| nation | n 1. politically organized community of people, negara: the newly independent ~s, negara-negara yg baru merdeka; a member ~ of the Commonwealth, negara ahli Komanwel; the Prime Minister addressed the whole ~ on National Day, Perdana Menteri berucap kpd seluruh negara pd Hari Kebangsaan; most favoured ~, negara keutamaan; 2. large group of people of the same race and language, bangsa: the Palestinian ~, bangsa Palestin. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| nail | ~ down, a. fasten down with nail(s), memaku /tutup, mati/: to ~ down the lid of the box, memaku tutup peti itu; b. establish, mengikat: to ~ down an agreement between the member countries, mengikat perjanjian antara negara-negara ahli; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ambassador | n 1. diplomat permanently representing country or sovereign, duta (besar); 2. diplomat sent on special mission, duta khas, utusan; 3. official messenger, representative, duta: sportsmen should be good ~s for their country, ahli-ahli sukan sepatutnya menjadi duta yg baik utk negara mereka; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| prostrate | vt 1. lay flat on o’s front face downward, meniarapkan: he ~d himself at the foot of the throne, dia meniarapkan dirinya betul-betul di depan singgahsana itu; 2. (usu pass.) make exhausted, menjadi /letih, lemah, lesu/: the athletes were ~d by the heat, ahli-ahli sukan itu menjadi letih krn kepanasan; 3. render powerless, melumpuhkan: the depression has ~d many of the nation’s most powerful financial establishments, kemelesetan ekonomi telah melumpuhkan banyak syarikat kewangan negara yg kukuh. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| repute | vt; be ~d /as, to be/, dikatakan (sbg): he is ~d to be the best scientist in the country, dia dikatakan sbg ahli sains yg terbaik di negara itu; the family is ~ to be very wealthy, keluarga itu dikatakan sangat kaya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| nationally | adv 1. from a national point of view, dr sudut kepentingan kebangsaan: the question must be considered ~, persoalan itu mesti dipertimbangkan dr sudut kepentingan kebangsaan; 2. on a national scale, di seluruh negara: a ~ known economist, seorang ahli ekonomi yg terkenal di seluruh negara. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| near | she was ~ to tears, dia sudah hampir hendak menangis; the national economy is ~ to collapse, ekonomi negara sudah hampir runtuh; a ~ accident, hampir berlaku kemalangan; a ~ disaster, malapetaka yg hampir-hampir terjadi; 2. closer to the speaker, (di) sebelah sini, terdekat: only one parachutist succeeded in landing on the ~ bank of the river, hanya seorang ahli payung terjun yg berjaya mendarat di tebing sungai sebelah sini; 3. (UK) (of horses, vehicles, etc) on the left, sebelah kiri: the ~ front wheel, roda depan sebelah kiri; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| above | ~ all (else), (yg) terutama, terpenting, yg paling /utama, penting/: he was a writer, a politician and ~ all a good father, dia penulis, ahli politik dan yg terutamanya dia bapa yg baik; ~ and beyond, (rhet) lebih (besar) drpd: his contributions to the country were ~ and beyond what was expected, sumbangannya kpd negara lebih besar drpd yg dijangka; ~ ground, masih hidup; /be, get, rise/ ~ os, besar kepala: you had better do something about that boy, he’s getting ~ himself, kamu patut berbuat sesuatu utk menasihati budak itu, dia sudah mula besar kepala. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| expel | vt 1. force (so.) to leave, (club, organization, etc) memecat; (school) dibuang; (country) mengusir: at least 50 party members were ~led, lebih kurang 50 ahli parti itu telah dipecat; he was ~led from the school for hitting a teacher, dia dibuang sekolah krn menumbuk seorang guru; following reports of espionage, several diplomats were ~led from the country, ekoran laporan espionaj, beberapa diplomat telah diusir dr negara itu; 2. force out, mengeluarkan; (air, smoke, etc from lungs) menghembuskan: an extractor fan was installed to ~ the fumes, kipas penyari dipasang utk mengeluarkan wasap. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |