ปรุงแต่ง(bprung dtàeng)
Meanings
1VerbA2
[to] season; [to] flavor
to add ingredients or spices to food to improve or adjust the taste.
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseปรุงแต่งbprung dtàengปรุงแต่งbprung dtàeng1[to] concoct; [to] fabricate; [to] manipulate2[to] embellish; [to] adorn3[to] season; [to] flavorซุปsúpซุปsúpsoupด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toเกลือgleuuaเกลือgleuua1salt (table salt)2salt (chemical class)เล็กน้อยlék nóiเล็กน้อยlék nói1minor; slight; trivial2a small amount3a little; slightlyให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitรสกลมกล่อมrót glom glòmรสกลมกล่อมrót glom glòmwell-balanced, mellow taste
Mom seasons the soup with a little salt to make the taste well-rounded.
2VerbB2
[to] embellish; [to] adorn
to add decorative or stylistic elements to make something look nicer or more elaborate; to adorn.
Examples
เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herปรุงแต่งbprung dtàengปรุงแต่งbprung dtàeng1[to] concoct; [to] fabricate; [to] manipulate2[to] embellish; [to] adorn3[to] season; [to] flavorห้องนั่งเล่นhông nûng lênห้องนั่งเล่นhông nûng lênliving room; family room; loungeด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toม่านmâanม่านmâan1curtain; drape2screen; veil3iris (eye)สีพาสเทลsĕe páas-telสีพาสเทลsĕe páas-tel1pastel color(s)2pastel-coloredและláeและláeand (coordinating)กรอบรูปgròp rôopกรอบรูปgròp rôop1picture frame; photo frame2framed picture (colloq.)เล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleให้ดูhâi dooให้ดูhâi doo[to] show [sb] [sth]อบอุ่นòp ùnอบอุ่นòp ùn1warm (temperature)2warm; cozy; affectionate (feeling/atmosphere)3[to] warm; keep warmขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/better7[to] sprout; grow; appear
She adorned the living room with pastel curtains and small picture frames to make it feel cozier.
3VerbB2
[to] concoct; [to] fabricate; [to] manipulate
to make up or alter details so that something appears artificial, improved, or misleading (e.g., stories, photos, data).
Examples
นักข่าวnák kàaoนักข่าวnák kàaojournalist; reporterบางคนbaang konบางคนbaang konsome people; some personsปรุงแต่งbprung dtàengปรุงแต่งbprung dtàeng1[to] concoct; [to] fabricate; [to] manipulate2[to] embellish; [to] adorn3[to] season; [to] flavorเรื่องราวrêuuang raaoเรื่องราวrêuuang raao1story; tale2matter; affair; incidentให้ดูhâi dooให้ดูhâi doo[to] show [sb] [sth]น่าตื่นเต้นnâa dtèun dtênน่าตื่นเต้นnâa dtèun dtênexciting; thrillingเกินจริงgern jingเกินจริงgern jing1exaggerated; unrealistic2overstated; higher than the actual amount/value3unrealistically (after verbs)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเรียกrîakเรียกrîak1[to] call out; summon; hail2[to] ask for; charge; demand3[to] recruit; enlist4[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); nameยอดyôtยอดyôt1top; peak; summit2tip (of plant/shoot)3amount; total; balance; sales4excellent; superb5leader; head (arch.)อ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense of
Some journalists make up the story to seem overly exciting in order to drive readership.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
แต่งเติมdtàeng dtermแต่งเติมdtàeng dterm1[to] embellish; [to] elaborate on [sth]2[to] add to; [to] supplement
- [to] embellish; [to] elaborate on [sth]
- [to] add to; [to] supplement
ปรุงรสbprung rótปรุงรสbprung rót1[to] season; adjust flavor2seasoned; flavored (of food)
- [to] season; adjust flavor
- seasoned; flavored (of food)
เสกสรรปั้นแต่งsèk săn bpân dtàengเสกสรรปั้นแต่งsèk săn bpân dtàeng[to] fabricate; [to] make up [sth]; [to] embellish [sth]
[to] fabricate; [to] make up [sth]; [to] embellish [sth]
กุเรื่องgù rêuuangกุเรื่องgù rêuuang[to] make up a story; [to] fabricate
[to] make up a story; [to] fabricate
เสริมแต่งsĕrm dtàengเสริมแต่งsĕrm dtàeng[to] enhance; [to] embellish; [to] adorn
[to] enhance; [to] embellish; [to] adorn
Word Breakdown
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ปรุงแต่งbprung dtàengปรุงแต่งbprung dtàeng[to] season; [to] flavor