ตบตา

dtòp dtaa

Meanings

1NounB2

[to] deceive; trick; mislead; pull the wool over [sb's] eyes

To deceive, trick, or mislead someone, typically by creating a false or superficial appearance to hide the truth.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillสร้างเรื่องsâang rêuuangสร้างเรื่องsâang rêuuang[to] make [sth] up; [to] stir up troubleขึ้นมาkêun maaขึ้นมาkêun maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] arise; appear; emerge5[to] become; start to be (change of state)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofตบตาdtòp dtaaตบตาdtòp dtaa[to] deceive; trick; mislead; pull the wool over [sb's] eyesพ่อแม่pôr mâeพ่อแม่pôr mâeparentsว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ห้องสมุดhông sà-mùtห้องสมุดhông sà-mùtlibraryทั้งที่táng têeทั้งที่táng têe1although; even though2despite; in spite ofจริงๆjing jingจริงๆjing jing1really; truly; actually; indeed2[!] really?!; seriously?!แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)แอบàepแอบàep1[to] do [sth] secretly; [to] conceal (one’s actions)2[to] secretly like; have a crush (without telling)3secretly; on the slyไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellow
He made up a story to deceive his parents that he went to the library, when in fact he secretly went out with friends.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

หลอกลวงlòk luuangหลอกลวงlòk luuang1[to] deceive; cheat; trick2deceptive; fraudulent; deceitful
  • [to] deceive; cheat; trick
  • deceptive; fraudulent; deceitful
ลวงตาluuang dtaaลวงตาluuang dtaa1an illusion; optical illusion; trick of the eye2[to] trick the eye; create a visual illusion3visually deceptive; illusory4an illusion (figurative); deceptive appearance
  • an illusion; optical illusion; trick of the eye
  • [to] trick the eye; create a visual illusion
  • visually deceptive; illusory
  • an illusion (figurative); deceptive appearance
ลวงluuangลวงluuang1deceptive; misleading2[to] deceive; trick3decoy; ruse; feint
  • deceptive; misleading
  • [to] deceive; trick
  • decoy; ruse; feint
หลอกlòkหลอกlòk1[to] deceive; cheat; trick2[to] tease; prank; startle; spook3fake; sham; counterfeit4[to] lure; bait; entice (under false pretenses)
  • [to] deceive; cheat; trick
  • [to] tease; prank; startle; spook
  • fake; sham; counterfeit
  • [to] lure; bait; entice (under false pretenses)
บลัฟฟ์blápบลัฟฟ์bláp1[to] bluff2a bluff (pretense)
  • [to] bluff
  • a bluff (pretense)

Word Breakdown

ตบdtòpตบdtòp1[to] slap2[to] smack; swat3[to] spike (volleyball); deliver a downward hit4slap; smackPart 1
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ตาdtaaตาdtaa1eye2grandfather (maternal)3grid square; mesh4eye (classifier for small holes/mesh openings)5[to] stare; [to] gaze6turn (in a game)Part 2
ตบตาdtòp dtaaตบตาdtòp dtaa[to] deceive; trick; mislead; pull the wool over [sb's] eyes