| hackneyed | adj (of phrase, expression) basi: ~ phrases, frasa-frasa basi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| interlard | vt menyisipi: essays heavily ~ed with foreign phrases, esei yg disisipi frasa-frasa asing dgn banyaknya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| cite | vt 1. quote, memetik, menyedut: to ~ biblical phrases, memetik frasa-frasa dr kitab Injil; 2. mention as example or authority, menyebut: he ~d Lincoln and Edison as examples of men who rose from humble beginnings to greatness, dia menyebut Lincoln dan Edison sbg contoh orang yg asalnya miskin dan kemudian meningkat menjadi tokoh yg masyhur; 3. praise in official report, document, etc, memberi [sso] pujian; 4. summon, menyaman. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| devoid | adj; ~ of, tdk mempunyai, tdk ber- [n]: absolutely ~ of ambition, langsung tdk mempunyai cita-cita; phrases ~ of meaning, frasa-frasa yg tdk bermakna. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| adverbial | adj adverb: ~ phrase, frasa adverb. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| colloquialism | n 1. colloquial word or phrase, /kata, frasa, ungkapan/ bahasa /percakapan, basahan/; 2. colloquial style, gaya bahasa /percakapan, basahan/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| Anglicism | n 1. English idiom, word, etc, /perkataan, frasa/ Inggeris; 2. Englishness, sifat keinggeris-inggerisan; 3. preference for what is English, kegemaran thdp segala-gala yg bersifat Inggeris. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| borrowing | n 1. act of borrowing, peminjaman; 2. word or phrase adopted from another language, /perkataan, frasa/ pinjaman. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| idiomatic | adj 1. in accordance with the idioms of a language, idiomatik: he speaks fluent, ~ French, dia bercakap dlm bahasa Perancis yg lancar dan idiomatik; 2. consisting of an idiom, berupa /idiom, ungkapan, simpulan bahasa/: an ~ phrase, frasa yg berupa ungkapan; 3. full of idioms, berbunga-bunga: an ~ style of writing, gaya penulisan yg berbunga-bunga. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ambiguous | adj 1. admitting more than one interpretation, kabur, samar(-samar); (of word, phrase, etc) /kabur, samar(-samar)/ maknanya, taksa: an ~ answer, jawapan yg kabur; headlines are often ~, tajuk utama selalunya kabur maknanya; the phrase “Maniam and Rani’s cousin” is ~, frasa “sepupu Maniam dan Rani” bersifat taksa; 2. uncertain, tdk jelas; (of look, smile, etc) tdk jelas maknanya: his position in the firm’s hierarchy was rather ~, kedudukannya dlm hirarki firma itu agak tdk jelas; 3. difficult to classify, tdk jelas (+ approp n): a rock of ~ character, batu yg tdk jelas jenisnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |