brain-teaser, brain-twister | n belit-belit akal. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
roundabout | adj berbelit-belit: a ~ route going to the city, jalan yg berbelit-belit ke kota itu; a ~ way of solving the problem, cara yg berbelit-belit utk menyelesaikan masalah itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
afoul | adj & adv terbelit-belit: a boat with its sails ~, bot yg layarnya terbelit-belit; run ~ of, a. come into conflict with, berselisih dgn: to run ~ of the authorities, berselisih dgn pihak berkuasa; b. collide with, berlanggar dgn. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
prevarication | n dalih, cakap putar belit: stop all this ~ and give me a straight answer, hentikan semua cakap putar belit ini dan beri saya jawapan yg terus-terang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
mealy-mouthed | adj (derog) bercakap berbelit-belit: a ~ politician, ahli politik yg bercakap berbelit-belit. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
wheeling | n; ~ and dealing, (colloq) putar belit: financial ~ and dealing, putar belit kewangan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
tortuous | 2. convoluted, not direct, berbelit-belit: the writer’s ~ style makes understanding difficult, gaya penulisan pengarang yg berbelit-belit itu membuat karyanya sukar difahami. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
talk | ~ round st, bercakap berbelit-belit ttg sst: stop ~ing round and round the subject Jeeves, what is it you really want?, jangan cakap berbelit-belit Jeeves, apa sebenarnya yg kamu mahu?; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
circumlocution | n the use of many words to express an idea, bahasa yg berbelit-belit: he indulges in ~ in most of his writings, dia menggunakan bahasa yg berbelit-belit dlm kebanyakan tulisannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
convoluted | adj 1. berlingkar: a ~ ram’s horn, tanduk biri-biri jantan yg berlingkar; 2. (fig.) berbelit-belit: ~ arguments, hujah yg berbelit-belit. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |