| capital 1 | make ~ out of, mengambil kesempatan drpd: a shrewd businessman who made ~ out of the contacts he has with politicians, ahli perniagaan yg pintar yg mengambil kesempatan drpd hubungannya dengan ahli-ahli politik. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| crafty | n licik: a ~ politician, ahli politik yg licik. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| able | adj berkebolehan; (in a given skill) mahir: an ~ politician, seorang ahli politik yg berkebolehan; one of the more ~ students in the class, salah seorang penuntut yg lebih berkebolehan dlm darjahnya; an ~ carpenter, tukang kayu yg mahir; be ~ to, a. (gen) dapat, boleh: be ~ to speak four languages, dapat bertutur dlm empat bahasa; be ~ to walk, dapat berjalan; b. have right, power, etc to, boleh: only Parliament is ~ to make laws, hanya Parlimen yg boleh menggubal undang-undang; c. have financial means to, mampu, dapat: she was ~ to pay the rent, dia mampu membayar sewa itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ghost | vi menjadi penulis /siluman, ghaib/: he is ~ing for a politician, dia menjadi penulis siluman utk seorang ahli politik; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| insight | n wawasan: the work shows flashes of ~, karya itu menunjukkan kilasan wawasan penulis; a politician of great ~, ahli politik yg mempunyai wawasan yg mendalam; a novel full of humour and ~, novel yg penuh dgn kelucuan dan wawasan; the book gave an ~ into the Malay mind, buku itu memberikan wawasan ttg pemikiran orang Melayu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| goldfish bowl | n balang bulat ikan emas; in a ~, dlm perhatian orang ramai: some politicians live in a ~, sesetengah ahli politik hidup dlm perhatian orang ramai. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| above | ~ all (else), (yg) terutama, terpenting, yg paling /utama, penting/: he was a writer, a politician and ~ all a good father, dia penulis, ahli politik dan yg terutamanya dia bapa yg baik; ~ and beyond, (rhet) lebih (besar) drpd: his contributions to the country were ~ and beyond what was expected, sumbangannya kpd negara lebih besar drpd yg dijangka; ~ ground, masih hidup; /be, get, rise/ ~ os, besar kepala: you had better do something about that boy, he’s getting ~ himself, kamu patut berbuat sesuatu utk menasihati budak itu, dia sudah mula besar kepala. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| astuteness | n (of person ) kepintaran, panjang akal, tajam akal; (of action) kebijakan: his ~ as a politician is undeniable, kepintarannya sbg seorang ahli politik tdk dapat disangkal. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| adroit | adj 1. dextrous, skilful, cekap, pintar: an ~ footballer, pemain bola sepak yg cekap; 2. shrewd, bijak, pintar: ~ politician, ahli politik yg bijak. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lapse | ~ from, see vi (sense 1.); ~ from grace, tdk disukai lagi: the politician ~d from grace due to his part in the affair and had to resign, ahli politik itu tdk disukai lagi krn keterlibatannya dlm hal itu dan terpaksa meletakkan jawatan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |