ไฟชอร์ต

fai chót

Meanings

1NounB1

short circuit; electrical short

an electrical fault where current flows along an unintended path, often causing sparks, heat, or device failure

Examples

เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ที่บ้านtêe bâanที่บ้านtêe bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at homeมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoไฟชอร์ตfai chótไฟชอร์ตfai chót1[to] short (electrically); short out2short circuit; electrical short
Yesterday, there was a short circuit at my house.
2NounB2

[to] short (electrically); short out

for an electrical system to develop a short circuit, or to cause it to do so

Examples

เมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàkฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàk1[to] rain heavily; pour2heavy rain; downpourจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofหม้อแปลงmôr bplaengหม้อแปลงmôr bplaeng1electrical transformer2power adapter; charger (colloquial)ไฟชอร์ตfai chótไฟชอร์ตfai chót1[to] short (electrically); short out2short circuit; electrical shortทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ไฟดับfai dàpไฟดับfai dàp1power outage; blackout2[of power/lights] go out; cut outทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirely5even; as many/much asหมู่บ้านmòo bâanหมู่บ้านmòo bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated community
Last night it rained so heavily that the transformer short-circuited, causing a power outage for the whole village.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)Part 1
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ชอร์ตchótชอร์ตchót1[to] short-circuit [sth]; [to] short (electrical)2[to] short [sth]; sell short3short circuitPart 2
ไฟชอร์ตfai chótไฟชอร์ตfai chótshort circuit; electrical short