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dtâan náam

Meanings

1NounB1

[to] go against the current (of water)

to move against the flow or current of water.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพายเรือpaai reuuaพายเรือpaai reuua[to] paddle/row a boatต้านน้ำdtâan náamต้านน้ำdtâan náam1[to] go against the current (of water)2[to] go against the tide; [to] oppose the prevailing trendไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)ไหวwăiไหวwăi1[to] be able to; manage to2[to] shake; tremble; quiver3sensitive; responsive (to stimuli)4[to] sense; perceive (subtle or spiritual)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)ไหลแรงlăi raengไหลแรงlăi raeng[to] flow strongly; [to] gush
He could barely paddle the boat against the current because the water was flowing strongly.
2NounB2

[to] go against the tide; [to] oppose the prevailing trend

to act against a strong trend or pressure; to resist what most people or forces are doing (figurative).

Examples

แม้ว่าmáe wâaแม้ว่าmáe wâaalthough; even thoughทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybodyจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เห็นด้วยhĕn dûuaiเห็นด้วยhĕn dûuai1[to] agree (with [sb]/[sth])2agreed; I agreeกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)แผนใหม่păen màiแผนใหม่păen màinew planแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)ยืนยันyeun yanยืนยันyeun yan1[to] confirm; affirm2[to] insist; stand firm3[to] verify; validate; authenticateที่จะtêe jàที่จะtêe jà1that/which/who will; that is/are going to2to (after a noun/adj; infinitival 'to')ต้านน้ำdtâan náamต้านน้ำdtâan náam1[to] go against the current (of water)2[to] go against the tide; [to] oppose the prevailing trendอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainคนเดียวkon diiaoคนเดียวkon diiao1alone; by oneself; unaccompanied2only one person; sole
Even though everyone agreed with the new plan, he insisted on going against the flow alone.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ต้านdtâanต้านdtâan1[to] resist; oppose; withstand2anti-; resistant to (in compounds)Part 1
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น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)Part 2
ต้านน้ำdtâan náamต้านน้ำdtâan náam[to] go against the current (of water)