กลับตาลปัตร(glàp dtaa-lá-bpàt)
Meanings
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[to] turn upside down; [to] become the opposite
to change completely into the opposite; for a situation to be turned upside down, often the opposite of what was expected
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillคิดว่าkít wâaคิดว่าkít wâa1to think (that); be of the opinion (that)2to suppose/assume/guess (that)3[to] consider/regard (as)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)ไล่ออกlài àwkไล่ออกlài àwk1[to] fire; dismiss; sack (from a job)2[to] expel (from school, team, or organization)3[to] throw/drive out (from a place)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)สถานการณ์sà-tăa-ná-gaanสถานการณ์sà-tăa-ná-gaan1scenario; situation context2situation; circumstancesกลับตาลปัตรglàp dtaa-lá-bpàtกลับตาลปัตรglàp dtaa-lá-bpàt[to] turn upside down; [to] become the oppositeกลายเป็นว่าglaai bpen wâaกลายเป็นว่าglaai bpen wâait turns out that...เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillได้รับdâi rápได้รับdâi ráp1[to] receive; get; obtain; be given/granted/awarded2[to] experience; be subjected to; suffer; sustain; be affected by3[to] be ...-ed (passive with ได้รับ/ได้รับการ)การเลื่อนตำแหน่งgaan lêuuan dtam-nàengการเลื่อนตำแหน่งgaan lêuuan dtam-nàengpromotion (job/rank)
He thought he was going to be fired, but the situation turned completely upside down, and he ended up getting a promotion.
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ตาลปัตรdtaa-lá-bpàtตาลปัตรdtaa-lá-bpàt1monk’s ceremonial fan2classifier for monk’s ceremonial fansPart 2
กลับตาลปัตรglàp dtaa-lá-bpàtกลับตาลปัตรglàp dtaa-lá-bpàt[to] turn upside down; [to] become the opposite