วางโต(waang dtoh)

Meanings

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[to] act arrogant; [to] put on airs

To behave in an arrogant, domineering, or superior manner, often to show off one's importance.

Examples

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedเลื่อนตำแหน่งlêuuan dtam-nàengเลื่อนตำแหน่งlêuuan dtam-nàeng1[to] promote [sb]2[to] be promoted; get a promotionเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toวางโตwaang dtohวางโตwaang dtoh[to] act arrogant; [to] put on airsใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] pour in; [to] fill4[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)5[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)เพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaanเพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaancoworker; colleague; workmateเก่าๆgào gàoเก่าๆgào gàoold; oldish (reduplicated)
As soon as he got promoted, he started acting all high and mighty towards his old colleagues.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

อวดดีùuat deeอวดดีùuat dee1arrogant; cocky; insolent; presumptuous2[to] act cocky; be arrogant; be insolent
  • arrogant; cocky; insolent; presumptuous
  • [to] act cocky; be arrogant; be insolent
อวดเบ่งùuat bèngอวดเบ่งùuat bèng[to] act arrogant; [to] show off power

[to] act arrogant; [to] show off power

ทำใหญ่ทำโตtham-yài-tham-tóทำใหญ่ทำโตtham-yài-tham-tó1[to] act arrogantly; [to] put on airs2[to] do [sth] on a grand scale; [to] make a big deal out of [sth]
  • [to] act arrogantly; [to] put on airs
  • [to] do [sth] on a grand scale; [to] make a big deal out of [sth]
ทำกร่างtam gràangทำกร่างtam gràang[to] act tough; swagger; throw one’s weight around

[to] act tough; swagger; throw one’s weight around

วางก้ามwaang gâamวางก้ามwaang gâam[to] act arrogant; [to] be bossy

[to] act arrogant; [to] be bossy

Word Breakdown

วางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] set; assign; impose5[to] put down; let go (emotion/attachment)6[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)Part 1
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โตdtohโตdtoh1[to] grow; mature2big; large; grown-up3grown-up; maturely (adv.)Part 2
วางโตwaang dtohวางโตwaang dtoh[to] act arrogant; [to] put on airs