| stern 2 | n 1. rear part of a ship, buritan; 2. (jocular) a person’s bottom, buntut. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stern 1 | 3. showing anger, disapproval, garang: his ~ expression frightened the small children, air mukanya yg garang menakutkan budak-budak kecil itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stern 1 | 2. severe, harsh, keras; (of job) berat dan tdk menyenangkan: the police will soon enforce ~er measures to discourage drug trafficking, pihak polis akan menguatkuasakan langkah-langkah yg lebih keras utk mencegah pengedaran dadah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stern 1 | adj 1. firm, strict, tegas dan serius: Mr. Higgins was a ~ headmaster and a much respected person in the village, En. Higgins merupakan seorang guru besar yg tegas dan serius dan sangat dihormati di kampung itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| aft | adv (toward stern of vessel) ke buritan; (at stern of vessel) di buritan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stem 1 | from ~ to stern, dr haluan ke buritan: they searched the ship from ~ to stern, mereka menggeledah kapal itu dr haluan ke buritan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| abaft | adv 1. towards the stern, ke (arah) buritan; 2. at the stern, di buritan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| astern | adj & adv 1. at the stern, di buritan: the gun was mounted ~, meriam tu ditempatkan di buritan; 2. towards the stern, ke buritan; 3. backwards, (ber)undur, mundur: full speed ~, undur dgn laju; go ~, berundur; 4. behind a ship, di belakang (kapal). | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| tough | 4. uncompromising, unyielding, stern, keras, tegas: as a judge he has the reputation of being ~ but consistent, sbg seorang hakim, dia terkenal sbg seorang yg tegas tetapi tekal; the government adopted a ~ policy towards tax evaders, pihak kerajaan mengambil sikap tegas thdp pengelak cukai; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| austere | adj 1. stern, forbidding, serius: an ~ expression, air muka yg serius; an ~ headmistress, seorang guru besar yg serius; 2. ascetic, spt seorang zahid; (of person) hidup spt seorang zahid: to lead an ~ life, hidup spt seorang zahid; 3. severely simple, sangat sederhana: an ~ meal, hidangan yg sangat sederhana; an ~ style of painting, cara melukis yg sangat sederhana. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |