ลัดวงจร

lát wong jon

Meanings

1NounB2

short circuit

an unintended connection that lets current bypass the normal path, which can cause overheating or failure

Examples

สาเหตุsăa-hètสาเหตุsăa-hètcause; reasonของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsไฟไหม้fai mâiไฟไหม้fai mâi1a fire (destructive)2[to] catch fire; be on fireเมื่อเช้านี้mêuua cháao néeเมื่อเช้านี้mêuua cháao néethis morning (earlier today)เกิดจากgèrt jàakเกิดจากgèrt jàak1[to] result from [sth]; be caused by [sth]; arise from [sth]2[to] be formed from; originate from; be produced byการลัดวงจรgaan lát wong jonการลัดวงจรgaan lát wong jonshort circuitของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsสายไฟsăai faiสายไฟsăai fai1electric wire/cable2power cordเก่าgàoเก่าgào1former; previous2old-fashioned; outdated3old; not new
The cause of the fire this morning was a short circuit from an old electrical wire.
2NounB2

[to] short-circuit; short out

to cause a short circuit; to make electricity bypass the normal path, often damaging equipment

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อย่าyàaอย่าyàa1don’t; do not (negative imperative)2don’t … yet; hold offให้น้ำhâi náamให้น้ำhâi náam1[to] water [sth]2[to] give water [to sb/sth]3[to] give [sb] IV fluids (drip)เข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3[to] understand4[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)5[to] fit; suit; match6[to] begin; start; take effect7cooked rice8riceปลั๊กไฟbplák faiปลั๊กไฟbplák fai1electrical plug; power plug2power outlet; wall socket (informal usage)เด็ดขาดdèt kàatเด็ดขาดdèt kàat1absolute; uncompromising2resolute; decisive3absolutely; strictlyเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)อาจจะàat jàอาจจะàat jàmaybe; perhaps; mightลัดวงจรlát wong jonลัดวงจรlát wong jon1short circuit2[to] short-circuit; short out3short circuit (figurative)4[to] short-circuit [sth] (figurative)และláeและláeand (coordinating)เป็นอันตรายbpen an-dtà-raaiเป็นอันตรายbpen an-dtà-raaidangerous; hazardous; harmfulได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)
Never let water get into an electrical outlet, because it could short circuit and be dangerous.
3NounB2

short circuit (figurative)

a sudden breakdown in thinking or a process; a failure caused by a wrong or missing link

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โครงการkrohng gaanโครงการkrohng gaan1project; scheme2plan; proposalนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ล้มเหลวlóm lěoล้มเหลวlóm lěo1unsuccessful; failed2[to] fail; be unsuccessfulเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเกิดgèrtเกิดgèrt1to be born2born (indicating birthplace/time)3to happen; occur; arise4if (เกิด…); too; overly (เกิด…ไป)การลัดวงจรgaan lát wong jonการลัดวงจรgaan lát wong jonshort circuitในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)การสื่อสารgaan sèu săanการสื่อสารgaan sèu săan1communication2telecommunications (esp.)ระหว่างrá-wàangระหว่างrá-wàang1between; among2during3interval; in-between timeทีมteemทีมteem1team; group2squad; staff unit
This project failed because there was a breakdown (a short circuit) in communication between the teams.
4NounB2

[to] short-circuit [sth] (figurative)

to disrupt or derail a plan, discussion, or thinking so it fails or skips key links; to cause a sudden mental blank

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พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)ถามtăamถามtăam1[to] ask; inquire2[to] question; interrogate3[to] ask about; consultคำถามkam tăamคำถามkam tăamquestionยากๆyâak yâakยากๆyâak yâak1difficult (various); the hard ones2rather/quite difficult; somewhat tricky (emphatic)สมองsà-mŏngสมองsà-mŏng1brain (organ)2intelligence; intellect; brains3the brains (of a group)ผมก็pŏm gôrผมก็pŏm gôrme too; so do Iลัดlátลัดlát1shortcut; shorter route2take a shortcut; cut through3short; expedited (route/process) (lit.)วงจรทันทีwong-jon tan-teeวงจรทันทีwong-jon tan-tee1instant-on circuit2immediate process/cycleนึกnéukนึกnéuk1[to] recall; remember2[to] consider; reflect3[to] feel like (doing); have the impulse4[to] think of; imagineคำตอบkam dtòpคำตอบkam dtòp1answer; reply2solution; correct answerไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ออกòkออกòk1[to] go out; exit; leave2[to] come out; appear; be issued3[to] produce; emit; put out4[to] pay; spend; disburse5[to] issue; publish6out; outward7resulting; turn out8[to] quit; resignเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
When I was asked a difficult question, my brain just short-circuited; I couldn't think of an answer at all.