| job | ~s for the boys, (colloq & derog), (amalan) tolong-tolong kawan dan saudara: no more ~s for the boys, only work for those who are capable and qualified, amalan tolong-tolong kawan dan saudara tdk wujud lagi, dan kerja akan diberikan hanya kpd mereka yg berkebolehan serta berkelayakan; (and) a good /~, thing/ too, (colloq), (used by speaker to show he approves of or is pleased by some news etc), /eloklah, baguslah/ tu: “I brought along two pairs of jungle boots” “A good ~ too. I forgot to bring mine!”, “Saya bawa dua pasang but hutan” “Eloklah tu. Saya terlupa bawa but saya!”; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| tear2 | 2. move very quickly, bergegas, meluru: the maid tore downstairs, screaming, “Help! Help!”, pembantu rumah itu bergegas turun tangga sambil menjerit, “Tolong! Tolong!”; a man tore past me, followed closely by two policemen, seo | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| scratch | ~ my back and I’ll ~ yours, kamu tolong saya, saya tolong kamu; ~ the surface, (fig.) menyentuh: we have as yet, only just ~ed the surface of the problem, setakat ini, kita baru menyentuh masalah luarannya sahaja; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| will 1 | c. (stressed; functions as command) tolong(lah): ~ you switch off that awful music!, tolonglah matikan muzik yg membingitkan itu!; would you please go and post this letter for me?, tolong poskan surat ini utk saya; d. (functions as request) tolong(lah), boleh(kah): ~ you give me your opinion on this letter?, tolong berikan pendapat kamu ttg surat ini; would you just wait here for a moment?, bolehkah tunggu di sini sebentar?; switch the light on, ~ you?, tolong hidupkan lampu itu; 8. (expressing informal advice) akan: I’d tell your parents about it if I were you, kalaulah saya, saya akan beritahu ibu bapa saya; 9. (expressing the unexpectedness of st) akan: you’d never know from his manner that he’s such an important person, siapa pun tdk akan tahu drpd gayanya bahawa dia orang yg penting; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| help | interj tolong: ~! I can’t stand it much longer, tolong! Aku tak tahan lagi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pardon | I beg your ~, a. ( polite ) please say it again, tolong ulang sekali lagi: I beg your ~, what did you say?, tolong ulang sekali lagi; apa yg saudara cakap tadi?; b. also I do beg your ~, sorry, please excuse me, maaf, minta maaf, maafkan saya: | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| oblige | much ~d, (old-fashioned) terima kasih; so. would be ~d, tolong: I would be ~d if you’d stop interrupting, tolong jangan menyampuk; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| after | ~ that, selepas itu, kemudian; ~ you, silakan; ~ you with (st) , selepas kamu, tolong beri saya [sst]: ~ you with the salt, selepas kamu, tolong beri saya garam itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| least | the ~ I could do, itu saja yg dapat saya tolong: “Many thanks for bringing in my washing”. “It’s the ~ I could do”, “Terima kasih banyak-banyak krn mengangkat sidaian saya”. “Itulah saja yg dapat saya tolong”; the ~ so. can do, /setidak-tidaknya, sekurang-kurangnya/ sso dapat: the ~ he could have done was prepare the children for such an ordeal, setidak-tidaknya dia menyediakan kanak-kanak itu utk menghadapi sebarang dugaan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| least | the ~ I could do, itu saja yg dapat saya tolong: “Many thanks for bringing in my washing”. “It’s the ~ I could do”, “Terima kasih banyak-banyak krn mengangkat sidaian saya”. “Itulah saja yg dapat saya tolong”; the ~ so. can do, /setidak-tidaknya, sekurang-kurangnya/ sso dapat: the ~ he could have done was prepare the children for such an ordeal, setidak-tidaknya dia menyediakan kanak-kanak itu utk menghadapi sebarang dugaan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |