| restrain | vt 1. prevent, hold back from some action, procedure or cause, menahan; (laughter) menahan diri: the prisoner grew violent and had to be forcibly ~ed by the warders, orang tahanan itu menjadi ganas dan pengawal penjara terpaksa menahannya dgn paksa; she tried to ~ herself from shouting back, dia cuba menahan dirinya dr memekik; she couldn’t ~ her tears, dia tdk dapat menahan air matanya; he could not ~ his laughter, dia tdk dapat menahan dirinya dr ketawa; 2. curb, curtail, mengawal: measures were taken to ~ inflation, beberapa tindakan telah dilaksanakan utk mengawal inflasi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| repress | vt 1. restrain, menahan: he could barely ~ his laughter, hampir tdk dapat dia menahan ketawanya; he tried to ~ a sneeze, dia mencuba menahan bersin; 2. quell, menindas: to ~ a revolt, menindas pemberontakan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hold 1 | ~ back, a. refrain, menahan diri: he held back from voicing an opinion, dia menahan diri drpd menyuarakan pendapatnya; b. be hesitant, teragak-agak: she held back when everyone else dived into the water, dia teragak-agak apabila semua orang terjun ke dlm air; ~ /so., st/ back, a. see vt (sense 3.); b. restrain so., st, menahan /sso, sst/: consideration for his father held him back from making a scene, krn memikirkan bapanya dia menahan dirinya drpd bertengkar; if he wants to do st, nothing will ~ him back, jika dia hendak berbuat sst, tiada apa pun yg dapat menahannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| endure | vt 1. bear, menahan: he is able to ~ pain without complaining, dia dapat menahan kesakitan tanpa merungut; they have ~d great hardships, mereka telah menahan kejerihan yg dahsyat; 2. tolerate, tahan: she can’t ~ to see animals being cruelly treated, dia tdk tahan melihat binatang diperlakukan dgn kejam; I cannot ~ him, saya tdk tahan dengannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| refrain 1 | vi menahan diri supaya tdk [v]: he wanted to argue, but ~ed, dia hendak bertengkar tetapi menahan diri supaya tdk melakukannya; she found it difficult to ~ from tears, dia mendapati sukar hendak menahan diri supaya tdk menangis; kindly ~ from smoking, tolong jangan merokok. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stay 1 | 2. (fml) hold back, check st eg o’s feelings, menahan: ~ his curiosity, menahan rasa ingin tahunya; the teacher could not ~ his anger when he heard the rude remark, guru itu tdk dapat menahan rasa marahnya apabila mendengar kata-kata kesat itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| irresistible | adj 1. overpowering, overwhelming, tdk dapat /ditahan, menahan/: the temptation to buy it was just~, keinginan utk membelinya tdk dapat ditahan or saya tdk dapat menahan keinginan utk membelinya; those chocolates are ~, saya tdk dapat menahan keinginan utk memakan coklat itu; 2. very alluring, fascinating, sangat /menawan, menarik/; (of person’s wit etc) sangat menarik: he obviously found her ~ as he never left her side, jelas dia mendapati gadis itu sangat menawan krn dia senantiasa berada di sisinya; 3. that cannot be prevented or stopped, tdk dapat dibendung: the pressure for change was almost ~, desakan utk pembaharuan hampir tdk dapat dibendung. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| detain | vt 1. prevent from proceeding, a. (by so.), (act.) menahan; (pass.) tertahan, tersangkut: you should have ~ed her until I got home, kamu sepatutnya menahan dia sehingga saya pulang; I had planned to go to the concert but I was ~ed at work, saya bercadang utk menghadiri konsert itu tetapi saya tersangkut di pejabat; b. (by st), (act.) menyebabkan [sso] /tertahan, tersangkut/; (pass.) tertahan, tersangkut: the accident ~ed him for two hours, kemalangan itu menyebabkan dia tertahan di jalan selama dua jam; he was ~ed by heavy trafic, dia tersangkut krn kesesakan lalu lintas; 2. keep in custody, menahan: the police have ~ed several suspects, polis telah menahan beberapa orang yg disyaki. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| check | vt 1. stop movement of, menahan, menyekat: the enemy’s advance has been ~ed, kemaraan pihak musuh telah disekat; 2. control, mengawal; (tears) menahan: to ~ inflation, mengawal inflasi; she was not able to ~ her tears, dia tdk dapat menahan air matanya; 3. test for accuracy etc, menyemak: to ~ my answer against his, menyemak jawapan saya berdasarkan jawapannya; 4. inspect, examine, memeriksa: the doctor ~ed his blood pressure, doktor memeriksa tekanan darahnya; the official ~ed all the weights, pegawai itu memeriksa semua anak dacing; 5. reduce, mengurangkan: he ~ed his speed when he saw the police car, dia mengurangkan kelajuannya apabila terlihat kereta polis; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| brake1 | n (device) brek: disc ~, brek piring; apply the ~s, put the ~s on, a. menekan brek; b. (fig.) menahan + approp n: due to the economic recession the organization has been told to put the ~s on, kerana kemelesetan ekonomi, pertubuhan itu telah diberitahu supaya menahan perbelanjaan; put the ~s on (so., st) menahan (sso, sst): the government must put the ~s on illegal bookmakers, kerajaan mesti menahan kegiatan penerima taruhan haram; to put the ~s on spending, menahan perbelanjaan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |