ตรงทื่อ(dtrong têu)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB2
dead straight; stiffly straight
very straight and stiff without bend or curve; rigidly straight in shape
Examples
ทหารtá-hăanทหารtá-hăan1soldier; service member2the military; armed forces3military (as modifier)ยืนตัวตรงyeuun dtuua dtrongยืนตัวตรงyeuun dtuua dtrong[to] stand straightทื่อtêuuทื่อtêuu1blunt; not sharp2dull-witted; slow-thinking3flat; expressionless; lifelessระหว่างrá-wàangระหว่างrá-wàang1between; among2during3interval; in-between timeพิธีสวนสนามpi-tee sǔuan sà-năamพิธีสวนสนามpi-tee sǔuan sà-năamceremonial march-past; review parade
The soldiers stood rigidly straight during the parade ceremony.
2AdjectiveB2
bluntly direct (manner)
figurative: very direct and unnuanced in speech or behavior; lacking flexibility or tact
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคนพูดkon pôotคนพูดkon pôotspeaker; the person who speaksจาjaaจาjaa1given name element/syllable ‘Ja’2colloquial spelling of จะ ‘will/shall’ตรงทื่อdtrong têuตรงทื่อdtrong têu1dead straight; stiffly straight2bluntly direct (manner)บางครั้งbaang krángบางครั้งbaang krángsometimes; occasionallyก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerดูเหมือนdoo mĕuuanดูเหมือนdoo mĕuuan1[to] seem; appear; look2apparently; seeminglyไม่มีน้ำmâi mee náamไม่มีน้ำmâi mee náamno waterใจjaiใจjai1heart; mind; feelings; spirit2kindness; compassion; generosity3courage; spirit; morale4intention; will; willingness5core; essence (in compounds)
He is a very direct speaker; sometimes he seems inconsiderate.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ขวานผ่าซากkwăan pàa sâakขวานผ่าซากkwăan pàa sâak1blunt; brutally frank; tactless2bluntly; in a brutally frank, tactless way
- blunt; brutally frank; tactless
- bluntly; in a brutally frank, tactless way
ตรงแหน่วdtrong năewตรงแหน่วdtrong năewdead straight; straight ahead
dead straight; straight ahead
โผงผางpŏhng păangโผงผางpŏhng păang1bluntly; outspokenly; brusquely2blunt; outspoken; brash
- bluntly; outspokenly; brusquely
- blunt; outspoken; brash
ตรงเด่dtrong dèhตรงเด่dtrong dèhbolt upright; sticking straight up/out
bolt upright; sticking straight up/out
ตรงไปตรงมาdtrong bpai dtrong maaตรงไปตรงมาdtrong bpai dtrong maa1straightforward; frank2straightforwardly; frankly
- straightforward; frank
- straightforwardly; frankly
Word Breakdown
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ตรงทื่อdtrong têuตรงทื่อdtrong têudead straight; stiffly straight