กลบเกลื่อน(glòp-glèuuan)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] cover up; conceal; sweep under the rug

to hide or obscure facts, mistakes, or problems so that others do not notice or cannot find out

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptกลบเกลื่อนglòp-glèuuanกลบเกลื่อนglòp-glèuuan1[to] cover up; conceal; sweep under the rug2[to] play down; gloss over; downplayความผิดkwaam pìtความผิดkwaam pìt1fault; blame; guilt2offense; violation (legal)ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toการเปลี่ยนgaan bplìianการเปลี่ยนgaan bplìian1change (altering something)2replacement; switchเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesคุยkuiคุยkui1[to] discuss; talk over2[to] date [sb]; be seeing [sb] (informal)3[to] brag; boast4[to] chat; talk
He tried to cover up his mistake by changing the subject.
2VerbB2

[to] play down; gloss over; downplay

to make an issue seem less serious or important than it really is, often by minimizing or distracting

Examples

ผู้จัดการpôo jàt gaanผู้จัดการpôo jàt gaan1manager; administrator2personal manager; handlerพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptกลบเกลื่อนglòp-glèuuanกลบเกลื่อนglòp-glèuuan1[to] cover up; conceal; sweep under the rug2[to] play down; gloss over; downplayประเด็นbprà-denประเด็นbprà-den1point; issue2topic; subject3legal point; matter at issueความล่าช้าkwaam lâa cháaความล่าช้าkwaam lâa cháadelay; lateness; holdupด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toการพูดถึงgaan pôot tĕungการพูดถึงgaan pôot tĕunga mentionความสำเร็จkwaam săm-rètความสำเร็จkwaam săm-rètsuccess; achievement; accomplishmentในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ส่วนsùuanส่วนsùuan1part; portion; section2department; division; unit3per; by (ratio)4as for; regarding5share; quotaอื่นèunอื่นèun1other; different; else2else; otherwise (as a modifying element)3others; other people/things
The manager tried to downplay the delay by talking about successes in other areas.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

ปกปิดbpòk-bpìtปกปิดbpòk-bpìt1[to] conceal; hide2[to] cover up; suppress3[to] mask; obscure (appearance)
  • [to] conceal; hide
  • [to] cover up; suppress
  • [to] mask; obscure (appearance)
โปะปูนbpò bpoonโปะปูนbpò bpoon1[to] slap on plaster; patch with cement2[to] paper over; cover up superficially (figurative)
  • [to] slap on plaster; patch with cement
  • [to] paper over; cover up superficially (figurative)
กลบร่องglòp rôngกลบร่องglòp rông1[to] fill/cover a furrow or groove2[to] cover one’s tracks; gloss over
  • [to] fill/cover a furrow or groove
  • [to] cover one’s tracks; gloss over
ปิดบังbpìt bangปิดบังbpìt bang1[to] conceal; hide [sth]2[to] cover up; mask3[to] keep secret
  • [to] conceal; hide [sth]
  • [to] cover up; mask
  • [to] keep secret
กลบรอยglòp roiกลบรอยglòp roi1[to] cover up a mark/trace2[to] cover one's tracks
  • [to] cover up a mark/trace
  • [to] cover one's tracks

Word Breakdown

กลบglòpกลบglòp1[to] cover with earth; backfill2[to] cover up; conceal; bury (lightly)3[to] drown out; mask; overpowerPart 1
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เกลื่อนglèuuanเกลื่อนglèuuan1be scattered; lie everywhere2scattered; widespreadPart 2
กลบเกลื่อนglòp-glèuuanกลบเกลื่อนglòp-glèuuan[to] cover up; conceal; sweep under the rug