| half-life | <i>ni> separuh hayat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| expectation | ~ of life, jangkaan /umur, hayat/; /against, contrary to /(all) ~(s), bertentangan drpd apa yg /dijangka, diharapkan/: <i>Williams, against all ~s, won the world championship,i> Williams, bertentangan drpd apa yg dijangka, memenangi kejohanan dunia itu; beyond /~, o’s ~s /, <i>better than was hoped for,i> lebih baik drpd yg diharapkan: <i>the concert was beyond our ~,i> konsert itu lebih baik drpd yg kami harapkan; /fall short of, not come up to/ so’s ~s, tdk sebaik spt yg sso harapkan: <i>I always enjoy listening to his albums, but his latest hit single really fell short of my ~s,i> saya selalu seronok mendengar albumnya, tetapi lagu hit terbarunya tdk sebaik spt yg saya harapkan; live up to so’s ~s, memenuhi jangkaan sso. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hope | <i>ni> harapan: <i>while there’s life there’s ~,i> selagi ada hayat selama itulah ada harapan; <i>we have every ~ of success,i> kita mempunyai segala harapan utk berjaya; <i>he’s my only ~ now,i> hanya dia sajalah harapan saya sekarang; in the ~ /of, that/, dgn harapan (agar): <i>he did it in the ~ that he would be rewarded,i> dia melakukannya dgn harapan agar dia diberi ganjaran; /give up, lose/ ~, putus asa, putus harap(an); not have a ~ in hell, (<i>colloqi>) tak ada harapan langsung; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| brevity | <i>ni> 1. <i>a brief time,i> singkatnya, pendeknya: <i>the ~ of human life,i> singkatnya hayat manusia; 2. <i>conciseness,i> keringkasan: <i>the ~ of his speech,i> ringkasnya ucapan beliau. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| afterlife | <i>n i> 1. <i>life after death,i> hidup /sesudah, selepas/ mati; 2. <i>later period in person’s lifetime,i> akhir-akhir hayat sso. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| borrowed time | <i>ni>; live on ~, a. <i>be close to death,i> menunggu saat mati; b. <i>live an unexpected extension of life,i> melebihi jangka waktu hayat sso. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| intimate 1 | <i>adji> 1. <i>close, familiar,i> rapat, mesra: <i>he is ~ with the author,i> dia rapat dgn penulis itu; <i>this ~ relationship lasted a lifetime,i> hubungan mesra ini berkekalan hingga ke akhir hayat; <i>we were never ~ with our neighbours,i> kami tdk pernah rapat dgn jiran; ~ friend, kawan /karib, rapat/, sahabat rapat; be on ~ terms, sangat mesra: <i>the two are on ~ terms,i> mereka berdua sangat mesra; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| extend | <i> he applied to the authorities to get the 99-year lease on the house ~ed,i> dia memohon kpd pihak berkuasa supaya pajakan 99 tahun atas rumahnya dilanjutkan; <i>proper maintenance might ~ the life of the machine,i> penyenggaraan yg baik mungkin dapat memanjangkan hayat mesin itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| age | <i>ni> 1. <i>length of time person or thing has existed,i> umur, usia; (<i>when comparing persons of the same agei>) /sebaya, seumur/ dgn sso: <i>can you guess his ~?,i> dapatkah kamu meneka umurnya?; <i>the ~ of the earth’s crust,i> umur kerak bumi; <i>she has a daughter your ~,i> dia mempunyai anak perempuan yg sebaya dgn kamu; 2. <i>normal duration,i> jangka /hayat, hidup/, /dijangka, dapat/ hidup: <i>the ~ of a dog is twelve years,i> jangka hayat anjing ialah dua belas tahun or anjing dapat hidup selama dua belas tahun; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| for | ~ a long time, sudah lama: <i>I haven’t met him ~ a long time,i> lama saya tdk berjumpa dengannya; ~ /days, months, years, etc /, /berhari-hari, berbulan-bulan, bertahun-tahun/ (lamanya); ~ life, seumur hidup; (<i>liter.i>) seumur hidup, sepanjang hayat; ~ miles and miles, berbatu-batu jauhnya; ~ once, buat pertama kali: <i>~ once she did not object,i> buat pertama kali dia tdk membantah; ~ os, sendiri: <i>she wanted to see it ~ herself,i> dia ingin melihatnya sendiri; ~ the present, buat masa /ini, sekarang/; be (in) ~ it, (<i>colloqi>) kena engkau: <i>you’ll be in ~ it if your sister catches you wearing her new shoes,i> kena engkau, jika kakak engkau nampak engkau memakai kasut barunya; /but, were it not, except /~, kalau tdk krn: <i>but ~ her, Salleh would have died,i> kalau tdk krn dia, Salleh tentu mati; word ~ word, perkataan demi perkataan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |