ตะปบ(dtà-bpòp)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] pounce and seize (with claws/hands)
to lunge or swoop down and pin or seize something with claws or the palm, as a cat or raptor does
Examples
แมวmaeoแมวmaeocatกระโดดgrà-dòhtกระโดดgrà-dòht1[to] jump; leap2[to] rise sharply (fig.)ตะปบdtà-bpòpตะปบdtà-bpòp1[to] pounce and seize (with claws/hands)2[to] press down with the palmของเล่นkŏng lênของเล่นkŏng lên1plaything (figurative)2novelty; fun gadget3toy; playthingทันทีที่tan-tee têeทันทีที่tan-tee têeas soon as; once; the moment thatฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ขยับkà-yàpขยับkà-yàp1[to] move slightly; shift2[to] advance slightly; move up3[to] adjust; tweakเชือกchûueakเชือกchûueak1classifier for domesticated elephants2rope; cord; line
The cat leapt and pounced on the toy as soon as I moved the string.
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A hawk swooped down and pinned a mouse in the field right in front of us.
เสือsĕuuaในnaiสารคดีsăa-rá-ká-deeตะปบdtà-bpòpเหยื่อyèuuaด้วยdûuayอุ้งเท้าûng táaoแล้วláeoกัดgàtคอkoอย่างรวดเร็วyàang rûuat-reo
In the documentary, the tiger pounced on its prey with its paw and then quickly bit the neck.
นกฮูกnók hûukเงียบกริบngîiap grìpก่อนgònพุ่งลงpûng longมาmaaตะปบdtà-bpòpกบgòpที่têeขอบkòpบ่อbòrโดยdoiไม่ให้mâi hâiเหยื่อyèuuaทันtanตั้งตัวdtâng dtuua
The owl went silent before diving down to seize a frog at the pond’s edge, giving the prey no time to react.
2VerbB2
[to] press down with the palm
to press or clamp something down with the hand in a sudden motion
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himตกใจdtòk jaiตกใจdtòk jaibe startled; be frightenedแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; completed-action marker2already; now (as of this point)3then; and then; after that4and; and then (linking clauses)รีบrêepรีบrêep1in a hurry; pressed for time2[to] hurry; rush3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)ตะปบdtà-bpòpตะปบdtà-bpòp1[to] pounce and seize (with claws/hands)2[to] press down with the palmฝาปิดfăa bpìtฝาปิดfăa bpìtlid; capหม้อmôrหม้อmôr1electric rice cooker (colloquial)2pot; cooking pot3transformer (colloq.)4jar; pot (earthen/ceramic)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2for later; in reserve3marks retention or maintenance of a state4[to] leave (something) as is5[to] set aside; reserve6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ไม่ให้mâi hâiไม่ให้mâi hâi1[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give2so that not; in order to prevent3[to] not allow; not let; forbidเดือดdèuuatเดือดdèuuat1boiling; seething; heated2[to] boilล้นlónล้นlón1[to] overflow; spill over2brimful; overflowing; excessive
Startled, he quickly pressed the pot lid down to keep it from boiling over.
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เธอterยกมือyók meuขึ้นkêunตะปบdtà-bpòpสมุดsà-mùtทันทีtan teeเมื่อmêuuaมันmanจะjàหล่นlònจากjàakโต๊ะdtó
She raised her hand and clamped the notebook down immediately as it was about to fall off the table.
เมื่อmêuuaเอกสารèk-gà-săanปลิวbpliuตามdtaamแรงลมraeng lomเขาkăoก็gâwตะปบdtà-bpòpกระดาษgrà-dàatชุดchútนั้นnánไว้wáiด้วยdûuayฝ่ามือfàa meuuเดียวdiiao
When the documents were blown by the wind, he pressed the stack down with one palm.
ได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsĭiangโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàpดังdangเขาkăoรีบrêepตะปบdtà-bpòpปิดbpìtไมค์máiเพื่อpêuuaกันganเสียงsĭiangเล็ดlétรอดrôot
Hearing the phone ring, he hastily clamped a hand over the mic to prevent sound from leaking.