ข้ามเส้น(kâam sên)

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] cross a line (literal)

to step over or pass a marked or drawn line.

Examples

ข้ามเส้นkâam sênข้ามเส้นkâam sên1[to] cross the line; [to] overstep2[to] cross a line (literal)สีขาวsĕe kăaoสีขาวsĕe kăao1the color white2white (in color)3figurative: pure/innocent/harmlessไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ครับkrápครับkráp1polite particle (male speaker)2acknowledgment/response particle
Cross the white line.
2VerbB2

[to] cross the line; [to] overstep

to go beyond what is proper or acceptable; to overstep a boundary.

Examples

คำkamคำkam1word; term2speech; saying; utterance3classifier for words/utterancesพูดตลกpôot dtà-lòkพูดตลกpôot dtà-lòk1[to] joke; [to] crack jokes2[to] say something in jest; [to] kid aroundของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsเมื่อคืนนี้mêuua keun néeเมื่อคืนนี้mêuua keun née1last night (time reference)2last night (time noun)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)7fun; thrilling; highly entertainingข้ามเส้นkâam sênข้ามเส้นkâam sên1[to] cross the line; [to] overstep2[to] cross a line (literal)ไปหน่อยbpai nòiไปหน่อยbpai nòi1a bit (too); somewhat excessive2a little (farther/over); slightlyนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)
His joke last night crossed the line a bit.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ข้ามkâamข้ามkâam1[to] cross; go over2[to] skip; omit3across; over; crosswise4beyond; past (time/limit)5cross-; trans-; inter- (prefixal use)Part 1
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เส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3tendon; nerve; sinew4wire; cable (thin metal strand)5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)7CL: strand-like thingsPart 2
ข้ามเส้นkâam sênข้ามเส้นkâam sên[to] cross a line (literal)