| speech | 3. o’s manner of speaking, /gaya, cara/ /percakapan, pertuturan/: a man slow and deliberate of ~, seorang yg gaya percakapannya sangat hati-hati dan lambat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| mean 1 | ~ mischief, /bermaksud, ada maksud/ jahat; ~ well, /bermaksud, maksud/ baik: she is rather tactless, but she ~s well, dia kurang berhati-hati dlm percakapannya tetapi maksudnya baik or dia bermaksud baik; ~ well by so., | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| plain | adj 1. clear, jelas: he explained in ~ terms exactly what he wanted, dia menerangkan apa yg dimahunya dgn kata-kata yg jelas; 2. simple, not difficult, mudah: a ~ but effective style of writing, gaya penulisan yg mudah tetapi berkesan; 3. (of people, behaviour) straightforward, terus-terang: a ~ answer to the question, jawapan yg terus-terang kpd soalan itu; he was well-known for his ~ speaking, dia terkenal dgn percakapannya yg terus terang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| break | ~ off, a. snap off, patah: the branch broke off and fell to the ground, dahan itu patah dan jatuh ke tanah; b. stop abruptly , ( deliberately ) berhenti (dgn tiba-tiba); ( involuntarily ) terhenti: let’s ~ off now and take a rest, mari kita berhenti sekarang dan berehat; the lecturer broke off to admonish some students in the back row, pensyarah itu berhenti dgn tiba-tiba utk menegur beberapa orang penuntut di barisan belakang; he broke off in the middle of a sentence when the door opened, dia terhenti di tengah-tengah percakapannya ketika pintu terbuka; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |