ผ่อนปรน

pòn bpron

Meanings

1NounB2

[to] relax; ease; loosen (rules)

To make rules, conditions, or restrictions less strict; to allow more flexibility; to loosen enforcement.

Examples

เทศบาลtâyt-sà-baanเทศบาลtâyt-sà-baan1municipality; municipal government2municipal office3municipalประกาศbprà-gàatประกาศbprà-gàat1[to] announce; declare2announcement; notice3proclamation; decree4[to] proclaim; promulgate (form.)ผ่อนปรนpòn bpronผ่อนปรนpòn bpron1[to] relax; ease; loosen (rules)2lenient; accommodating; permissiveกฎgòtกฎgòt1rule; regulation2law (scientific/natural); principleจอดรถjòt rótจอดรถjòt rót[to] park a vehicleช่วงchûuangช่วงchûuang1period; span (of time)2section; segment (part of something)3range; interval (between limits)4period; time (around now/then)5distance between supports6width span; armspan7span; breadth (across)เทศกาลtêht-sà-gaanเทศกาลtêht-sà-gaan1festival2festive period; season (of festivities)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofอำนวยความสะดวกam-nuuai kwaam sà-dùuakอำนวยความสะดวกam-nuuai kwaam sà-dùuak1[to] facilitate; make [sth] easier2[to] provide assistance/amenitiesประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon1the public; the people (citizens of a country)2citizenry (collective)3classifier: คน
The municipality announced a relaxation of parking rules during the festival for public convenience.
2NounB2

lenient; accommodating; permissive

Less strict or severe in applying rules, demands, or penalties; more permissive or flexible.

Examples

โรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)ผ่อนปรนpòn bpronผ่อนปรนpòn bpron1[to] relax; ease; loosen (rules)2lenient; accommodating; permissiveกฎgòtกฎgòt1rule; regulation2law (scientific/natural); principleการแต่งกายgaan dtàeng gaaiการแต่งกายgaan dtàeng gaai1attire; manner of dress2dress codeในช่วงnai chûuangในช่วงnai chûuangduring; in the period ofอากาศร้อนaa-gàat rónอากาศร้อนaa-gàat rónhot weather
The school is less strict about the dress code during hot weather.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

ผ่อนผันpòn panผ่อนผันpòn pan1[to] grant leniency; relax rules2[to] defer; postpone (obligation/payment)
  • [to] grant leniency; relax rules
  • [to] defer; postpone (obligation/payment)
ลดราวาศอกlót raa waa sòkลดราวาศอกlót raa waa sòk1[to] be lenient; lessen penalties/demands2[to] back down; de‑escalate
  • [to] be lenient; lessen penalties/demands
  • [to] back down; de‑escalate
ยืดหยุ่นyêut yûnยืดหยุ่นyêut yûn1flexible; adaptable (figurative)2flexible; elastic (physical)
  • flexible; adaptable (figurative)
  • flexible; elastic (physical)
หย่อนความyòn kwaamหย่อนความyòn kwaam[to] relax; ease; reduce strictness

[to] relax; ease; reduce strictness

อ่อนตัวòn dtuuaอ่อนตัวòn dtuua1flexible; pliable2[to] soften; ease up; become more flexible3[to] weaken/decline (market, currency); depreciate4limber; supple (body)
  • flexible; pliable
  • [to] soften; ease up; become more flexible
  • [to] weaken/decline (market, currency); depreciate
  • limber; supple (body)