| answer | n 1. spoken or written reply, jawapan: questions and ~s, soalan dan jawapan; I wrote to them about a month ago and still have not received any ~, saya menulis kpd mereka lebih kurang sebulan dahulu dan masih belum menerima jawapan apa pun; 2. reaction, response, a. (retributory) balasan, membalas: his only ~ was a blow, dia membalas hanya dgn pukulan; our ~ to this ban was to boycott their products, kami membalas pengharaman ini dgn memulaukan barangan mereka; b. (non-retributory), [not translated]: her ~ was to burst into tears, dia hanya menangis; 3. solution, penyelesaian; (math & phys) jawapan: there is no easy ~ to the problem, tdk ada penyelesaian yg mudah utk masalah itu; 4. (leg.) jawapan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| backchat | n (colloq) insolent retort, jawapan (yg) /kasar, biadab/: I don’t want any more ~ from you, saya tdk mahu lagi mendengar jawapan yg kasar drpd kamu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| frivolous | adj 1. a. (of person), (light-hearted, fun-loving and silly) gemar bersuka-suka; (not serious, flippant) tdk serius, semberono: a serious man who could not stand ~ women, lelaki serius yg tdk tahan dgn perempuan yg gemar bersuka-suka; when asked about her future plans she suddenly laughed and became ~, apabila ditanya ttg rancangan masa depannya, dia tiba-tiba ketawa dan menjadi tdk serius; b. (of remark, criticism, etc) semberono, sambil lewa, sambalewa: ~ replies, jawapan-jawapan semberono; 2. silly and trifling, a. (of activity) semberono: she made it plain that, for her, going to parties was a ~ way of spending o’s time, dia menyatakan dgn jelas bahawa, baginya, menghadiri majlis merupakan cara semborono utk sso menghabiskan masa; b. (of object) remeh-remeh. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dusty | a ~ answer, jawapan yg kasar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| answer | give an ~, menjawab, memberikan jawapan; in ~ to, a. (letter) sbg /menjawab, membalas/; b. (question etc) sbg menjawab; c. (request) sbg memenuhi; d. (shout, telephone call, etc) sbg menyahut: the fire brigade came in ~ to my telephone call, bomba datang sbg menyahut panggilan telefon saya; know all the ~s, (colloq) tahu akan /segala-galanya, semuanya/, serba tahu; be the ~ to o’s prayer, orang yg /diharap-harapkan, dicari-cari/; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| categorical | adj unconditional, absolute, mutlak: a ~ answer, jawapan yg mutlak. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| come-back | n (sl) clever retort, jawapan yg cepat dan tajam; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| doubt | n keraguan, kesangsian: the straight forward answer dispelled his ~, jawapan yg terus terang itu telah menghilangkan keraguannya; (be) in ~, a. (of so.), (berasa) /ragu-ragu, sangsi/, keraguan: when in ~, consult an expert, apabila berasa ragu-ragu, bertanyalah kpd orang yg ahli; b. (of st) diragui, disangsikan: the matter is still in ~, perkara itu masih diragui; be left in no ~, tdk /ragu-ragu, sangsi/ lagi: when he pulled out a gun, I was left in no ~ what his real intention was, apabila dia mengeluarkan pistolnya, saya tdk ragu-ragu lagi akan niat sebenarnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| curt | adj blunt and brief, ringkas dan kasar: a ~ reply, jawapan yg ringkas dan kasar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| guesswork | n tekaan: she got the answer by pure ~, dia mendapat jawapan itu betul-betul dgn tekaan saja. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |