นางร้าย
naang ráaiMeanings
1NounB1
female villain (in drama/film)
A female character who is the villain or antagonist, especially in dramas, films, or plays.
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ละครlá-konละครlá-kon1drama; play; theater show2theater; dramatic artsเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoนางร้ายnaang ráaiนางร้ายnaang ráai1female villain (in drama/film)2actress playing the villain3woman seen as the villain (figurative, informal)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerคอยkoiคอยkoi1[to] wait (for [sb]/[sth])2keep (doing); regularly (do)3[to] be on standby; be readyขัดขวางkàt kwăangขัดขวางkàt kwăang[to] obstruct; hinder; impedeพระเอกprá àykพระเอกprá àyk1leading man; male lead (actor)2male protagonist; hero (of a story)3the star; main attraction (figurative)นางเอกnaang èkนางเอกnaang èk1leading actress2female lead (character); female protagonist3the 'main girl' (figurative, colloquial)ตลอดdtà-lòtตลอดdtà-lòt1throughout; continuously; all the time2throughout; along (extent/duration)
This drama has a female villain who keeps obstructing the hero and heroine.
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ตอนที่dton têeนางร้ายnaang ráaiวางแผนwaang păenใส่ร้ายsài ráaiนางเอกnaang èkผู้ชมpôo chomต่างdtàangลุ้นlúnว่าwâaจะjàเกิดgèrtอะไรà-raiต่อไปdtòr bpai
When the female villain plotted to frame the heroine, viewers were eager to see what would happen next.
บทbòtนางร้ายnaang ráaiในnaiภาพยนตร์pâap-pá-yonเรื่องrêuuangนี้néeมีเหตุผลmee hèht pŏnซับซ้อนsáp sónทำให้tam hâiคนดูkon dooทั้งtángเกลียดglìiatและláeสงสารsŏng-săan
The female villain’s role in this film has complex motives, making viewers both hate and pity her.
แม้máeนางร้ายnaang ráaiจะjàพ่ายแพ้pâai páeในnaiตอนจบdton jòpแต่dtàeการกระทำgaan grà-tamของkŏngเธอterกลับglàpสะท้อนsà-tónด้านมืดdâan mêutของkŏngสังคมsăng-komได้dâiอย่างเจ็บแสบyàang jèp sàep
Although the female villain loses in the end, her actions sharply reflect the darker side of society.
2NounB1
actress playing the villain
An actress who plays villain roles.
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เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toงานแสดงngaan sà-daengงานแสดงngaan sà-daeng1performance; show2exhibition; show; fairจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmบทbòtบทbòt1chapter; section2lesson (unit of study)3role; part (acting)4script/text; lyrics5classifier for stanzas, chapters, and lessons6clause; provision (law/regulation)7role; duty; function8stanzaนางร้ายnaang ráaiนางร้ายnaang ráai1female villain (in drama/film)2actress playing the villain3woman seen as the villain (figurative, informal)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ละครlá-konละครlá-kon1drama; play; theater show2theater; dramatic artsเย็นyenเย็นyen1cool; chilly2evening (late afternoon to dusk)3cool (personality); calm4[to] be cool; become cool
She began her acting career with a villain role in an early-evening drama.
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ผู้กำกับpôo gam-gàpบอกว่าbòk wâaนางร้ายnaang ráaiคนนี้kon néeเล่นlênเข้าถึงkâo tĕungอารมณ์aa-romมากmâak
The director said this actress who plays villain roles conveys emotions very well.
หลายคนlăai konจำjamเธอterได้dâiจากjàakบทbòtนางร้ายnaang ráaiเจ้าเสน่ห์jâo sà-nàyที่têeสร้างสีสันsâang sĕe-sănให้hâiเรื่องrêuuang
Many people remember her for the charming villain roles that enliven the story.
แม้máeจะjàรับบทráp bòtนางร้ายnaang ráaiเป็นส่วนใหญ่bpen sùuan yàiเธอterก็gâwสามารถsăa-mâatทำให้tam hâiตัวละครdtuua lá-konมีมิติmee mí-dtìและláeไม่mâiเป็นbpenแค่kâeผู้ร้ายpôo ráaiแบบbàepแบนbaenๆ-
Even though she mostly plays villain roles, she can give her characters depth and keep them from being flat antagonists.
3NounB2
woman seen as the villain (figurative, informal)
A woman seen as the bad person in a real-life situation, especially someone blamed for hurting others or causing trouble.
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พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ปฏิเสธbpà-dtì-sètปฏิเสธbpà-dtì-sèt1[to] refuse; decline2[to] deny3[to] rejectไม่ให้mâi hâiไม่ให้mâi hâi1[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give2[to] not allow; not let; forbid3so that not; in order to preventเพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowยืมyeumยืมyeum1[to] borrow [sth]2[to] borrow [an idea, style, etc.]เงินngernเงินngern1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)ทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybodyก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerมองว่าmong wâaมองว่าmong wâa1[to] think/consider (that ...)2[to] regard/see [sb]/[sth] as ...ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)นางร้ายnaang ráaiนางร้ายnaang ráai1female villain (in drama/film)2actress playing the villain3woman seen as the villain (figurative, informal)
When I refused to lend my friend money, everyone saw me as the villain.
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เธอterกลายเป็นglaai bpenนางร้ายnaang ráaiในnaiสายตาsăai dtaaเพื่อนpêuuanๆ-เพราะpráwทุกคนtúk konคิดว่าkít wâaเธอterทำให้tam hâiสองsŏngคนkonนั้นnánเลิกกันlêrk gan
She became the villain in her friends’ eyes because everyone thought she had caused those two to break up.
เธอterถูกtòokมองว่าmong wâaเป็นbpenนางร้ายnaang ráaiของkŏngครอบครัวkrôp kruuaเพียงpiiangเพราะpráwไม่mâiยอมyomจ่ายjàaiหนี้nêeแทนtaenน้องnóngทั้งที่táng têeเธอterช่วยchûuaiเขาkăoมาmaaหลายlăaiครั้งkrángแล้วláeo
She was seen as the villain of the family simply because she refused to pay her younger sibling’s debts, even though she had helped him many times before.
ก่อนจะgòn jàตัดสินdtàt-sĭnว่าwâaเธอterเป็นbpenนางร้ายnaang ráaiที่têeแย่งyâengแฟนfaenเพื่อนpêuuanเราraoควรkuuanฟังfangเรื่องrêuuangจากjàakทุกtúkฝ่ายfàaiไม่ใช่mâi châiเชื่อchêuuaเพียงpiiangข่าวลือkàao leuu
Before deciding that she is the villain who stole her friend’s boyfriend, we should hear all sides rather than believe only the rumors.
Word Breakdown
นางnaangนางnaang1lady; woman (formal/literary; honorific)2Mrs. (title before a name)3female role; female character (traditional theatre)4she; her (literary or informal)lady; woman (formal/literary; honorific)Part 1
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ร้ายráaiร้ายráai1evil; wicked; malicious2severe; grave; serious3fierce; vicious; dangerousevil; wicked; maliciousPart 2
นางร้ายnaang ráaiนางร้ายnaang ráaifemale villain (in drama/film)female villain (in drama/film)Word