| guardianship | n (leg.) penjagaan; (in Islam) perwalian: ~ of the children was transferred to their uncle, penjagaan kanak-kanak itu diserahkan pula kpd bapa saudara mereka. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| explore | vi travel into or through a place, menjelajah: as they loved to ~, their uncle took them to an old castle on top of the hill, oleh sebab mereka suka menjelajah, bapa saudara mereka membawa mereka ke sebuah istana kota yg lama yg terletak di atas bukit; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ever | ~ /so, such/, (colloq) betul: he is ~ so clever, dia pandai betul; my leg is ~ so much better now, kaki saya sudah baik betul sekarang; she is ~ such a nice woman, dia baik betul; ~ yours, yours ~, (colloq), (used at the end of a letter) mesra selalu drpd; as ~, spt biasa: as ~, she refused to admit her mistake, spt biasa, dia tdk mengakui kesilapannya; as ... as ~, ... spt biasa: in spite of his poor health, my uncle is as cheerful as ~, walaupun tdk berapa sihat, bapa saudara saya riang spt biasa; she dances as gracefully as ~, dia menari dgn lemah gemalai spt biasa; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| condescend | v 1. (derog) behave patronizingly, bersikap meninggikan diri: she never ~s to her employees, instead treats them as equals, dia tdk pernah bersikap meninggikan diri thdp pekerja-pekerjanya, malahan dia menganggap mereka sbg setaraf dengannya; 2. (derog) do st one considers below o’s position, berkenan; (ironical) menjatuhkan darjat sso: he actually ~ed to sit beside me, dia berkenan utk duduk di sebelah saya; perhaps your uncle would ~ to help me clean up this mess, sudi agaknya bapa saudara kamu menjatuhkan darjatnya untuk menolong saya membersihkan kotoran ini; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| beguile | vt charm (act.), /menawan, memikat/ hati; (pass.), (hati) /tertawan, terpikat/: her eyes ~d him, matanya menawan hati lelaki itu; 2. deceive (act.) memperdaya; (pass.) terpedaya, diperdaya: she was ~d by the salesman’s glib talk, dia teperdaya oleh kepetahan jurujual itu; 3. cause (time etc) to pass pleasantly, mengisi /waktu, masa/: we ~d the hours by playing cards, kami mengisi waktu dgn bermain terup; 4. amuse, menghibur(kan) (hati): their uncle ~d them with stories and riddles, bapa saudara mereka menghiburkan hati mereka dgn bercerita dan berteka-teki; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| cousin | n also first cousin, sepupu, saudara (se)pupu; first ~ once removed, a. o’s cousin’s child, anak saudara sepupu; b. o’s parent’s cousin, /bapa, mak/ saudara sepupu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| approve | vi 1. think well, /berkenan, suka/ (akan): his father-in-law did not ~ of him, bapa mertuanya tdk berkenan akan dia; I chose this colour; I hope you ~, saya memilih warna ini; saya harap saudara berkenan; 2. express (usu formally) favourable opinion, bersetuju: he does not ~ of intermarriages, dia tdk bersetuju dgn kahwin campur; the police entirely ~ of the measures we have taken, pihak polis bersetuju sepenuhnya dgn langkah-langkah yg telah kami ambil; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| folk | n 1. (US often ~s) people in general, orang: country ~, orang kampung; city ~, orang bandar; 2. (esp US), (always in pl), (family) keluarga; (parents) orang tua, ibu bapa: the ~s back home, keluarga di kampung; 3. (colloq), (as term of address) kawan-kawan, saudara saudari, pak cik mak cik, tuan-tuan dan puan-puan [as appropriate]; 4. (colloq) ~ music, muzik rakyat: he doesn’t like ~, dia tak suka muzik rakyat; ~ concert, konsert muzik rakyat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |