drift | ~ apart, (fig.), (menjadi) renggang: the two brothers have ~ed apart since their parents’ death, perhubungan antara kedua-dua beradik itu menjadi renggang sejak kematian ibu bapa mereka; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
space | 11. gap or empty place in st solid, tempat renggang: the ~s between her teeth were getting larger, tempat renggang di celah-celah giginya menjadi lebih luas; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
grow | ~ away from, cease to be close to, [hubungan sso dgn sso] semakin renggang; (deliberately), /merenggangkan, menjauhkan/ diri drpd: there comes a time when we ~ away from our parents, pd suatu ketika nanti hubungan kita dgn ibu bapa semakin renggang; as he became richer, he grew further away from his friends, semakin dia kaya semakin dia merenggangkan diri drpd kawan-kawannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
ajar | adv terenggang, renggang, terbuka sedikit: leave the door ~, biarkan pintu itu terenggang; stand ~, terenggang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
estrange | vt merenggangkan, menyebabkan [sso] menjadi renggang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
ajar | 1adj slightly open, terenggang, renggang, terbuka sedikit; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
grow | ~ apart, a. tumbuh menjarak: the two sections of the creeper have ~n apart, kedua-dua cabang tumbuhan jalar itu tumbuh menjarak; b. (fig.), [hubungan] semakin renggang: the two friends grew apart after leaving school, hubungan kedua-dua sahabat itu semakin renggang selepas mereka berhenti sekolah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
gap | 3. interval of time, lompang, renggang: there’s a ~ of ten years in our documentation work, terdapat lompang selama sepuluh tahun dlm kerja-kerja dokumentasi kita; the age ~, /jarak, perbezaan/ umur; 4. interval of silence, terhenti seketika: there was a ~ in the conversation, perbualan terhenti seketika; 5. deficiency, lompang, kekosongan; (brought on by death of a loved one) kekosongan: there are wide ~s in my knowledge of this subject, ada lompang yg besar dlm pengetahuan saya ttg subjek ini; his death leaves a ~ that is hard to fill, kematiannya meninggalkan kekosongan yg sukar diisi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
estranged | adj 1. no longer living with so., telah berpisah; (of husband, wife) telah berpisah dgn sso: her parents are now ~, ibu bapanya telah berpisah; his ~ wife is suing him for divorce, isteri yg telah berpisah dengannya menuntut cerai; 2. (fml) alienated, renggang; (attrib) telah renggang drpd sso: they haven’t heard from their ~ son for years, sudah bertahun-tahun mereka tdk mendapat khabar berita drpd anak mereka yg telah renggang drpd mereka. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
loosen | vt 1. make less tight, melonggarkan: he ~ed his belt, dia melonggarkan tali pinggangnya; she ~ed her grip on the child’s arm, dia melonggarkan pegangannya pd lengan budak itu; can you ~ the cap on the jar for me?, bolehkah kamu longgarkan tutup balang itu utk saya; 2. often ~ up, make less compact, menggemburkan: can you ~ up the soil around the plant?, bolehkah kamu gemburkan tanah sekeliling pokok itu?; 3. reduce, weaken, (act.) merenggangkan, menjadikan renggang; (pass.) menjadi renggang: the former strong ties have been ~ed, hubungan yg dulunya kukuh kini menjadi renggang; 4. also ~ up, make less strict, melonggarkan: the customs regulations have been ~ed recently, undang-undang kastam telah dilonggarkan baru-baru ini; 5. (of the bowels) relieve from constipation, melegakan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |