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| ผ่อน phaawnL |  |
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| 1. | ผ่อน | phaawnL | to make payments; to pay a little at a time |
| 2. | ผ่อน | phaawnL | to relax; to lessen; reduce; ease; be lenient; make concessions; abate; give grace; lighten; relieve; ease |
| 3. | ผ่อนปรน | phaawnL bprohnM | to be lenient; to ease; relieve; alleviate; to allow (someone) more time in finishing something; [fig.] to cut (someone) some slack |
| 4. | ผ่อน | phaawnL | to rest; take a rest |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ผ่อน |
| IPA | pʰɔ̀ːn |
| Royal Thai General System | phon |
| 1. [verb] | |||
| definition | to make payments; to pay a little at a time | ||
| examples | ซื้อเงินผ่อน  | seuuH ngernM phaawnL | to pay in installments |
| ผ่อนส่ง | phaawnL sohngL | pay (one’s debt) by installments | |
| เงินผ่อน | ngernM phaawnL | [of a payment schedule] an installment, a periodic payment | |
| ผ่อนชำระ | phaawnL chamM raH | to pay in installments | |
| ผ่อนหนี้ | phaawnL neeF | to pay in installments | |
| ค่าผ่อนบ้าน | khaaF phaawnL baanF | monthly mortgage payments | |
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ความห่วงใยของพสกนิกรชาวไทย ผ่อนคลายลงบ้าง เมื่อสำนักพระราชวังได้ออกแถลงการณ์ khwaamM huaangL yaiM khaawngR phaH sohkL niH gaawnM chaaoM thaiM phaawnL khlaaiM lohngM baangF meuuaF samR nakH phraH raatF chaH wangM daiF aawkL thaL laaengR gaanM "The anxiety of (the King’s) subjects was relieved somewhat when the Bureau of the Royal Household issued its official statement." | |||
| 2. [verb] | |||
| definition | to relax; to lessen; reduce; ease; be lenient; make concessions; abate; give grace; lighten; relieve; ease | ||
| examples | พักผ่อน | phakH phaawnL | to rest; relax; wind down; ease |
| ผ่อนคลายกล้าม | phaawnL khlaaiM glaamF | to relax a muscle | |
| ผ่อนตาม | phaawnL dtaamM | comply; acquiesce; assent; accede; yield | |
| โอนอ่อนผ่อนตาม | o:hnM aawnL phaawnL dtaamM | to give in; yield | |
| ผ่อนผัน | phaawnL phanR | to delay; extend a limit | |
| ผ่อนผัน | phaawnL phanR | [is] indulgent | |
| ผ่อนแรง | phaawnL raaengM | to reduce the workload; to lessen the burden (on) | |
| ลดหย่อนผ่อนโทษ | lohtH yaawnL phaawnL tho:htF | to reduce a punishment; decrease penalty | |
| ผ่อนหนักให้เป็นเบา | phaawnL nakL haiF bpenM baoM | to make concessions; alleviate; lighten; reduce the burden | |
| ผ่อนหนักผ่อนเบา | phaawnL nakL phaawnL baoM | to make concessions | |
| sample sentences | นายสมัคร เอง ผ่านร้อนผ่านหนาวทางการเมืองมามาก รู้จักผ่อน รู้จักเร่ง naaiM saL makL aehngM phaanL raawnH phaanL naaoR thaangM gaanM meuuangM maaM maakF ruuH jakL phaawnL ruuH jakL rengF "Mr. Samak himself has been through political very good times and very bad times; he knows when to slow down and when to speed up." | ||
| as a prefix | ผ่อนคลาย | phaawnL khlaaiM | to relax; alleviate; ease up; moderate; mitigate; relieve |
| ผ่อนคลาย | phaawnL khlaaiM | [is] relaxed; informal | |
| 3. ผ่อนปรน phaawnL bprohnM [verb] | |||
| definition | to be lenient; to ease; relieve; alleviate; to allow (someone) more time in finishing something; [fig.] to cut (someone) some slack | ||
| synonyms | ผ่อนผัน | phaawnL phanR | [is] indulgent |
| ลดหย่อน | lohtH yaawnL | to reduce; lower; decrease; abate | |
| อนุโลม | aL nooH lo:hmM | to compromise; defer; comply; conform; adapt; follow; accede; bow; bend capitulate; give in; give way to; submit; yield | |
| antonym | เขม็งเกลียว | khaL mengR gliaaoM | [is] tense; strained |
| sample sentence | สหรัฐไม่พอใจเพราะฝ่ายไทยเปลี่ยนท่าทีผ่อนปรนตามคำเรียกร้องอย่างง่ายดาย saL haL ratH maiF phaawM jaiM phrawH faaiL thaiM bpliianL thaaF theeM phaawnL bprohnM dtaamM khamM riiakF raawngH yaangL ngaaiF daaiM "The United States became dissatisfied because the Thais blithely changed their attitude to become more lenient in response to (popular) demand." | ||
| 4. [verb, intransitive] | |||
| definition | to rest; take a rest | ||
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