ปัด
brush away
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- 1 brush away、deflect、swipe (a screen)
- 2 reject (a proposal or request)、deny (an allegation or rumor)
- 3 shift responsibility、shirk responsibility
- 4 round (a number)、round off
Its core image is a quick brushing motion that moves something away or off course. It also extends to rejecting proposals, shifting responsibility, swiping a screen, and rounding numbers.
brush away、deflect、swipe (a screen)
To move a hand or tool quickly so that something is brushed away or deflected; it is also used for swiping a touchscreen.
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ปัดฝุ่นออกจากเสื้อ pàt fùn ɔ̀ɔk càak sʉ̂a Brush the dust off the shirt. ปัดฝุ่นออกจากเสื้อ details
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ผู้รักษาประตูปัดบอลออกไป phûu ráksǎa pratuu pàt bɔɔn ɔ̀ɔk pay The goalkeeper deflected the ball away. ผู้รักษาประตูปัดบอลออกไป details
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ปัดหน้าจอไปทางซ้าย pàt nâa cɔɔ pay thaaŋ sáay Swipe the screen to the left. ปัดหน้าจอไปทางซ้าย details
reject (a proposal or request)、deny (an allegation or rumor)
To dismiss or turn down a proposal, request, allegation, or similar claim, sometimes with the sense of brushing it aside.
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บริษัทปัดข่าวลือดังกล่าว bɔɔrisàt pàt khàaw lʉʉ daŋ klàaw The company denied the rumor. บริษัทปัดข่าวลือดังกล่าว details
shift responsibility、shirk responsibility
To avoid taking responsibility by pushing it onto another person or organization, usually with a critical or disapproving tone.
round (a number)、round off
To adjust a number to a specified place value or a more convenient figure; added direction words specify whether it is rounded up or down.
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ปัดเศษเป็นจำนวนเต็ม pàt sèet pen camnuan tem Round the number to a whole number. ปัดเศษเป็นจำนวนเต็ม details
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ปัดขึ้นเป็น 100 บาท pàt khʉ̂n pen rɔ́ɔy bàat Round it up to 100 baht. ปัดขึ้นเป็น 100 บาท details
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ปัดลงเหลือ 90 บาท pàt loŋ lʉ̌a kâawsìp bàat Round it down to 90 baht. ปัดลงเหลือ 90 บาท details
Learning notes
Explanation
The central image of ปัด is a quick sideways motion that moves something away from its original position or path. In physical uses, ปัดฝุ่น means “brush off dust,” while ปัดบอล means “deflect a ball.” The touchscreen use ปัดหน้าจอ, “swipe the screen,” comes from the same brushing motion. The image also extends to abstract objects. ปัดข้อเสนอ means to reject a proposal, ปัดข่าวลือ means to deny a rumor, and ปัดความรับผิดชอบ means to shift or evade responsibility. With numbers, ปัดเศษ means to round off a number. ปัดขึ้น specifies rounding up, while ปัดลง specifies rounding down. Some dictionaries also record a noun ปัด meaning a glass bead, but ลูกปัด is the normal modern word, so that uncommon standalone use is not treated as a core learner sense here.
Usage
It is used when brushing dust or insects away, deflecting a ball in sports, and swiping a touchscreen. It also appears in news and workplace discussions about rejecting proposals, denying allegations, or shifting responsibility, as well as in accounting and calculations when rounding numbers. Learning it through common object combinations is especially helpful.
Caution
For sweeping a floor or a broad area with a broom, กวาด is normally used. ปัด instead emphasizes a quick brushing motion or changing something's direction. Also, ปัดเศษ by itself may not specify the place value or whether the number should be rounded up or down. When precision matters, state the place value or add ปัดขึ้น or ปัดลง.
Differences from similar words
1 brush away synonyms
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กวาด means to sweep a floor or larger area, usually with a broom. ปัด focuses on a quick brushing or deflecting motion that moves something off a surface or out of its path.
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สะบัด emphasizes a sharp shaking or flicking movement. ปัด emphasizes using such a movement to brush something away or redirect it.
2 reject (a proposal or request) synonyms
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ปฏิเสธ is the general, neutral verb for refusing or denying something. ปัด often suggests brushing a proposal, accusation, or rumor aside and is common in news reporting.