สะท้อนกลับ(sà-tón glàp)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] reflect back

to bounce back after hitting a surface, such as with light, sound, or an image.

Examples

แสงsăengแสงsăeng1light2ray; beam3illumination; lighting4glow; radianceจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)ไฟฉายfai chăaiไฟฉายfai chăaiflashlight; torchสะท้อนกลับsà-tón glàpสะท้อนกลับsà-tón glàp1[to] reflect back2[to] backfire; have repercussionsมาจากmaa jàakมาจากmaa jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toกระจกgrà-jòkกระจกgrà-jòk1mirror2glass (material; pane; sheet)3glass cover/lens (devices)
The light from the flashlight reflected back from the mirror.
2VerbB2

[to] backfire; have repercussions

to have an effect that returns to the originator, often negatively; to backfire.

Examples

แผนpăenแผนpăen1plan; strategy2scheme; plotการโกหกgaan goh-hòkการโกหกgaan goh-hòklying; the act of lyingของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsสะท้อนกลับsà-tón glàpสะท้อนกลับsà-tón glàp1[to] reflect back2[to] backfire; have repercussionsมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerทำร้ายtam ráaiทำร้ายtam ráai1[to] harm; hurt [sb/sth]2[to] assault; attack3[to] self-harm4[to] wrong; mistreatตัวเองdtuua engตัวเองdtuua eng1oneself; myself; yourself; themselves2you (intimate)3self; one's own self; identityเมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)เพื่อนสนิทpêuuan sà-nìtเพื่อนสนิทpêuuan sà-nìtclose friend; best friendจับได้jàp dâiจับได้jàp dâi1[to] catch; capture [sb/sth] (successfully)2[to] catch (sb) in the act; discover wrongdoing; find out (a secret)3[to] draw/pick (by lot)
His plan to lie backfired on him when his best friend found out.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

สะท้อนsà-tónสะท้อนsà-tón1[to] reflect; bounce back (light/sound/heat)2[to] mirror; reveal; be indicative ofPart 1
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กลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] turn over/flip/reverse2contrary; on the contrary3[to] return; go/come back4back; in returnPart 2
สะท้อนกลับsà-tón glàpสะท้อนกลับsà-tón glàp[to] reflect back