| nosedive | vi 1. muncung [sst] menjunam: the kite ~d, muncung layang-layang itu menjunam; 2. (fig.) jatuh menjunam: share prices ~d last week, harga saham jatuh menjunam minggu lalu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| kite | n 1. (bird), (burung) /lang, hereng/; 2. (toy) layang-layang, wau. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| catapult | vt 1. shoot with slingshot, melastik: the boys were ~ing sparrows, budak-budak itu sedang melastik burung layang-layang; 2. (hist) shoot with machine for discharging stones, menarbil; 3. hurl, fling, memelantingkan: the explosion ~ed the boy out of the window, letupan itu memelantingkan budak itu ke luar tingkap; 4. precipitate, menyebabkan [sso] segera: an event which ~ed him to fame, peristiwa yg menyebabkan dia segera menjadi terkenal. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| flight1 | 4. group of things flying together, a. (birds) sekawan: a ~ of swallows passed the house, sekawan burung layang-layang terbang melewati rumah itu; b. (aeroplanes) sekumpulan: a ~ of aeroplanes roared overhead, sekumpulan kapal terbang bergemuruh di udara; 5. soaring mental journey, tinggi mengawan: the work is an extraordinary ~ of imagination, karya itu ialah hasil imaginasi yg tinggi mengawan dan luar biasa; ~ of fancy, /idea, khayalan/ gila-gila; 6. set of stairs, steps, tangga; (when qualified by adj or numeral) larian: to get to my flat on the third floor you have to climb six ~s of stairs, utk sampai ke flet saya di tingkat tiga, harus menaiki enam larian tangga. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| return | n 1. coming, going back, kepulangan: the ~ of the Prime Minister from Japan, kepulangan Perdana Menteri dr Jepun; the yearly ~ of the swallows, kepulangan burung layang-layang setiap tahun; 2. giving, sending back, pemulangan, memulangkan: the ~ of faulty goods to the factory, pemulangan barang-barang yg rosak kpd kilang; /ask for, request/ the ~ of, meminta dipulangkan: | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| underneath | prep 1. under, below, di bawah; (garment) di sebelah dalam: there is a mat ~ the bed, ada tikar di bawah katil itu; a painting with a caption ~ it, lukisan yg mempunyai keterangan di bawahnya: a swallow’s nest ~ the eaves, sarang burung layang-layang di bawah cucur atap; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| beginning | n 1. start, commencement, permulaan: the ~ of change, permulaan arus perubahan; 2. first part, bahagian /permulaan, awal/: the ~ of the play was very boring, bahagian permulaan drama itu sangat membosankan; 3. starting point, permulaan: the arrival of swallows heralds the ~ of summer, ketibaan burung layang-layang menandakan permulaan musim panas; 4. (also in pl) origin, permulaan: the ~ of the new trend is related to the changing structure of capitalism, permulaan aliran yg baru itu berhubung dgn struktur kapitalisme yg berubah-ubah; from a modest ~ the company has become a giant concern, dr permulaan yg sederhana, syarikat itu menjadi syarikat raksasa; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fly1 | c. (of garment) melayang-layang: he ran off with his coat ~ing out behind him, dia berlari dgn kotnya melayang-layang; (of hair) merebang: her hair was ~ing loose in the wind, rambutnya merebang ditiup angin; 5. move quickly, a. (of person, animal) meluru: he came ~ing into the room, dia meluru masuk ke bilik; she flew to help him, dia meluru utk menolongnya; b. (of car) meluncur; c. (of other objects) melayang: the ball flew through the air, bola itu melayang di udara; ~ open, (of door) tiba-tiba terbuka; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dart | vi 1. rush, meluru: to ~ up the stairs, meluru menaiki tangga; he ~ed in and snatched the book from my hand, dia meluru masuk lalu merampas buku itu dr tangan saya; a fawn ~ed out of the thicket, seekor anak rusa meluru keluar dr belukar; the fish ~ed among the corals, ikan-ikan itu meluru-luru di celah-celah batu karang; 2. fly swiftly, terbang dgn lajunya: swallows ~ing about in the sky, burung layang-layang yg terbang dgn lajunya ke sana ke mari di udara; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| drift | vi 1. be carried along by current of air, a. (of balloon, kite, etc) melayang-layang: the balloon ~ed a long way off course, belon itu melayang-layang jauh dr laluannya; b. (of smoke from a chimney) keluar: a column of smoke ~ed from the chimney, kepulan asap keluar dr serombong itu; c. (of clouds) berarak: the clouds ~ed across the sky, awan berarak di langit; d. (of sound) sayup-sayup kedengaran; e. (of smell) terbau, tercium, terhidu: a delicious smell ~ed from the kitchen, tercium bau sedap yg datangnya dr dapur; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |