บาดตา(bàat dtaa)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] dazzle; jar the eyes

to strike the eyes with vivid brightness or color, or to be offensive to look at

Examples

สายไฟsăai faiสายไฟsăai fai1power cord2electric wire/cableระโยงrá-yohngระโยงrá-yohng1[to] hang in many lines; be strung all over2hanging in many lines; strung all overระยางrá-yaangระยางrá-yaangappendage; offshoot; branch; tentacle (lit. or fig.)หน้าบ้านnâa bâanหน้าบ้านnâa bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing sideดูdooดูdoo1[to] examine; check; inspect2[to] seem; appear3[to] look; watch; see4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneบาดตาbàat dtaaบาดตาbàat dtaa1[to] dazzle; jar the eyes2dazzling; glaring; visually offensiveคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleเดินผ่านdern pàanเดินผ่านdern pàan1[to] walk past; pass by (on foot)2[to] walk through; traverse (on foot)มากmâakมากmâak1many; numerous2very; extremely3much; a lot; greatly
The jumble of wires in front of the house is very unpleasant to look at for passersby.
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ป้ายโฆษณาbpâai kôo-sà-naaสีฉูดฉาดsĕe chòot-chàatติดdtìtกลางglaangทุ่งนาtûng naaมันmanบาดตาbàat dtaaจนjonเสียsĭiaบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàat
A gaudy billboard in the middle of the rice fields is such an eyesore that it ruins the atmosphere.
สีsĕeบ้านbâanหลังlăngใหม่màiตัดกับdtàt gàpชุมชนchum-chonจนjonบาดตาbàat dtaaใครkraiผ่านไปpàan bpaiมาmaaก็gâwสะดุดsà-dùtสายตาsăai dtaa
The new house’s color clashes with the neighborhood so much that it hurts the eyes; everyone passing by can’t help but notice.
ลายlaaiกราฟิกgráa-fìkบนbonผนังpà-năngถูกtòokออกแบบòk bàepให้hâiเด่นdènแต่dtàeกลายเป็นglaai bpenบาดตาbàat dtaaจนรบกวนjon róp-guanผู้ใช้pôo cháiพื้นที่púen têe
The wall graphics were designed to stand out, but became so glaring that they disturb people using the space.
2AdjectiveB2

dazzling; glaring; visually offensive

strikingly bright or vivid, or unpleasantly conspicuous to the eye

Examples

ป้ายโฆษณาbpâai kôo-sà-naaป้ายโฆษณาbpâai kôo-sà-naa1advertising sign2billboard; hoardingสีฉูดฉาดsĕe chòot-chàatสีฉูดฉาดsĕe chòot-chàatbright/gaudy colors; garish colorsหน้าบ้านnâa bâanหน้าบ้านnâa bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing sideดูdooดูdoo1[to] examine; check; inspect2[to] seem; appear3[to] look; watch; see4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneบาดตาbàat dtaaบาดตาbàat dtaa1[to] dazzle; jar the eyes2dazzling; glaring; visually offensiveจนjonจนjon1until; up to2so ... that; to the point of3poorคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleแถวนั้นtăeo nánแถวนั้นtăeo nán1that area; that neighborhood2around there; that areaบ่นbònบ่นbòn1to complain; grumble2to nagกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2together; together with3I; me (informal, male speech)4[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block5protective; resistant to; -proof6[to] set aside; reserve; earmark
The flashy billboard in front of the house is such an eyesore that the neighbors complain.
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เสื้อsêuuaสีsĕeแสบตาsàep dtaaตัวนั้นdtuua nánบาดตาbàat dtaaจนjonฉันchănมองmongอย่างอื่นyàang èunไม่mâiออกòk
That glaringly bright shirt is so harsh on the eyes that I can't focus on anything else.
สายไฟsăai faiระโยงrá-yohngระยางrá-yaangหน้าnâaตึกdtèukเก่าgàoดูdooบาดตาbàat dtaaและláeทำให้tam hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatทั้งtángถนนtà-nŏnเสียsĭia
The tangled wires in front of the old building are an eyesore and ruin the atmosphere of the whole street.
กำแพงgam-paengที่têeทาสีtaa sĕeไม่เรียบmâi rîiapเป็นดวงbpen duuangๆ-นั้นnánบาดตาbàat dtaaจนjonขัดกับkàt gàpการตกแต่งgaan dtòk dtàengที่têeตั้งใจdtâng jaiให้ดูhâi dooมินิมอลmí-ní-mon
The wall with blotchy, uneven paint is such an eyesore that it clashes with the intended minimal decor.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

บาดbàatบาดbàat1[to] cut; wound (by something sharp)2sharp; biting; stinging (to the senses)3[to] hurt; injure; sting (figurative/physical)Part 1
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ตาdtaaตาdtaa1grandfather (maternal)2eye3turn (in a game)4grid square; mesh5eye (classifier for small holes/mesh openings)Part 2
บาดตาbàat dtaaบาดตาbàat dtaa[to] dazzle; jar the eyes