| barrier | n 1. st that, a. (prevents, obstructs passage or movement) sekatan, penyekat, perintang, penghalang; (of barbed wire, broken branches, etc) sawar, rebat, sekatan, penyekat, perintang, penghalang: physical ~s such as mountains, deserts and rivers, sekatan fizikal spt gunung-ganang, gurun dan sungai; the army put up ~s to keep back the mob, pihak tentera membubuh sekatan-sekatan utk menahan kemaraan perusuh; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| background | ~ music, muzik latar; against a ~ of, a. (when in contact with the background) dgn berlatarbelakangkan: the diamond glittered against the ~ of black velvet, berlian itu berkilauan dgn berlatarbelakangkan baldu hitam; b. (when not in contact with the background), (dgn) berlatarbelakangkan sst: a house built against a ~ of mountains, rumah yg berlatarbelakangkan gunung-ganang; c. (fig.) dgn [sst] sbg latar belakangnya, dgn berlatarbelakangkan: the elections took place against a ~ of inflation and unemployment, pilihan raya itu berlangsung dgn inflasi dan pengangguran sbg latar belakangnya; /be, keep, remain, stay/ in the ~, /menyisihkan, memencilkan/ diri; push /so., st/ into the ~, /mengetepikan, mengesampingkan/ /sso, sst/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| grand | adj 1. magnificent, impressive in appearance or size, etc, a. (of structure, building, mountain, etc) tersergam /indah, megah/: a ~ castle, istana kota yg tersergam megah; b. (of part of building) besar lagi indah: the ballroom in which the reception was held was very ~, dewan tari-menari tempat majlis itu diadakan sangat besar lagi indah; c. (of view) terbentang indah: he was awestruck by the ~ panorama of mountains and lakes, dia kagum melihat pemandangan gunung-ganang dan tasik yg terbentang indah; 2. marked by magnificence, display, sumptuousness, besar-besaran: | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |