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rángMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] pull back; draw tight; restrain; delay
to pull or draw something back or taut; to restrain or delay movement or progress
Examples
คนงานkon ngaanคนงานkon ngaanworker; laborerรั้งrángรั้งráng1[to] pull back; draw tight; restrain; delay2[to] detain; hold back; keep from leaving3[to] hold a rank or position4[to] brace; guy (with rope or stay)เชือกchûueakเชือกchûueak1rope; cord; line2classifier for domesticated elephantsให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ตึงdteungตึงdteung1tight; taut2stiff; tense (muscle/body)3expensive; steep (price)4to be tight; to become tight5tense; strained (situation)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofหยุดyùtหยุดyùt1[to] stop; halt2[to] take time off; be off work or schoolแผ่นเหล็กpàen lèkแผ่นเหล็กpàen lèksteel plate; iron sheetไม่ให้mâi hâiไม่ให้mâi hâi1[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give2[to] not allow; not let; forbid3so that not; in order to preventไหลลงมาlăi long maaไหลลงมาlăi long maa[to] flow down
The worker pulled the rope taut to stop the metal sheet from sliding down.
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เขาkăoรั้งrángประตูbprà-dtuuไว้wáiชั่วคราวchûua-kraaoเพื่อpêuuaชะลอchá-loคนkonไม่ให้mâi hâiกรูgrooเข้าkâoไปพร้อมกันbpai próm gan
He held the door back briefly to delay people from rushing in all at once.
ผู้จัดการpôo jàt gaanรั้งrángโครงการkrohng gaanไว้ก่อนwái gònเพราะpráwยังyangมีmeeความเสี่ยงkwaam sìiangที่têeต้องdtôngประเมินbprà-mernเพิ่มเติมpêrm dterm
The manager put the project on hold, as there were risks that needed further assessment.
นักปีนเขาnák bpeen-kăoรั้งrángเชือกchûueakย้อนกลับyón glàpเพื่อpêuuaควบคุมkûap-kumความเร็วkwaam reoตอนdtonโรยตัวroy dtuuaลงlongหน้าผาnâa păa
The climber pulled the rope back to control the speed while rappelling down the cliff.
2VerbB2
[to] detain; hold back; keep from leaving
to keep someone from leaving or to retain something for a time
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptรั้งrángรั้งráng1[to] pull back; draw tight; restrain; delay2[to] detain; hold back; keep from leaving3[to] hold a rank or position4[to] brace; guy (with rope or stay)ลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsไม่ให้mâi hâiไม่ให้mâi hâi1[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give2[to] not allow; not let; forbid3so that not; in order to preventกลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] return; go/come back2[to] turn over/flip/reverse3back; in return4contrary; on the contraryตอนดึกdton dèukตอนดึกdton dèuk1late at night2late night (time period)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเป็นห่วงbpen hùuangเป็นห่วงbpen hùuang[to] worry about [sb/sth]; be concerned for [sb/sth]ความปลอดภัยkwaam bplòt paiความปลอดภัยkwaam bplòt pai1safety2security
The mother tried to keep her child from leaving late at night because she was worried about safety.
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เจ้านายjâo naaiรั้งrángพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanเก่งๆgèng géngไว้wáiด้วยdûuayการเสนอgaan sà-nĕrโปรเจกต์bproh-jèkใหม่màiและláeโบนัสboh-nát
The boss retained talented employees by offering new projects and bonuses.
เขาkăoพูดpôotความจริงkwaam jingเพื่อpêuuaรั้งrángเพื่อนpêuuanให้hâiคิดทบทวนkít tóp-tuanก่อนgònลาออกlaa òk
He spoke the truth to keep his friend from quitting, urging reconsideration.
พิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panรั้งrángของสำคัญkŏng săm-kanไว้wáiชั่วคราวchûua-kraaoเพื่อpêuuaบูรณะboo-rá-náก่อนgònส่งคืนsòng keunเจ้าของjâo kŏng
The museum retained important items temporarily for restoration before returning them to the owners.
3VerbB2
[to] hold a rank or position
To hold or remain in a particular position in a ranking or competition.
4VerbC1
[to] brace; guy (with rope or stay)
to support or steady with a rope, stay, or similar device
Examples
ช่างchângช่างchâng1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderเชือกรั้งchʉ̂ʉak-rángเชือกรั้งchʉ̂ʉak-rángguy rope; stayเสาsǎoเสาsǎo1post; pillar; column2pole; mastให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ตั้งตรงdtâng-dtrongตั้งตรงdtâng-dtrong1upright; vertical; erect2[to] set [sth] upright; sit or stand up straightไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ล้มlómล้มlóm1to fall; topple2to collapse; fail3[to] knock down; fell4[to] cancel; scrap; scuttle5[to] overthrow; toppleตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; periodลมแรงlom-rɛɛngลมแรงlom-rɛɛng1strong wind; high wind2windy; very windy; strong-wind conditions
The worker used a rope to steady the pole so it wouldn’t fall during strong winds.
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ก่อนgònยกyókกำแพงgam-paengสำเร็จรูปsăm-rèt rôopเขาkăoเอาaoสลิงsà-lingรั้งrángผนังpà-năngไว้wáiเพื่อไม่ให้pêuua mâi hâiแกว่งgwàeng
Before lifting the prefab wall, he used a sling to brace it so it wouldn’t sway.
คนงานkon ngaanปักbpàkสมอบกsà-mŏ-bòkแล้วláeoรั้งrángตัวdtuuaมาสต์máatด้วยdûuayสลิงsà-lingสามsăamทิศทางtít taangเพื่อpêuuaรักษาสมดุลrák-săa sŏm-dunของkŏngโครงสร้างkrohng sâangชั่วคราวchûua-kraao
Workers drove ground anchors and guyed the mast with slings in three directions to maintain the balance of the temporary structure.
เพื่อpêuuaกันganสะพานsà-paanชั่วคราวchûua-kraaoไม่ให้mâi hâiเคลื่อนตามklêuuan dtaamกระแสน้ำgrà-săe náamวิศวกรwít-sà-wá-gonจึงjeungรั้งrángฐานtăanด้วยdûuayโซ่เหล็กsôh lèkต่อdtòเข้ากับkâo gàpเสาsăoค้ำkámที่têeฝั่งfàng
To prevent the temporary bridge from shifting with the current, the engineers stayed the base with steel chains connected to shore pylons.