ต่อหน้าต่อตา(dtòr nâa dtòr dtaa)

Meanings

1AdverbB1

right before someone’s eyes; openly

Happening directly in front of someone and clearly visible; done openly in plain view, right before [sb]’s eyes.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillหยิบyìpหยิบyìp1[to] pick up; take (with fingers)2[to] hand; pass [sth] to [sb]3[to] select; choose (a small item)4a pinch (measure)โทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàp1mobile phone; cellphone (colloquial)2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] call3telephone; phoneฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ต่อหน้าต่อตาdtòr nâa dtòr dtaaต่อหน้าต่อตาdtòr nâa dtòr dtaaright before someone’s eyes; openlyฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ตกใจdtòk jaiตกใจdtòk jaibe startled; be frightened
He took my phone right before my eyes, so I was shocked.

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