| reason | for some ~ (or other), entah sebab apa: for some ~ or rather the brake keeps slipping, entah sebab apa brek ini selalu tdk makan; /hear, listen to, see/ ~, menerima nasihat: I’ve tried to explain that the whole scheme was too risky, but he just won’t see ~, saya sudah mencuba menerangkan kepadanya bahawa rancangan itu terlalu besar risikonya, tetapi dia tdk mahu menerima nasihat; we have put forward all sorts of arguments, but we can’t make him listen to ~, kami telah mengemukakan bermacam-macam hujah, tetapi kami tdk dapat membuat dia menerima nasihat kami; in all ~, munasabah: I cannot in all ~ take on more responsibility, | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| protract | vt (act.) memperpanjang, melanjutkan; (pass.) berlarutan, berpanjangan: he did everything possible to ~ the discussion for reasons only known to himself, dia melakukan apa-apa saja yg mungkin utk memperpanjang perbincangan itu atas sebab-sebab yg hanya dia saja yg mengetahuinya; the delay was ~ed by a change in the weather, kelewatan berlarutan krn perubahan cuaca; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| All | for ~ I care, biar..., saya tak peduli kalau...: he can go to prison for ~ I care, biar dia masuk penjara, saya tak peduli; for ~ I know, for ~ anybody knows, etc, siapa tahu: this coin could be a forgery for ~ we know, syiling ini mungkin palsu, siapa tahu?; for no reason at ~, tanpa sebab apa pun; (it’s) ~ up /with, for/ so., habislah sso; not at ~ (as reply) a. (to a question) sama sekali tidak: “Does it hurt?” “Not at ~!”, “Sakitkah?” “Sama sekali tidak!”; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| reason | tdk munasabah bagi saya memikul tanggungjawab yg lebih banyak; it stands to ~ (that), itu sewajarnya(lah): if he continues to treat his wife like that, she’ll leave him – it stands to ~, jika dia terus memperlakukan isterinya begitu, isterinya akan meninggalkannya – itu sewajarnyalah; lose o’s ~, hilang akal, menjadi gila; with ~, memang /patut, sewajarnya/: he objected hotly, and with ~, dia membantah keras dan memang sewajarnya; within ~, asalkan /wajar, berpatutan, tdk keterlaluan/: I’ll pay anything within ~ for a copy of that book, saya akan membayar berapa saja asalkan wajar utk senaskhah buku itu; without rhyme or ~, tanpa /alasan, sebab/ apa pun; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| rock 2 | ~ the boat, (colloq) mengganggu: now that the negotiations are in progress we do not want anything to ~ the boat, oleh sebab perundingan sedang dijalankan, maka kita tdk mahu berbuat apa-apa utk mengganggu; ~ with laughter, ketawa terbahak-bahak: the clown made the children ~ with laughter, badut itu membuatkan budak-budak itu ketawa terbahak-bahak. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| want | ~ for nothing, tiada apa yg kurang: with all his wealth he ~ed for nothing, dgn segala kekayaannya, tiada apa lagi yg kurang padanya; for ~ of, kerana, oleh sebab, disebabkan: for ~ of anything better, she bought him a book, kerana tiada apa yg lebih baik, dia membelikannya buku; in ~ of, sangat memerlukan: poor children in ~ of food and clothing, kanak-kanak miskin yg sangat memerlukan makanan dan pakaian; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| nothing | 2. so., st of no importance, [various translations]: we may think we are something but actually, we are ~, kita mungkin fikir bahawa kita penting tetapi sebenarnya kita tdk penting langsung; the quarrel started over ~, pergaduhan itu bermula tanpa sebab; " Are you badly hurt?" "It’s ~", "Kamu cedera teruk?" "Tdk apa-apa"; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| for | 12. such as explains, [not translated], mengapa: what was his excuse ~ being late?, apa alasannya dia datang lambat?; she gave no explanation ~ her behaviour, dia tdk memberikan sebarang penjelasan mengapa dia berkelakuan begitu; the motive ~ the withdrawal of the troops, motif pengunduran pasukan tentera itu; 13. because of, on account of, kerana, (oleh) sebab; (when foll by n indic emotion) kerana, sebab, [not translated]; (with negative implication) akibat, kerana, (oleh) sebab; (meaning “after”) selepas, setelah; (foll by phr containing the word “reason”) atas, kerana, (oleh) sebab: an area famous ~ its orchards, kawasan yg terkenal kerana dusunnya; they hid ~ fear of reprisals, mereka bersembunyi kerana takut akan pembalasan; she could not see ~ tears, dia tdk nampak kerana air mata menggenangi matanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lie 2 | ~ back, a. (in position of rest) bersandar: he told his wife to ~ back on the sofa and try to relax, dia menyuruh isterinya bersandar di sofa dan cuba bertenang; b. accept a situation passively, menerima saja keadaan: since there is nothing you can do about it, just ~ back and stop worrying, oleh sebab kamu tdk boleh berbuat apa-apa, terimalah saja keadaan dan jangan susah hati; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lie 2 | ~ back, a. (in position of rest) bersandar: he told his wife to ~ back on the sofa and try to relax, dia menyuruh isterinya bersandar di sofa dan cuba bertenang; b. accept a situation passively, menerima saja keadaan: since there is nothing you can do about it, just ~ back and stop worrying, oleh sebab kamu tdk boleh berbuat apa-apa, terimalah saja keadaan dan jangan susah hati; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |