แอคชั่น(àek chân)
Meanings
1NounA2
action
action (referring to a genre of movies, games, or entertainment)
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ดูหนังdoo nǎngดูหนังdoo nǎng[to] watch a movieแอคชั่นàek chânแอคชั่นàek chân1action2[to] pose; [to] act affected3gesture; movement4[!] action
I like watching action movies.
2VerbB1
[to] pose; [to] act affected
to pose, show off, or act in a dramatic or affected way
Examples
เวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]ถ่ายรูปtàai rôopถ่ายรูปtàai rôop[to] take a photo; photograph [sb/sth]เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)แอคชั่นàek chânแอคชั่นàek chân1action2[to] pose; [to] act affected3gesture; movement4[!] actionท่าtâaท่าtâa1posture; pose; stance2move; technique; style3harbor; port; pier; landing4appearance suggesting an outcome; sign5manner; way; airเท่ๆtây tâyเท่ๆtây tây1cool; stylish (informal)2stylishly; in a cool way
When taking photos, he likes to strike cool poses.
3NounB1
gesture; movement
a movement, gesture, or way of acting, especially a dramatic or noticeable one
Examples
แอคชั่นàek chânแอคชั่นàek chân1action2[to] pose; [to] act affected3gesture; movement4[!] actionของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsตอนdtonตอนdton1episode; chapter2when; at the time (of)3section; part4time segment; periodตกใจdtòk jaiตกใจdtòk jaibe startled; be frightenedดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeตลกดีdtà-lòk deeตลกดีdtà-lòk deequite funny; amusing
His dramatic gesture when he was startled looked quite funny.
4InterjectionB2
[!] action
action! (the cue given by a director to begin acting or filming)
Examples
ผู้กำกับpôo gam-gàpผู้กำกับpôo gam-gàp1director (film/TV/theater)2supervisor; overseer; person in charge3police superintendent (short form)สั่งsàngสั่งsàng1[to] command; instruct; direct2[to] order [sth]; place an order (food/goods)3[to] prescribe; order (medical/legal/official)แอคชั่นàek chânแอคชั่นàek chân1action2[to] pose; [to] act affected3gesture; movement4[!] actionเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toการถ่ายทำgaan tàai tamการถ่ายทำgaan tàai tam1filming; shooting2a shoot; filming period/session
The director called action to start filming.