ดาราแม่เหล็ก

daa-raa mâe-lèk

Meanings

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box-office star; A-list celebrity

a celebrity who strongly attracts many viewers or customers; a major box-office draw

Examples

หนังnăngหนังnăng1leather2movie; film3thin sheet; membrane (informal)4skin; hideเรื่องใหม่rêuuang màiเรื่องใหม่rêuuang mài1a new matter/topic/story2new business (meeting agenda)ของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsน่าจะnâa jàน่าจะnâa jà1probably; likely2be expected; should (probability)3should have (regret/criticism)4might be a good idea (suggestion)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveรายได้raai dâiรายได้raai dâi1income; earnings2revenue (business/government)3proceeds; takingsดีdeeดีdee1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4it’s best; better (advisory tone)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsดาราแม่เหล็กdaa-raa mâe-lèkดาราแม่เหล็กdaa-raa mâe-lèkbox-office star; A-list celebrityที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotใครๆkrai kraiใครๆkrai krai1everyone; people in general2anyone at all; just anyoneก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerอยากดูyàak dooอยากดูyàak doo[to] want to watch; [to] want to see
His new movie should do well at the box office because he's a major draw that everyone wants to see.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ดาราdaa-raaดาราdaa-raa1celebrity; star (entertainment)2star (astronomy) [formal/lit.]Part 1
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แม่เหล็กmâe lèkแม่เหล็กmâe lèk1magnet2magnetic attraction; powerful charmPart 2
ดาราแม่เหล็กdaa-raa mâe-lèkดาราแม่เหล็กdaa-raa mâe-lèkbox-office star; A-list celebrity