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ลองค้นหาคำในรูปแบบอื่น ๆ เพื่อให้ได้ผลลัพธ์มากขึ้นหรือน้อยลง: -tenter-, *tenter*
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Thai-English-French: Volubilis Dictionary 1.0
เอาใจ[aojai] (v) EN: please ; pamper ; make happy ; try to please ; behave well  FR: faire plaisir ; dorloter ; flatter ; amadouer ; contenter
ชักนำ[chaknam] (v) EN: lead ; induce ; guide ; persuade ; draw  FR: inciter ; tenter
ชำเรา[chamrao] (v) EN: violate ; rape ; ravish ; abuse ; molest  FR: violer ; abuser ; attenter à la pudeur de
ดำเนินคดี[damnoēnkhadī] (v, exp) EN: sue ; prosecute ; charge ; indict ; go to court ; take legal proceedings  FR: mener une action en justice ; ester en justice ; intenter ; attaquer
ฟ้องศาล[føng sān] (v, exp) EN: sue ; take a legal action ; process  FR: intenter un procès
ฟ้องหย่า[føng yā] (v, exp) EN: file a petition for divorce ; file for divorce ; file a divorce suit against  FR: intenter une action en divorce
กินข้าว[kinkhāo] (v) EN: eat  FR: manger ; prendre un repas ; déjeuner ; se sustenter ; se restaurer
กล้า[klā] (v) EN: dare ; venture  FR: oser ; tenter ; faire preuve d'audace
ล่อใจ[løjai] (v) EN: tempt ; lure ; entice ; seduce ; allure ; invite ; attract  FR: tenter ; attirer ; séduire ; allécher
ลอง[løng] (v) EN: try (on) ; experiment ; attempt ; sample ; test ; experience  FR: essayer ; expérimenter ; éprouver ; tester ; tenter

Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary (pronunciation guide only)
Tenterden
tenterhooks

WordNet (3.0)
tenter(n) a framework with hooks used for stretching and drying cloth
tenterhook(n) one of a series of hooks used to hold cloth on a tenter

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Tenter

n. 1. One who takes care of, or tends, machines in a factory; a kind of assistant foreman. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mach.) A kind of governor. [ 1913 Webster ]

Tenter

n. [ OE. tenture, tentoure, OF. tenture a stretching, spreading, F. tenture hangings, tapestry, from L. tendere, tentum, to stretch. See Tend to move. ] A machine or frame for stretching cloth by means of hooks, called tenter-hooks, so that it may dry even and square. [ 1913 Webster ]


Tenter ground, a place where tenters are erected. --
Tenter-hook, a sharp, hooked nail used for fastening cloth on a tenter. --
To be on the tenters,
To be on the tenter-hooks or
To be on tenterhooks, to be on the stretch; to be in distress, uneasiness, or suspense. Hudibras. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

Tenter

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Tentered p. pr. & vb. n. Tentering. ] To admit extension. [ 1913 Webster ]

Woolen cloth will tenter, linen scarcely. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

Tenter

v. t. To hang or stretch on, or as on, tenters. [ 1913 Webster ]

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary
ハラハラ(P);はらはら[harahara (P); harahara] (adv, vs, adv-to) (1) (on-mim) heart going pit-a-pat; falling rapidly in big drops; fluttering down; (2) keeping on tenterhooks; suspense; (3) exciting; thrilling; (P) [Add to Longdo]
気が気じゃない[きがきじゃない, kigakijanai] (exp) (See 気が気でない) feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense [Add to Longdo]
気が気でない[きがきでない, kigakidenai] (exp) feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense [Add to Longdo]

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