| sponge | throw /in, up/ the ~, (fig. & colloq) mengaku kalah: don’t throw in the ~ now, when you are so near to success, jangan mengaku kalah sekarang, sewaktu kamu hampir-hampir berjaya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| concede | vi mengalah, mengaku kalah: she was so adamant that I ~d at last, dia begitu berkeras sehingga saya mengalah akhirnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| towel | throw in the ~, mengaku kalah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| throw | ~ in the /sponge, towel/, mengaku kalah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| give | ~ up, [various translations]: don’t ~ up so easily, jangan mudah saja mengaku kalah; I ~ up. I don’t know the answer, saya tak mahu fikir lagi. Saya tak tahu akan jawapannya; ~ os up, menyerah diri: after holding out for two days, he finally gave himself up to the police, setelah bertahan selama dua hari, akhirnya dia menyerah diri; ~ so. up, a. abandon o’s claim to o’s child, ward, etc, melepaskan sso: | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| concede | vt 1. admit to be true, mengaku; (a point) mengaku [sst] betul: he ~d that he was wrong, dia mengaku bahawa dia bersalah; they finally ~d defeat, akhirnya mereka mengaku kalah; although he ~d that particular point, he still maintained that I was wrong, walaupun dia mengaku fakta itu betul, tetapi dia masih mengatakan bahawa saya salah; 2. admit defeat, mengaku kalah dlm: to ~ a match, mengaku kalah dlm perlawanan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sporting | a ~ chance, peluang: don’t give up yet. We’ve got a ~ing chance of winning, jangan mengaku kalah lagi. Kita masih ada peluang utk menang; he has a ~ chance of getting the job, dia ada peluang utk mendapat kerja itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| recognize | 3. accept, admit, mengakui, mengaku akan: he refused to ~ his error, dia tdk mahu mengakui kesilapannya; ~ defeat, mengaku kalah; 4. show appreciation of, menghargai: his services have been ~d by his employer, jasanya telah dihargai oleh majikannya; 5. acknowledge formally, mengiktiraf(kan), mengakui: some countries have refused to ~ the new government, sesetengah negara telah menolak utk mengiktiraf kerajaan baru itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| acknowledge | vt 1. admit, mengakui: he ~d his ignorance of the law, dia mengakui kejahilannya ttg undang-undang; one should be able to ~ o’s mistakes, seseorang harus dapat mengakui kesilapannya; to ~ defeat, mengaku kalah; 2. recognize, accept, mengakui; (fml) mengiktiraf: to ~ the truth of a statement, mengakui kebenaran sesuatu kenyataan; to ~ so. as leader, mengakui sso sbg pemimpin; he was ~d as heir to the throne, baginda diiktiraf sbg pewaris takhta kerajaan; 3. indicate appreciation for, menghargai: to ~ so’s services, menghargai khidmat sso; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| determined | adj 1. resolute, (pred) berazam, bertekad; (attrib) kuat /azamnya, tekadnya/: he was ~d to see his family, dia berazam utk berjumpa dgn keluarganya; a ~ woman who will not give up easily, wanita yg kuat azamnya dan tdk mudah mengaku kalah; 2. unflinching, gigih, cekal: his ~ efforts to achieve success deserve praise, usahanya yg gigih utk mencapai kejayaan patut dipuji. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |