ประจันหน้า

bprà-jan nâa

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] confront; [to] face [sb]

to come face to face with someone or something, often in a direct or confrontational manner; to confront.

Examples

ในที่สุดnai têe sùtในที่สุดnai têe sùtfinally; eventually; ultimatelyเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerรวบรวมrûuap ruuamรวบรวมrûuap ruuam1[to] collect; gather2[to] compile; assemble3[to] muster; mobilizeความกล้าkwaam glâaความกล้าkwaam glâacourage; braveryเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ประจันหน้าbprà-jan nâaประจันหน้าbprà-jan nâa[to] confront; [to] face [sb]กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotใส่ร้ายsài ráaiใส่ร้ายsài ráai[to] slander; malign; smear; falsely accuseเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hill
He finally gathered the courage to confront the person who slandered him.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

เผชิญหน้าpà-chern nâaเผชิญหน้าpà-chern nâa[to] confront; face

[to] confront; face

ปะทะหน้าbpà-tá nâaปะทะหน้าbpà-tá nâa1head-on clash; face-to-face confrontation2[to] clash head-on; confront face-to-face
  • head-on clash; face-to-face confrontation
  • [to] clash head-on; confront face-to-face
เจอหน้าjer nâaเจอหน้าjer nâa1[to] meet; see [sb] in person2[to] face/confront [sb] in person
  • [to] meet; see [sb] in person
  • [to] face/confront [sb] in person
เผชิญpà-chernเผชิญpà-chern1[to] face; confront2[to] encounter; face
  • [to] face; confront
  • [to] encounter; face
สู้หน้าsôo nâaสู้หน้าsôo nâa1[to] face; confront [sb]2[to] dare show one’s face (to sb)
  • [to] face; confront [sb]
  • [to] dare show one’s face (to sb)

Word Breakdown

ประจันbprà-janประจันbprà-jan[to] abut; join end to endPart 1
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หน้าnâaหน้าnâa1front; frontage2next; upcoming3face—prefix (before nouns)4in front; at the front5season (in names)6page7facePart 2
ประจันหน้าbprà-jan nâaประจันหน้าbprà-jan nâa[to] confront; [to] face [sb]