ล้างตา
láang dtaa
Meanings
1NounA2
[to] wash one's eyes
to wash one's eyes with water or another liquid.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ล้างตาláang dtaaล้างตาláang dtaa1[to] wash one's eyes2[to] even the score; avenge a previous defeat3[to] refresh the eyes (by seeing sth/sb attractive)ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toน้ำสะอาดnáam sà-àatน้ำสะอาดnáam sà-àatclean water
I wash my eyes with clean water.
2NounB2
[to] even the score; avenge a previous defeat
to avenge a previous loss or failure, especially by winning a rematch; to redeem oneself.
Examples
ทีมเราteem raoทีมเราteem raoour teamจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ซ้อมsómซ้อมsóm1[to] practice; train2[to] rehearse3[to] drill; run drillsให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitหนักnàkหนักnàk1heavy (weight)2difficult; tough (mentally/physically demanding)3heavily; severely; intensely4serious; severeเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ล้างตาláang dtaaล้างตาláang dtaa1[to] wash one's eyes2[to] even the score; avenge a previous defeat3[to] refresh the eyes (by seeing sth/sb attractive)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)แมตช์mâetแมตช์mâet1match (sports game)2[to] match; go well togetherหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1front; frontage2next; upcoming3face—prefix (before nouns)4in front; at the front5season (in names)6page7face
Our team will practice hard to get our revenge in the next match.
3NounB2
[to] refresh the eyes (by seeing sth/sb attractive)
to go look at something or someone attractive to cheer oneself up; colloquial.
Examples
ทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerเครียดๆkrîiat krîiatเครียดๆkrîiat krîiatstressed; tense (colloquial, emphatic)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)เดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] run; operate (machine/system)3[to] proceed; go; move along4[to] start; initiate (process/plan)ห้างดูhâang-duuของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsสวยๆsŭuai sŭuaiสวยๆsŭuai sŭuai1very/quite beautiful (emphatic)2variously beautiful (distributive)3nicely; in style; cleanly4nice! beautiful! (praise)งามๆngaam ngaamงามๆngaam ngaam1very beautiful; lovely (colloquial, emphatic)2nicely; properly; neatly (colloquial)3big time; severely (ironic/slang)ล้างตาláang dtaaล้างตาláang dtaa1[to] wash one's eyes2[to] even the score; avenge a previous defeat3[to] refresh the eyes (by seeing sth/sb attractive)กันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)ดีกว่าdee gwàaดีกว่าdee gwàa1better; preferable (comparative of 'ดี')2had better; would rather (suggestion/decision)
Work has been stressful, let's go to the mall to look at pretty things to cheer ourselves up.
Word Breakdown
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ล้างตาláang dtaaล้างตาláang dtaa[to] wash one's eyes