เชิดหน้า

chêrt nâa

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] hold one's head high

To lift one's head and face up, often as a sign of pride, confidence, or defiance.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเชิดหน้าchêrt nâaเชิดหน้าchêrt nâa1[to] hold one's head high2[to] act haughty; [to] snub [sb]ขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/betterเมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)ชื่อchêuชื่อchêu1name2reputation; renown3[to] be named; be calledตัวเองdtuua engตัวเองdtuua eng1oneself; myself; yourself; themselves2you (intimate)3self; one's own self; identity
He lifted his head up when he heard his name.
2VerbB2

[to] act haughty; [to] snub [sb]

To behave in a proud, stuck-up way, lifting your chin and ignoring or looking down on [sb].

Examples

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)เลื่อนตำแหน่งlêuuan 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 toเชิดหน้าchêrt nâaเชิดหน้าchêrt nâa1[to] hold one's head high2[to] act haughty; [to] snub [sb]ใส่sàiใส่sài1[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)
Once he got promoted, he started acting stuck-up towards his old colleagues.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เชิดchêrtเชิดchêrt1[to] tilt/raise [sth] upward2[to] abscond with; run off with3[to] tilt/raise the head (proudly)4[to] act haughtily; hold oneself proudlyPart 1
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หน้าnâaหน้าnâa1front; frontage2next; upcoming3face—prefix (before nouns)4in front; at the front5season (in names)6page7facePart 2
เชิดหน้าchêrt nâaเชิดหน้าchêrt nâa[to] hold one's head high