| erection | n 1. act of, a. (building) pembinaan, pendirian: the ~ of the new hospital, pembinaan hospital baru; b. (putting up) pendirian, mendirikan; (tent, flagstaff, etc) pendirian, penegakan, mendirikan, menegakkan; 2. st erected, binaan; 3. (physiol) ereksi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| opposite | 2. a. completely different, bertentangan: they were walking in ~ directions, mereka berjalan mengikut arah yg bertentangan; his political views are ~ to his father’s, pendirian politiknya bertentangan dgn pendirian bapanya; the words have ~ meanings, kata-kata itu mempunyai makna yg bertentangan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| volte-face | n (fig.) kebalikan pendirian: a complete ~ on the part of the management, kebalikan pendirian pihak pengurusan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| volatile | 2. unpredictable, mudah berubah hati, tdk tetap pendirian: a ~ person, subject to sudden changes of mood, orang yg tdk tetap pendirian yg selalu mengikut anginnya; 3. liable to sudden, unexpected change, sentiasa bergolak: the situation in the Middle East is highly ~, keadaan di Timur Tengah sentiasa bergolak hebat; 4. (of trading conditions etc) unstable, turun naik: the stock-market being so ~, it is best not to invest, pasaran saham sedang turun naik, jadi lebih baik jangan melabur sekarang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| principle | n 1. (usu in pl) code of good behaviour, pendirian, prinsip: he is a man of ~, dia orang yg ada pendirian; he always lives up to his ~, dia hidup dgn berpegang pd pendiriannya; people without ~s who will do anything to make money, orang yg tdk berpendirian yg akan melakukan apa saja utk mendapatkan wang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| weathercock | n 1. mata angin; 2. (fig.) orang yg tdk tetap pendirian: he is a ~ who keeps changing his opinion, dia orang yg tdk tetap pendirian yg selalu bertukar-tukar pendapatnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stand | c. maintain a particular attitude, pendirian: the newly appointed minister was asked to explain how he stood on the question of polygamy, menteri yg baru dilantik itu diminta menerangkan pendiriannya ttg poligami; the government must ~ firm against this kind of political blackmail, kerajaan mesti mempunyai pendirian yg tegas thdp ugutan politik begini; ~ on the sidelines, berdiri dan melihat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| line 1 | battle ~s, a. positions formed by the army, barisan pertempuran; b. reasonings to support argument, campaign, etc, pendirian: the battle ~s of our election campaign, pendirian kita dlm kempen pilihan raya; bring so. into ~, membuat sso patuh: it is your duty to bring him into ~, menjadi tugas kamu membuat dia patuh; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| line 1 | battle ~s, a. positions formed by the army, barisan pertempuran; b. reasonings to support argument, campaign, etc, pendirian: the battle ~s of our election campaign, pendirian kita dlm kempen pilihan raya; bring so. into ~, membuat sso patuh: it is your duty to bring him into ~, menjadi tugas kamu membuat dia patuh; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stand | take a ~, menyatakan pendirian: if he would only take a ~ on the Gulf crisis, I am sure he would succeed in getting the reforms through, kalaulah dia menyatakan pendiriannya thdp krisis Teluk, saya pasti dia akan berjaya melaksanakan perubahan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |