ล้มเหลว(lóm lěo)

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] fail; be unsuccessful

To not achieve the intended result; to fail to succeed.

Examples

ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)พยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptทำเค้กtam kékทำเค้กtam kék[to] make a cake; [to] bake a cakeแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ล้มเหลวlóm lěoล้มเหลวlóm lěo1unsuccessful; failed2[to] fail; be unsuccessful
I tried to make a cake, but I failed.
2AdjectiveB1

unsuccessful; failed

Not successful; ending without the desired result.

Examples

โครงkrohngโครงkrohng1framework; structure; skeleton2outline; rough plan; draftการทดลองgaan tót-longการทดลองgaan tót-long1experiment; experimentation2trial; pilot; tryoutนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ล้มเหลวlóm lěoล้มเหลวlóm lěo1unsuccessful; failed2[to] fail; be unsuccessfulผลpŏnผลpŏn1result; outcome2benefit; advantage3classifier: fruits4result; outcome; effectที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ตรงตามdtrong dtaamตรงตามdtrong dtaam[to] match; conform toเป้าbpâoเป้าbpâo1target; aim2goal; objective3crotch; groin (informal)4bullseye; center of target
This pilot project was unsuccessful; the results did not meet the target.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

ล่มlômล่มlôm1[to] capsize; overturn (in water)2[to] sink; go under (in water)3[to] fail; be called off; crash/go down4[to] miscarry; end in miscarriage5[to] collapse; cave in
  • [to] capsize; overturn (in water)
  • [to] sink; go under (in water)
  • [to] fail; be called off; crash/go down
  • [to] miscarry; end in miscarriage
  • [to] collapse; cave in
ไปไม่รอดbpai mâi rôtไปไม่รอดbpai mâi rôt[to] fail; not make it

[to] fail; not make it

เป็นหมันbpen mănเป็นหมันbpen măn1[to] be sterile; [to] be infertile2[to] be fruitless; [of a plan/effort] come to nothing
  • [to] be sterile; [to] be infertile
  • [to] be fruitless; [of a plan/effort] come to nothing
เหลวlăewเหลวlăew1thin; watery (consistency)2[to] flop; [to] fail badly3sloppy; lax (figurative)4liquid; fluid
  • thin; watery (consistency)
  • [to] flop; [to] fail badly
  • sloppy; lax (figurative)
  • liquid; fluid
ฟล็อปflópฟล็อปflóp1[to] flop; fail badly; bomb2a flop; a big failure3(poker) the flop
  • [to] flop; fail badly; bomb
  • a flop; a big failure
  • (poker) the flop

Word Breakdown

ล้มlómล้มlóm1to fall; topple2to knock/fell down3to cancel/overturn4to collapse; fail5[to] overthrow; topplePart 1
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เหลวlăewเหลวlăew1thin; watery (consistency)2[to] flop; [to] fail badly3sloppy; lax (figurative)4liquid; fluidPart 2
ล้มเหลวlóm lěoล้มเหลวlóm lěo[to] fail; be unsuccessful