กลับหลังหัน(glàp lăng hăn)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] do an about-face; [to] turn around
to turn completely around to face the opposite direction
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถ่ายรูปtàai rôopถ่ายรูปtàai rôop[to] take a photo; photograph [sb/sth]เสร็จแล้วsèt láewเสร็จแล้วsèt láew1finished; done; already finished2after finishing; once doneจึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)กลับหลังหันglàp lăng hănกลับหลังหันglàp lăng hăn1[to] do an about-face; [to] turn around2[!] about-faceเดินมาdern maaเดินมาdern maa[to] walk over; come walking (toward speaker/reference point)หาhăaหาhăa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3[to] get; procure4[to] earn (money); make a living5[to] visit; go see6[to] call for; ask for; contact (by phone)พวกเราpûuak raoพวกเราpûuak rao1we; us2our group; our side
After he finished taking the photo, he turned around and walked towards us.
2InterjectionB1
[!] about-face
a military or formal command instructing someone to turn around and face the opposite direction
Examples
ครูฝึกkroo fèukครูฝึกkroo fèukinstructor; trainer; drill instructorสั่งให้sàng hâiสั่งให้sàng hâi[to] order [sb] to do [sth]ทหารtá-hăanทหารtá-hăan1soldier; service member2the military; armed forces3military (as modifier)ทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybodyกลับหลังหันglàp lăng hănกลับหลังหันglàp lăng hăn1[to] do an about-face; [to] turn around2[!] about-face
The drill instructor ordered all the soldiers to do an about-face.
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กลับหลังหันglàp lăng hănกลับหลังหันglàp lăng hăn[to] do an about-face; [to] turn around