| rural | adj luar bandar: ~ industries, industri-industri luar bandar; they lived in ~ seclusion, mereka tinggal terpencil di luar bandar; the ~ areas, kawasan-kawasan luar bandar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| uptown | adv (US), (in the outer part of town) di pinggir bandar; (towards outer part of town) ke luar bandar: our parents live ~, ibu bapa saya tinggal di luar bandar; he drove ~, dia memandu ke luar bandar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| countryside | n kawasan /desa, luar bandar/: it’s pleasant to spend the summer in the ~, seronok menghabiskan masa musim panas di kawasan desa. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| look | 2. seem, nampak, kelihatan: the countryside ~s beautiful in spring, kawasan luar bandar kelihatan cantik pd musim bunga; he ~ed sick when I saw him yesterday, dia kelihatan tdk sihat semasa saya berjumpa dengannya semalam; she’s thirty-two but she ~s forty, umurnya tiga puluh dua tahun, tetapi dia nampak spt berusia empat puluh tahun; the baby’s ~ing well, bayi itu kelihatan sihat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| structured | adj having formal, prescribed pattern, shape, etc, distrukturkan: rural societies are often rigidly ~, masyarakat luar bandar biasanya distrukturkan secara tegar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| urbanization, urbanisation | n pembandaran: the problems that accompany the ~ of the rural areas, masalah-masalah yg menyusul bersama pembandaran kawasan luar bandar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| microcosm | n mikrokosma, /dunia, alam/ kecil: this village is a ~ of life in rural Malaysia, desa ini merupakan mikrokosma kehidupan luar bandar di Malaysia; in ~, dlm bentuk mikrokosma. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| impetus | n 1. dorongan: these new regulations gave ~ to rural industries, peraturan-peraturan baru ini memberi dorongan pd industri luar bandar; 2. (phys) daya pendorong. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| flow | b. (of persons) pengaliran: the ~ of young people from the countryside to the cities, pengaliran orang muda dr kawasan luar bandar ke kota-kota besar; 2. rise of the tide, (air) pasang: the ebb and ~ of the sea, pasang surut air laut; on the ~, sedang /naik, pasang/; 3. continuous stream (of words) curahan: a ~ of angry words, curahan kata-kata marah; in full ~, sedang bercakap dgn lancar; the ~ of conversation, kelancaran perbualan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| detrimental | adj menjejaskan: the ~ effects of inflation are felt more keenly in the rural areas, kesan inflasi yg menjejaskan lebih dirasai di kawasan-kawasan luar bandar; be ~ to, menjejaskan; (so’s health, reputation) menjejaskan, merosakkan: the report would be ~ to his reputation, laporan itu boleh menjejaskan nama baiknya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |