formality | n 1. quality of being formal, keformalan: the ~ of the court made him nervous, keformalan mahkamah membuat dia gugup; with ~, dgn formal: the guest of honour was received with ~, tetamu kehormat itu disambut dgn formal; 2. formal act, formaliti: the formalities involved in acquiring a passport, formaliti-formaliti yg bersangkutan dgn pemerolehan pasport; the interview was just a ~, temu duga itu ialah formaliti semata-mata. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
form | ~ of address, bentuk sapaan; /good, bad/ ~, /wajar, tdk wajar/: it is considered bad ~ for a lady to act in such a way, memang dirasakan tdk wajar seorang wanita berkelakuan begitu; in ~, a. in a good state of fitness, cukup sihat: he is in good ~ for the fight, dia cukup sihat utk bertarung; b. performing well, approp v + dgn baik: the team was in great ~ last week, pasukan itu bermain dgn cukup baik minggu lepas; c. in good spirits, riang; a matter of ~, sbg formaliti: a vote was taken purely as a matter of ~, pengundian diadakan semata-mata sbg formaliti; off ~, see out of ~; on ~, a. judging from previous performance, berdasarkan prestasi yg lalu; b. see in ~; out of ~, a. not in a good state of fitness, tdk sihat; b. not performing well, tdk approp v + dgn baik: the team was out of ~, pasukan itu tdk bermain dgn baik; c. in poor spirits, tdk riang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
dispense | ~ with, [various translations]: is he well enough to ~ with the drugs?, adakah dia benar-benar sihat dan tdk memerlukan ubat itu lagi?; they were forced to ~ with the services of the chauffeur, mereka terpaksa tdk menggunakan drebar; as he is unable to get a job, he will have to ~ with the car, oleh sebab dia tdk mendapat kerja, dia terpaksa menjual keretanya; the diplomats ~d with all formalities, para diplomat itu telah mengetepikan semua formaliti. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |