แทบตาย(tâep dtaai)

Meanings

1AdverbB1

almost die; nearly to death

Almost to the point of dying; nearly die (literal use).

He was in a car accident and nearly died.

2AdverbB2

extremely; to the point of exhaustion

Colloquial hyperbole: to a very great degree or until utterly exhausted (e.g., เหนื่อยแทบตาย ‘exhausted to death’).

I worked all day today, I'm exhausted to death.

[to] almost die; [to] be close to dying

extremely; terribly (post‑posed intensifier)

almost to the point of collapse; nearly failing

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