แถ(tăe)
Meanings
1VerbB2
[to] make excuses; [to] talk one's way out
to make excuses when proven wrong; to talk one's way out of a situation; to deflect or rationalize despite being at fault (commonly used as slang)
Examples
จับได้jàp dâiจับได้jàp dâi1[to] catch; capture [sb/sth] (successfully)2[to] catch (sb) in the act; discover wrongdoing; find out (a secret)3[to] draw/pick (by lot)คาหนังคาเขาkaa năng kaa kăoคาหนังคาเขาkaa năng kaa kăocaught red-handed; caught in the actขนาดนี้kà-nàat néeขนาดนี้kà-nàat née1this size; of this size (modifier)2this big/size (used alone)3to this extent; this much; so …ยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)แถtăeแถtăe1[to] make excuses; [to] talk one's way out2[to] skid; [to] veer; [to] glideอีกèekอีกèek1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)นะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)
Caught red-handed like this, and you're still making excuses.
2VerbB2
[to] skid; [to] veer; [to] glide
to move by sliding or veering off course; to skim or glide along a surface or through the air
Examples
นกบินnók binนกบินnók bin[to] fly (bird) — descriptive phraseแถtăeแถtăe1[to] make excuses; [to] talk one's way out2[to] skid; [to] veer; [to] glideผิวน้ำpĭu náamผิวน้ำpĭu náamwater surface; surface of the waterเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofจับปลาjàp bplaaจับปลาjàp bplaa[to] catch fish
The bird skimmed the surface of the water to catch a fish.