ลบมุม(lóp mum)
Meanings
1VerbB2
[to] round off a corner
to make a sharp corner or edge smooth and rounded.
Examples
เฟอร์นิเจอร์fer-ni-jêrเฟอร์นิเจอร์fer-ni-jêrfurnitureสำหรับsăm-ràpสำหรับsăm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingเด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)3classifier: childrenควรจะkuuan jàควรจะkuuan jà1should; ought to (advice/duty/appropriateness)2be supposed/expected to; should (by rule, plan, or normal circumstances)ถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)ลบมุมlóp mumลบมุมlóp mum1[to] round off a corner2[to] tone down; [to] soften [sth]เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofความปลอดภัยkwaam bplòt paiความปลอดภัยkwaam bplòt pai1safety2security
Furniture for children should have its corners rounded for safety.
2VerbC1
[to] tone down; [to] soften [sth]
to make something less harsh or confrontational; to soften an image, statement, or conflict.
Examples
เวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ปฏิเสธbpà-dtì-sètปฏิเสธbpà-dtì-sèt1[to] refuse; decline2[to] deny3[to] rejectใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverควรkuuanควรkuuan1should; ought to2appropriate; proper; suitable3deserve; be worthy ofใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]คำพูดkam pôotคำพูดkam pôot1what someone says; remarks2one's word; promise3wording; phrasingที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1please (polite request)2[to] save; rescue [sb]3[to] help; assist [sb/sth]ลบมุมlóp mumลบมุมlóp mum1[to] round off a corner2[to] tone down; [to] soften [sth]หน่อยnòiหน่อยnòi1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)จะได้jà dâaiจะได้jà dâai1so that; in order that; that way2will be able to; get to; come to3then; so (result in instructions/explanations)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ทำร้ายtam ráaiทำร้ายtam ráai1[to] harm; hurt [sb/sth]2[to] assault; attack3[to] self-harm4[to] wrong; mistreatความรู้สึกkwaam róo-sèukความรู้สึกkwaam róo-sèuk1feeling; emotion2sensation; sensory feeling3intuition; hunch4sentiment; attitudeเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมากเกินไปmâak gern bpaiมากเกินไปmâak gern bpai1too; excessively2excessive; too great
When you have to turn someone down, you should use words that soften it a bit so you don't hurt their feelings too much.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ลบเหลี่ยมlóp lìiamลบเหลี่ยมlóp lìiam1[to] outsmart [sb]; [to] show [sb] up2[to] bevel; [to] chamfer; [to] round off the corners (of [sth])
- [to] outsmart [sb]; [to] show [sb] up
- [to] bevel; [to] chamfer; [to] round off the corners (of [sth])
หักเหลี่ยมมุมhàk lìiam mumหักเหลี่ยมมุมhàk lìiam mum[to] chamfer; bevel [a corner]
[to] chamfer; bevel [a corner]
Word Breakdown
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ลบมุมlóp mumลบมุมlóp mum[to] round off a corner