เด็ดขาด(dèt kàat)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB2
absolute; uncompromising
complete and final, allowing no exceptions or negotiations
Examples
คณะกรรมการká-ná gam-má-gaanคณะกรรมการká-ná gam-má-gaancommittee; boardมีมติmee má-dtìมีมติmee má-dtì[to] resolve; [to] pass a resolutionเด็ดขาดdèt kàatเด็ดขาดdèt kàat1absolute; uncompromising2resolute; decisive3absolutely; strictlyว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ยุติyú-dtìยุติyú-dtì1[to] settle; resolve2[to] end; cease; haltโครงการkrohng gaanโครงการkrohng gaan1project; scheme2plan; proposalนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)และláeและláeand (coordinating)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เปิดbpèrtเปิดbpèrt1[to] turn on; switch on2[to] start; launch; open for business3[to] open; unwrap; unlock; turn onเจรจาjay-rá-jaaเจรจาjay-rá-jaa1[to] negotiate; hold talks2[to] converse; discussเพิ่มเติมpêrm dtermเพิ่มเติมpêrm dterm1additional; extra; supplementary2[to] add; supplement
The committee made a complete and final decision to terminate this project, and no further negotiations will be opened.
2AdjectiveB2
resolute; decisive
showing firm determination; made with clear, unwavering decision
Examples
ผู้จัดpôo jàtผู้จัดpôo jàt1organizer; arranger2producer (entertainment)การตัดสินใจgaan dtàt-sĭn jaiการตัดสินใจgaan dtàt-sĭn jai1a decision2decision-makingอย่างเด็ดขาดyàang dèt-kàatอย่างเด็ดขาดyàang dèt-kàatdecisively; absolutely; strictlyว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เลื่อนตำแหน่งให้lêuuan dtam-nàeng hâiเลื่อนตำแหน่งให้lêuuan dtam-nàeng hâi[to] promote [sb]; [to] give a promotion [to sb]เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillแม้máeแม้máe1even2even; even if; althoughจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneคัดค้านkát káanคัดค้านkát káan[to] oppose; object (to)
The manager made a firm decision to promote him despite the objections.
3AdverbB2
absolutely; strictly
in an absolute manner; with no exceptions (often used as an adverb modifying prohibitions or rules, e.g., ห้ามเด็ดขาด)
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)พิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panพิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panmuseumนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ห้ามhâamห้ามhâam1[to] forbid; prohibit2[to] ban (officially)3[n.] prohibitionจับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] assign; pair up; match7[to be] chilled; feel cold (body part)8[to] set; fix (price, time, etc.)วัตถุwát-tùวัตถุwát-tù1object; thing (physical)2material; substance3object; object (grammatical)จัดแสดงjàt sà-daengจัดแสดงjàt sà-daeng1[to] exhibit [sth]; display [sth] (to the public)2[to] stage; put on [a performance/exhibition]เด็ดขาดdèt kàatเด็ดขาดdèt kàat1absolute; uncompromising2resolute; decisive3absolutely; strictlyเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofรักษาสภาพrák-săa sà-pâapรักษาสภาพrák-săa sà-pâap[to] maintain [sth]'s condition; [to] preserve [sth]เดิมdermเดิมderm1original; initial2former; previous3as before; originally; same as before
In this museum, touching the exhibits is absolutely forbidden to preserve their condition.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ชี้ขาดchée kàatชี้ขาดchée kàat1[to] decide decisively; make a final ruling2decisive; conclusive (attrib.)
- [to] decide decisively; make a final ruling
- decisive; conclusive (attrib.)
เป็นอันขาดbpen an kàatเป็นอันขาดbpen an kàatabsolutely not; under no circumstances
absolutely not; under no circumstances
เฉียบขาดchìiap kàatเฉียบขาดchìiap kàat1decisive; peremptory2incisive; keen
- decisive; peremptory
- incisive; keen
สัมบูรณ์săm-boonสัมบูรณ์săm-boon1absolute; complete2unconditional; total (authority/power)
- absolute; complete
- unconditional; total (authority/power)
ถึงที่สุดtĕung têe sùtถึงที่สุดtĕung têe sùt1to the fullest extent; to the end2final; conclusive
- to the fullest extent; to the end
- final; conclusive
Word Breakdown
เด็ดdètเด็ดdèt1[to] pluck; pick2decisive; firm3excellent; awesome (slang)4absolutely; completelyPart 1
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เด็ดขาดdèt kàatเด็ดขาดdèt kàatabsolute; uncompromising