เหตุสุดวิสัย(hèt sùt wí-săi)
Meanings
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force majeure; act of God
An unexpected, unavoidable event beyond human control (for example, a natural disaster) that prevents someone from doing what they must do; in law, this is called force majeure or an act of God.
Examples
เที่ยวบินtîiao binเที่ยวบินtîiao binflight (scheduled air trip)ถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)ยกเลิกyók-lêrkยกเลิกyók-lêrk1[to] cancel; call off2[to] revoke; abolish; repeal3[to] discontinue; terminateเนื่องจากnêʉuang jàakเนื่องจากnêʉuang jàak1because; since (formal)2due to; owing to (formal)พายุpaa-yúพายุpaa-yú1typhoon; cyclone2storm (figurative)3stormเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[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 rice8riceซึ่งsêungซึ่งsêung1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationถือเป็นtĕu bpenถือเป็นtĕu bpen1[to] be considered; be regarded; count as2[to] constitute; amount toเหตุสุดวิสัยhèt sùt wí-săiเหตุสุดวิสัยhèt sùt wí-săiforce majeure; act of God
The flight was canceled due to a storm, which is considered a force majeure event.
Word Breakdown
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เหตุสุดวิสัยhèt sùt wí-săiเหตุสุดวิสัยhèt sùt wí-săiforce majeure; act of God