| gossip column | n ruang(an) /desas-desus, gosip/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gossipy | adj suka mengumpat; (of letter etc) penuh dgn /desas-desus, gosip/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gossip | 2. (often derog) informal writing about the private lives of well-known personalities, social incidents, etc, desas-desus, gosip: a ~ columnist, penulis ruangan gosip; 3. friendly chat, berbual-bual, bersembang: she liked to have a ~ with her neighbour, dia suka berbual-bual dgn jirannya; 4. scandal monger, tattler, kaki umpat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| jot | n (used with negative) sedikit pun: there’s not a ~ of truth in the rumour, tdk ada sedikit pun kebenaran dlm desas-desus itu; I don’t care a ~ what people say, saya tdk peduli sedikit pun apa yg orang lain kata; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| buzz | n 1. hum of bee(s) dengung; 2. sound of a buzzer, bunyi pembaz; 3. rumour, gossip, desas-desus; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fly1 | ~ about, a. berterbangan: leaves and rubbish were ~ing about, daun-daun dan sampah-sarap berterbangan; b. (fig.) tersebar: there’s a lot of gossip ~ing about concerning them, banyak desas-desus yg sedang tersebar ttg mereka; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| air | be in the ~, a. uncertain, di awang-awang(an): his plans are still in the ~, rancangannya masih di awang-awangan; b. spreading about, sedang tersebar; (of feeling) dapat dirasakan: disquieting rumours are in the ~, desas-desus yg merisaukan sedang tersebar; love is in the ~, suasana percintaan dapat dirasakan; c. (mil) unprotected, tdk berperlindungan: the left flank was left in the ~, rusuk kiri batalion itu tdk beperlindungan; in the open ~, di /tempat, kawasan/ terbuka; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| last 1 | b. not have to be concerned with so., st again, tdk akan /mendengar, melihat/ /sso, sst/ lagi: he’d been such a nuisance, the landlady was glad to see the ~ of him, dia begitu menyusahkan, jadi wanita tuan rumah sangat gembira krn tdk akan melihat dia lagi; I hope we have heard the ~ of that rumour, saya berharap kita tdk akan mendengar desas-desus itu lagi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| column | n 1. upright pillar, tiang: the ~s supporting the roof, tiang-tiang yg menyokong bumbung; Nelson’s ~, tiang Nelson; 2. any column-shaped object or mass, a. (of smoke etc) kepulan, gumpalan; b. (of water) pancutan, memancut: a ~ of water shot up from the ground, pancutan air dr tanah; c. (the steering column) turus roda kemudi; 3. (journ) regular article, feature, ruang: gossip ~, ruang desas-desus; 4. a vertical row or list, lajur: write the figures in the ~s provided, tulis angka-angka di dalam lajur yg disediakan; 5. line of ships, people, etc following one another, jajaran: a ~ of soldiers, jajaran askar; a ~ of ants, jajaran semut; 6. (bot) turus. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| break | ~ up, a. divide into smaller parts, berpecah-pecah: when the ice ~s up in spring, apabila ais berpecah-pecah dlm musim bunga; the clouds broke up and the sun came out, awan berpecah-pecah dan matahari pun muncul; b. be destroyed, disintegrate, pecah; (due to explosion) berkecai: the ship broke up after being pounded by heavy seas, kapal itu pecah setelah dipukuli gelombang besar; the aircraft broke up in mid-air, kapal terbang itu berkecai di udara; c. (cease, dissolve) hancur, musnah; (separate) berpisah; (of group of people) berpecah: their marriage has broken up, perkahwinan mereka sudah hancur; gossip has it that Ganesan and Sally have broken up, menurut desas-desus, Ganesan dan Sally sudah berpisah; the band broke up after two years, kugiran itu berpecah selepas dua tahun; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |