| spokesman | n jurucakap (lelaki): he is a ~ for the Union, dia jurucakap kesatuan pekerja. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| spokeswoman | n jurucakap (wanita). | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| spokesperson | n jurucakap. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| press agent | n jurucakap akhbar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| perplex | vt membingungkan: his son’s indifference to the tragedy ~ed him, sifat anaknya yg tdk menghiraukan tragedi itu membingungkannya; I think the spokesman was deliberately trying to ~ them, saya fikir jurucakap itu dgn sengaja mencuba membingungkan mereka; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| elaborate | ~ /on, upon/ st, a. explain st in detail, memberikan /huraian, keterangan, butir-butir/ yg lebih lanjut ttg sst, menghuraikan sst dgn lebih lanjut: the spokesman was unwilling to ~ on the adverse comments, jurucakap tersebut enggan menghuraikan komen-komen yg kurang baik itu dgn lebih lanjut; b. add more details to, embellish, membumbui: a good journalist does not ~ on the facts, wartawan yg baik tdk akan membumbui fakta. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| when | adv & pron (interrog, used in direct and indirect questions) bila(kah): ~ were you transferred to Kuantan?, bila kamu dipindahkan ke Kuantan?; the spokesperson could not say ~ the building would be finished, jurucakap itu tdk dapat memberitahukan bila bangunan itu akan selesai; he asked me ~ the letter was posted, dia bertanya pd saya bilakah surat itu dikirim; since ~ have you been living here?, sejak bila kamu tinggal di sini?; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| constitute | vt 1. make up, form, [various translations]: seven days ~ a week, terdapat tujuh hari dalam seminggu; eleven men ~ a football team, pasukan bola sepak terdiri drpd sebelas orang pemain; the states that ~ the country, negeri-negeri yg membentuk negara itu; her cheerfulness ~s her main attraction, sifat riangnya merupakan daya tarikannya yg utama; ~ of, terdiri drpd: a government ~d of two parties, kerajaan yg terdiri drpd dua parti; 2. (fml) appoint to office, function, melantik: they ~d him their spokesman, mereka melantiknya menjadi jurucakap; 3. set up, menubuhkan; (law, regulation) membentuk: a provisional government was ~d, sebuah kerajaan sementara telah ditubuhkan; only the government can ~ such regulations, hanya kerajaan yg dapat membentuk peraturan sedemikian. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |