| redeem | the excellent acting of the main characters ~ed the second-rate play, lakonan yg cemerlang oleh watak-watak utama menghidupkan drama yg rendah mutunya itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sameness | 2. (derog) lack of variety, sama saja: there’s a ~ about the main characters in all his novels, watak-watak utama dlm semua novelnya sama saja. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| spectacular | n pertunjukan /hebat, menarik/: an actor who played a leading role in many Hollywood ~s, seorang pelakon yg melakonkan watak utama dlm beberapa banyak pertunjukan hebat Hollywood. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| static | manufacturers complained of the ~ condition of the local market, pengilang-pengilang merungut ttg keadaan pasaran tempatan yg statik; the main character in his book seems ~, watak utama dlm ceritanya kelihatan kaku; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| figure | c. character in a play, film, etc, watak: the central ~ is an old widow with a lot of money, watak utama ialah seorang janda tua yg mempunyai wang yg banyak; 8. (in sculpture) patung, figura; (in painting, drawing) bentuk orang, figura; 9. (geom) rajah: a plane ~, rajah satah; 10. diagram, illustration, etc, rajah; 11. pattern in skating, dancing, bunga: ~ of eight, bunga lapan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| principal | adj first in importance, utama: the two ~ roles in the play, dua watak utama dlm lakonan itu; Malaysia’s ~ exports are palm oil and rubber, eksport utama Malaysia ialah minyak sawit dan getah; the ~ clause in a sentence, klausa utama dlm ayat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| central | adj 1. pertaining to the middle point or part, tengah: the ~ parts of Australia are mostly desert, sebahagian besar bahagian tengah Australia adalah padang pasir; 2. at a point or position in the middle, di tengah-tengah: a ~ location in the district, kedudukan di tengah-tengah daerah itu; 3. leading, chief, utama: the ~ characters in the play, watak-watak utama dlm lakonan itu; the ~ aim of the new government, tujuan utama kerajaan baru itu; 4. dominant, pokok: the ~ theme, tema pokok; 5. controlling, directing, pusat: ~ curriculum committee, jawatankuasa kurikulum pusat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| character | 6. individuality, distinction, /keistimewaan, ciri/ yg tersendiri: this place has ~, tempat ini mempunyai keistimewaan yg tersendiri; 7. good reputation, nama baik: ~ assassination, pencemaran nama baik; 8. personage, tokoh; (in fiction, drama, etc) watak: the great ~s of the century, tokoh-tokoh utama dlm abad itu; the main ~ in the novel, watak utama dlm novel itu; 9. eccentric person, (orang yg) /pelik, ganjil/: he’s a ~, dia pelik orangnya; 10. person, orang: he’s a shady ~, dia orang yg perangainya menyangsikan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| delineate | vt (fml) melukiskan; (plans, problems) menggariskan: the main features of the area are clearly ~d on the map, bentuk utama kawasan itu dilukiskan dgn jelas pd peta itu; the characters in the novel are well ~d, watak-watak dlm novel itu dilukiskan dgn baik. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |