| faint | f. (of breeze) sepoi-sepoi bahasa; g. (of smile) serong-serong bahasa, sumbing; 2. lacking conviction, tdk bersungguh-sungguh: ~ praise, pujian yg tdk bersungguh-sungguh; a ~ attempt (at a smile etc) cuba-cuba (senyum dll); 3. weak and dizzy, berasa hendak pitam: to be ~ with hunger, berasa hendak pitam krn lapar; 4. (of body function, strength, etc) feeble, lemah: his breathing grew ~er, pernafasannya semakin lemah; 5. weak, slight, sedikit: a ~ resemblance between the two men, terdapat sedikit persamaan antara dua lelaki itu; there is still a ~ hope of finding them, masih ada sedikit harapan utk menjumpai mereka; they put up only a ~ show of resistence, mereka hanya menunjukkan sedikit tentangan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| Cuba | n Cuba. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dabbler | n (orang yg) mencuba-cuba /menceburkan, melibatkan/ diri: a ~ in art, seorang yg mencuba-cuba menceburkan diri dlm bidang seni lukis. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dabble | vi; ~ in st, a. play in water, bermain-main dlm: ducklings dabbling in the water, anak-anak itik yg sedang bermain-main dlm air; b. engage superficially in st, mencuba-cuba [+ approp v], mencuba-cuba /menceburkan, melibatkan/ diri dlm: to ~ in politics, mencuba-cuba berpolitik or mencuba-cuba menceburkan diri dlm politik; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| guess | you’ve got another ~ coming, kalau kamu fikir saya akan meluangkan masa lagi utk memikirkan perkara ini, tekalah lagi; hazard a ~, cuba meneka: I don’t know what time he’ll be here but I could hazard a ~, saya tdk tahu pukul berapa dia akan sampai, tetapi saya boleh cuba meneka; make a ~, cuba teka; my ~ is..., agak-agak saya: my ~ is she has gone to her in-laws’, agak-agak saya dia ke rumah mentuanya; take a ~, meneka; wild ~, serkap jarang; your ~ is as good as mine, saya sendiri pun tak tahu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| Cuban | n orang Cuba. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| cageyness, caginess | n sikap (cuba) berselindung; (by nature), /perangai, sifat/ suka berselindung. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bluff 1 | ~ it out, menemberang, temberang: the thieves were caught red-handed but they tried to ~ it out, pencuri-pencuri itu tertangkap ketika mereka mencuri tetapi mereka cuba temberang; ~ o’s way out, temberang utk melepaskan diri: he tried to ~ his way out of the difficult situation, dia cuba temberang utk melepaskan dirinya drpd keadaan yg kusut itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gander | n male goose, angsa jantan; /have, take/ a ~, (sl) cuba tengok. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ask | ~ me another, (colloq ) tanyalah saya soalan lain; I ~ you, (colloq ) cuba /jawab, cakap, katakan/; if you ~ me, (colloq ) kalau kamu hendak tahu apa pendapat saya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |