intend (one’s words)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)
Mom made an indirect remark about how some people never wash their dishes after eating. I knew she meant me.
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เขาkăoชอบchôpพูดpôotกระทบกระแสgrà-tóp grà-săeเรื่องrêuuangคนkonมาmaaสายsăaiแล้วláeoหันมาhăn maaมองmongฉันchănทุกครั้งtúk kráng
He likes making pointed remarks about people being late, and he turns to look at me every time.
แม้máeหัวหน้าhŭua nâaจะjàไม่ได้mâi dâaiเอ่ยชื่อèoi chêuใครkraiแต่dtàeคำพูดkam pôotกระทบกระแสgrà-tóp grà-săeเรื่องrêuuangคนkonที่têeชอบchôpโยนyohnงานngaanให้hâiเพื่อนpêuuanก็gâwทำให้tam hâiเขาkăoหน้าเสียnâa sĭia
Although the boss named no one, the pointed remark about people who dump their work on colleagues made him look visibly uncomfortable.
แทนที่จะtaen têe jàบอกbòkตรงdtrongว่าwâaไม่พอใจmâi por jaiอะไรà-raiเธอterกลับglàpพูดpôotกระทบกระแสgrà-tóp grà-săeให้hâiฉันchănรู้ตัวróo dtuuaต่อหน้าdtò nâaเพื่อนpêuuanทั้งtángกลุ่มglùm
Instead of telling me directly what was bothering her, she made pointed remarks in front of all our friends so I would know she meant me.
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กระทบกระแสgrà-tóp grà-săeกระทบกระแสgrà-tóp grà-săe[to] make pointed remarks; criticize indirectly