| mawkish | adj memualkan: the ~ children stories of the Victorian era, cerita kanak-kanak zaman Victoria yg memualkan; a ~, sentimental attitude to hardened criminals, sikap yg memualkan dan sentimental thdp penjenayah yg tdk berhati perut. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| poet | n 1. pemuisi, pensyair, penyajak: he was not only a ~ but also a writer of children’s stories, dia bukan sahaja penyajak tetapi juga penulis cerita kanak-kanak; 2. (fig.) person with great imagination and creativity, paling berbakat: Margot Fonteyn, a ~ amongst ballerinas, Margot Fonteyn, penari yg paling berbakat di kalangan penari-penari balet. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| story 1 | tall ~, cerita yg susah hendak dipercayai: the children listened open-mouthed to his tall stories, kanak-kanak melopong mendengar cerita-ceritanya yg susah hendak dipercayai itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| rhyme | n 1. piece of verse with rhymes, puisi berima: nursery ~, puisi berima utk kanak-kanak; 2. correspondence of end sounds, rima: “love” and “move” form an imperfect ~, “love” dan “move” ialah rima yg tdk sempurna; 3. word that corresponds with another in end sounds, kata berima: “love” and “dove” are ~s, “love” dan “dove” merupakan kata-kata berima; 4. rhyming form, bentuk berima: stories that are told in ~, cerita-cerita yg disampaikan dlm bentuk berima; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| thin | ~ on the ground, (colloq) tak banyak: good storybooks for children are rather ~ on the ground, buku cerita yg baik utk kanak-kanak tak banyak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| whimsicality | n quaintness, keanehan, keganjilan, kepelikan: the ~ of the story appeals to most children, keanehan cerita itu menarik hati kebanyakan kanak-kanak. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| re-enact | vt 1. (leg.) memperbuat semula; 2. act out, melakonkan (semula): as children, we loved to ~ scenes from Cinderella, semasa kanak-kanak dulu, kami suka melakonkan adegan-adegan dlm cerita Cinderella. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| of | 9. (used with adj or verb), [various translations]: this story reminds me ~ one I had heard some months back, cerita ini membuat saya teringat akan cerita yg saya dengar beberapa bulan dahulu; she is fond ~ children, dia gemar akan kanak-kanak; you ought to be ashamed ~ yourself, kamu patut malu thdp diri kamu sendiri; I don’t know him but I know ~ him, saya tdk kenal akan dia tetapi saya tahu tentang dirinya; she soon tired ~ him, tdk lama selepas itu, dia pun bosan dgn lelaki itu; steer clear ~ that old building, jauhkan diri dari bangunan lama itu; 10. made from, dibuat drpd, [not translated]: a dress ~ blue silk, baju yg dibuat drpd sutera biru; a necklace ~ red coral, rantai yg dibuat drpd batu karang merah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| read 1 | vt 1. understand (st written or printed) membaca: he can ~ Mandarin but cannot speak it, dia boleh membaca bahasa Mandarin tetapi tdk boleh bercakap dlm bahasa tersebut; teaching a child to ~ the time, mengajar kanak-kanak membaca waktu; 2. say aloud to, membacakan: she ~ the children a story at bedtime, dia membacakan budak-budak itu sebuah cerita pd waktu hendak tidur; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |