| ace | within an ~ of, hampir-hampir; (st unfavourable ) hampir-hampir, nyaris-nyaris: within an ~ of victory , hampir-hampir berjaya; within an ~ of collapse , nyaris-nyaris musnah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| edge | be on the ~ of st, hampir-hampir + approp v: on the ~ of tears, hampir-hampir menangis; on the ~ of bankruptcy, hampir-hampir bankrap; put an ~ on, a. (blade) menajamkan, mengasah, mengilir: to put an ~ on the axe, menajamkan kapak; b. (appetite) membuka: the exercise put an ~ on his appetite, senaman itu membuka seleranya; c. (argument) menajamkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| almost | c. (rel to condition, situation, action) hampir(-hampir); (rel to adverse situation) nyaris(-nyaris), hampir(-hampir), cemas-cemas: he is ~ bankrupt, dia hampir-hampir bankrap; he was ~ knocked down by a car, dia nyaris-nyaris dilanggar kereta; she ~ blurted out the secret, dia nyaris-nyaris membocorkan rahsia itu; d. what would essentially approximate, (usu with negative) boleh dikatakan: during that one hour she said ~ nothing, selama satu jam itu, dia boleh dikatakan tdk berkata sepatah pun; they ~ always fail agree, mereka boleh dikatakan tdk pernah bersetuju; an ~ watertight argument, suatu alasan yg boleh dikatakan tdk dapat disangkal lagi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| inch | within an ~ of, hampir(-hampir), sedikit lagi; (st that results in harm, injury, etc) nyaris(-nyaris), cemas(-cemas), hampir(-hampir): he came within an ~ of beating the champion, dia hampir-hampir dapat mengalahkan juara itu; she came within an ~ of being struck by a falling branch, dia nyaris-nyaris ditimpa dahan yg patah itu; be within an ~ of death, nyaris maut; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| come | b. almost, be very near, hampir-hampir; (to adverse situation) hampir-hampir, nyaris-nyaris, cemas-cemas: she came close to losing her job, dia nyaris-nyaris dibuang kerja; ~ it (too, a bit, rather) strong, (colloq) keterlaluan; walau apa pun yg terjadi; as [adj] as they ~, betul-betul [adj]; have it coming, (colloq) memang patutlah begitu; how /bv (that), fasal apa; not know whether one is coming or going, benar-benar bingung; to ~, akan datang: in the years to ~, dlm tahun-tahun akan datang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hair’s breadth | n hampir-hampir; (adversely) nyaris-nyaris: she lost the race by a ~, dia hampir-hampir menang dlm perlumbaan itu; the beam missed him by a ~, alang itu nyaris-nyaris menimpanya; to escape by a ~, nyaris-nyaris tdk dapat lari. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| almost | adv nearly, a. (gen) hampir(-hampir): he is ~ as tall as his father, dia hampir setinggi bapanya; he is ~ cured, dia hampir-hampir sembuh; mistakes on ~ every page, kesilapan pd hampir setiap halaman; b. (rel to time) hampir: a porcelain vase that is ~ 200 years old, sebuah pasu tembikar yg berusia hampir 200 tahun; it is ~ tea-time, sudah hampir waktu minum petang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| brink | n tepi, pinggir: he dragged her away from the ~ of the cliff, dia mengheret gadis itu jauh dr tepi cenuram tersebut; the ~ of a pond, tepi kolam; be on the ~ of st, hampir-hampir [+ approp v]: the two countries were on the ~ of war, kedua-dua negara itu hampir-hampir berperang; he is on the ~ of a new discovery, dia hampir-hampir mendapat penemuan baru; his foolishness took him to the ~ of disaster, kebodohannya menyebabkan dia hampir-hampir terjerumus ke jurang kemusnahan; be on the ~ of the grave, (berada) di ambang maut; shiver on the ~, takut-takut berani, teragak-agak. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| but | adv hanya... (sahaja): he was ~ a child, dia hanya seorang budak: there is ~ one way, hanya ada satu jalan sahaja; all ~, hampir-hampir, dekat-dekat: he was all ~ dead when we found him, dia hampir-hampir mati sewaktu kami menjumpainya; ~ for, kalau tdk krn: ~ for him I would have been killed, kalau tdk krn dia, saya mungkin terbunuh; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| borderline | adj pinggiran; (of joke etc) hampir-hampir lucah: a ~ case, kes pinggiran; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |