ตบะแตก(dtà-bà dtàek)

Meanings

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[to] lose self-control; [to] give in to temptation

to lose one's self-restraint after holding back; to give in to desire or impulse (e.g., food, sex, other urges).

Examples

อดทนòt tonอดทนòt ton1patient (person); enduring2[to] endure; persevere; be patientไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketของหวานkŏng wăanของหวานkŏng wăan1dessert (course)2sweets; sweet foodsมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerทั้งอาทิตย์táng aa-títทั้งอาทิตย์táng aa-títall week; the whole weekพอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyเห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asเค้กช็อกโกแลตkáy chók-goh-láetเค้กช็อกโกแลตkáy chók-goh-láetchocolate cakeเท่านั้นแหละtâo nán làเท่านั้นแหละtâo nán làthat's all; that's itตบะแตกdtà-bà dtàekตบะแตกdtà-bà dtàek[to] lose self-control; [to] give in to temptationเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
I'd resisted eating sweets all week, but as soon as I saw the chocolate cake, I lost my self-control.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ตบะdtà-bàตบะdtà-bà1ascetic discipline; austerity; penance2spiritual power from austerity or virtue; inner heat3self-restraint; willpower (figurative)Part 1
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แตกdtàekแตกdtàek1[to] crack; break; shatter2[to] burst; rupture3broken; cracked4[to] split up; fall apart (figurative)5[to] leak out; be revealed (slang)6[to] ejaculate; climax (slang)Part 2
ตบะแตกdtà-bà dtàekตบะแตกdtà-bà dtàek[to] lose self-control; [to] give in to temptation