แตกสลาย

dtàek sà-lăai

Meanings

1NounB1

to shatter; disintegrate

to break apart into many pieces or completely fall to pieces

Examples

แจกันjae-ganแจกันjae-ganvaseตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] end up at; be assigned to; be allotted5[to] be left out; miss one’s turn6[to] cost; come to7[to] be startled; be alarmedพื้นpéunพื้นpéun1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3basis; level; background (figurative)4background (color/pattern)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)แตกสลายdtàek sà-lăaiแตกสลายdtàek sà-lăai1to shatter; disintegrate2to collapse; fall apart (figurative)เป็นชิ้นbpen chínเป็นชิ้นbpen chín1in pieces; piecewise2concrete; tangible; clear-cutเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a little
The vase fell to the floor and shattered into tiny pieces.
2NounB2

to collapse; fall apart (figurative)

to fail or break down completely, e.g., a relationship, plan, organization, or hope

Examples

ความหวังkwaam wăngความหวังkwaam wăng1hope; expectation2hope (person/thing); prospectของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsแตกสลายdtàek sà-lăaiแตกสลายdtàek sà-lăai1to shatter; disintegrate2to collapse; fall apart (figurative)เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)โครงการkrohng gaanโครงการkrohng gaan1project; scheme2plan; proposalถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; 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; terminateกะทันหันgà-tan-hănกะทันหันgà-tan-hăn1suddenly; abruptly2sudden; abrupt
His hopes were shattered when the project was suddenly canceled.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

แตกdtàekแตกdtàek1[to] crack; break; shatter2[to] burst; rupture3broken; cracked4[to] split up; fall apart (figurative)5[to] leak out; be revealed (slang)Part 1
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สลายsà-laaiสลายsà-laai1[to] dissolve; disintegrate2[to] disperse; break up (a crowd)3[to] dissipate; fade (emotion/tension)4[to] decay; decompose; break downPart 2
แตกสลายdtàek sà-lăaiแตกสลายdtàek sà-lăaito shatter; disintegrate