ตัดไฟ(dtàt fai)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] cut off electricity; switch off power; kill the power

to disconnect or shut off electrical power to a device, circuit, building, or area, for example by turning off a switch or breaker or by stopping the supply.

Examples

ก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerซ่อมsômซ่อมsôm1[to] repair; fix2repair; fixing; repair workพัดลมpát lomพัดลมpát lom1fan (electric)2fan (handheld)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightตัดไฟdtàt faiตัดไฟdtàt fai1[to] cut off electricity; switch off power; kill the power2[to] trip (power); cut power automaticallyก่อนนะgòn náก่อนนะgòn náfirst (polite); used on leaving ('I'll go first')
Before fixing the fan, you have to cut the power first.
2VerbB2

[to] trip (power); cut power automatically

(of a protective device such as a circuit breaker, RCD, or fuse) to operate and interrupt the circuit, causing the power to be cut.

Examples

เมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàkฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàk1[to] rain heavily; pour2heavy rain; downpourแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ไฟดับfai dàpไฟดับfai dàp1power outage; blackout2[of power/lights] go out; cut outสงสัยsŏng săiสงสัยsŏng săi1[to] doubt; be uncertain2[to] suspect3doubt; suspicion4I wonder…; perhaps (colloq.)เบรกเกอร์brèk gerเบรกเกอร์brèk ger1breaker (slang for circuit breaker)2circuit breakerตัดไฟdtàt faiตัดไฟdtàt fai1[to] cut off electricity; switch off power; kill the power2[to] trip (power); cut power automaticallyเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingไฟรั่วfai rûuaไฟรั่วfai rûuaelectrical leakage; leakage current
Last night it rained heavily and the power went out. I suspect the breaker tripped because of a short circuit.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ตัดdtàtตัดdtàt1[to] cut2[to] trim; clip3[to] cut off; turn off; disconnect4[to] eliminate; remove5[to] edit; cut (media/text)6[to] deduct7[to] cross (a path); cut acrossPart 1
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ไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)Part 2
ตัดไฟdtàt faiตัดไฟdtàt fai[to] cut off electricity; switch off power; kill the power