| act | vi 1. take action, bertindak: the association called on the government to ~ quickly, persatuan itu menggesa kerajaan supaya bertindak segera; 2. have an effect, bertindak: snake venom ~s on the nervous system, bisa ular bertindak atas sistem saraf; 3. perform (in film, play, etc) berlakon: Hitchcock usually ~s in his own films, Hitchcock biasanya berlakon dlm filem-filem arahannya sendiri; 4. function, berfungsi; (of brake) makan: the pump is not ~ing as it should, pam itu tdk berfungsi dgn sempurna; the fuse ~s as a switch, fius itu berfungsi sbg suis; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| act | ~ /on, upon/, a. follow, bertindak /berdasarkan, mengikut, menurut/: ~ing on the committee’s recommendation, bertindak berdasarkan cadangan jawatankuasa; to ~ on o’s intuition, bertindak mengikut intuisi sso; b. see vi (sense 2.); | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| act | ~ as, a. (of person) /bertindak, berlaku/ sbg, menjadi: to ~ as mediator, bertindak sbg orang tengah; b. (of animal) menjadi: a dog can ~ as companion for a child, anjing boleh menjadi teman kpd kanak-kanak; c. see vi (sense 4.); ~ on behalf of, bertindak bagi pihak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| action | n 1. process or state of acting, tindakan, bertindak: an emergency that requires immediate ~, keadaan cemas yg memerlukan tindakan segera; freedom of ~, kebebasan bertindak; a man of ~, orang yg banyak bertindak; 2. act, deed, tindakan, perbuatan: to judge a man by his ~s, menilai sso drpd tindakannya; 3. movement, gerak-geri: the suspect’s every ~ was closely watched, setiap gerak-geri orang yg disyaki itu diawasi dgn teliti; 4. operation, cara [sst] berfungsi, jalannya: describe the ~ of a gear, huraikan cara gear berfungsi; 5. effect, tindakan: the ~ of acid on metal, tindakan asid atas logam; 6. (in a play, film, etc) aksi: a film full of ~, filem yg penuh aksi; 7. legal proceeding, tindakan (undang-undang): civil ~, tindakan sivil; 8. combat, pertempuran: killed in ~, terbunuh dlm pertempuran; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| act | ~ for, bertindak bagi pihak: to ~ for o’s client, bertindak bagi pihak pelanggan sso; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| crack | ~ down on, bertindak keras thdp: the government will ~ down on drug traffickers, kerajaan akan bertindak keras thdp pengedar dadah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| behave | vi 1. conduct os (in a specified way) berkelakuan, bertingkah laku; (foll by “with courage” etc) bertindak: stop behaving like a child, jangan berkelakuan spt kanak-kanak; he ~d with great courage during the fire, dia bertindak dgn beraninya semasa kebakaran itu; ~ + adv /towards, to/, berlaku + adv thdp: he ~d badly towards his wife, dia berlaku jahat thdp isterinya; 2. conduct os with propriety, berkelakuan baik, bersopan: the children are taught to ~, kanak-kanak itu diajar berkelakuan baik; know how to ~, tahu /adab, berbudi pekerti/; teach so. how to ~, mengajar sso /beradab, berbudi pekerti, bersopan/; 3. act in a particular way, bertindak: observe how the metal ~s under pressure, perhatikan bagaimana logam itu bertindak di bawah tekanan; 4. function in a particular way, tdk meragam: the car ~d well on the trip, kereta tersebut tdk meragam dlm perjalanan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| initiative | 2. power, right to begin st, influence events etc, kuasa bertindak: our opponents have the ~ now, and are therefore in a strong position, pihak lawan saya sekarang mempunyai kuasa bertindak, dan oleh itu kedudukan mereka kuat; 3. enterprise, daya usaha, inisiatif: the job needs a man of ~, jawatan itu memerlukan orang yg mempunyai daya usaha; he should show more ~ and stop depending too much on others, dia seharusnya menunjukkan daya usaha yg lebih dan tdk terlalu bergantung pd orang lain. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| anticipate | 5. act in advance so as to thwart, a. (so.) bertindak terlebih awal drpd: the enemy had ~d us and mined the bridge, pihak musuh telah bertindak terlebih awal drpd kami dan meletupkan jambatan itu; b. (st) menggagalkan: he ~d the punch by ducking, dia menggagalkan tumbukan itu dgn membongkok; 6. tell, write before its proper time, menceritakan sebelum masanya; 7. use before due time, berbelanja lebih dahulu sebelum mendapat: he ~d his inheritance in buying the yacht, dgn membeli kapal pesiar itu, dia telah berbelanja lebih dahulu sebelum mendapat harta pusakanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| foot | put o’s ~ down, (colloq) be firm, act decisively, bertegas, bertindak tegas: when my eldest daughter started coming home late, I decided to put my ~ down, apabila anak perempuan sulung saya mula pulang lewat, saya pun membuat keputusan utk bertindak tegas; put o’s ~ in /it, (US) o’s mouth/, (colloq) membuat kesilapan yg bodoh; put o’s feet up, (colloq) berehat dgn kaki terampu; / put, set / st on it’s ~, (business, organization, etc) memulihkan sst: he helped put the business on its feet, dia membantu memulihkan perniagaan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |