| instant | n precise moment, ketika: he arrived at the very ~, dia sampai pd ketika itu; an ~ later, sejurus kemudian; (at) the ~, sebaik sahaja: she screamed for help the ~ he let her go, dia menjerit meminta tolong sebaik sahaja lelaki itu melepaskannya; for an ~, buat seketika: for an ~ I thought he was going to kill her, buat seketika saya fikir dia hendak membunuh wanita itu; in an ~, a. within a very short space of time, dgn / sekelip, sekejap, sekedip/ mata: he was gone in an ~, dia menghilang dgn sekelip mata; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dawdle | ~ over, berlengah-lengah ketika: the child always ~s over his food, kanak-kanak itu suka berlengah-lengah ketika makan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| act | in the ~ of (doing st) ketika, sewaktu, semasa: in the ~ of kicking the ball, he lost his balance and fell, ketika menendang bola itu, dia hilang imbangan lalu jatuh; put on an ~, (colloq) berpura-pura + approp adj or v: he put on an ~ to impress his superior, dia berpura-pura rajin utk mendapat perhatian pegawai atasannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| face | in (the) ~ of, a. when confronting, ketika menghadapi, bila berhadapan dgn: to show courage in the ~ of danger, menunjukkan keberanian ketika menghadapi bahaya; b. despite, /meskipun, sungguhpun, walaupun/ menghadapi: he succeeded in the ~ of difficulties, dia berjaya meskipun menghadapi kesukaran; keep a straight ~, menahan /senyum, ketawa/, menyembunyikan rasa geli hati; laugh in so’s ~, mentertawakan sso; look so. in the ~, /memandang (ke) muka, menenung, merenung/ sso: since that episode at the club, I just cannot look him in the ~, selepas episod di kelab itu, saya tdk dapat memandang mukanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gesticulate | vi membuat gerak isyarat: some people ~ while they talk, setengah-setengah orang membuat gerak isyarat ketika bercakap. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| chuckle | vi laugh softly, tertawa kecil: he ~d as he read the letter, dia tertawa kecil ketika membaca surat itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fall | ~ behind, a. lag, terkebelakang: he fell behind half-way through the race, dia terkebelakang ketika separuh jalan dlm perlumbaan itu; b. be in arrears, tertunggak: I’ve ~en behind with my rent,saya tertunggak membayar sewa; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| clash | vi 1. make loud, jarring noise, bergemerencang: their shields ~ed as they met, perisai mereka bergemerencang ketika mereka bertembung; 2. conflict, be discordant, bertentangan, bercanggah; (of colour) tdk kena: their interests seem to ~, minat mereka nampaknya bercanggah; the red ~es with the other colours, warna merah itu tdk kena dgn warna-warna yg lain; 3. argue, disagree, bertelingkah: we ~ed the last time we met, kami bertelingkah sewaktu kami berjumpa dahulu; 4. engage in a skirmish, bertempur: the demonstrators ~ed with the police, penunjuk perasaan bertempur dgn polis; 5. take place at the same time, bertembung: the seminar ~es with an important meeting, seminar itu bertembung dgn mesyuarat yg penting; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| alight 1 | vi 1. dismount, turun: she stumbled as she ~ed from the train, dia tersandung ketika turun dr kereta api; he ~ed at the National Museum, dia turun di Muzium Negara; 2. land lightly, hinggap: a little sparrow ~ed on the fence, seekor burung pipit hinggap di atas pagar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| flare | n 1. bright, unsteady flame, nyala (api): we saw a ~ as she lit the gas, kami ternampak nyala api ketika dia mencucuh gas; 2. (signal) suar; 3. (of garment) gradual widening, kembang: a skirt with a ~, skirt kembang; ~s, seluar kaki kembang; (colloq) seluar bell bottom; 4. sudden outburst of emotion, approp n + meluap-luap: ~ of jealousy, rasa cemburu yg meluap-luap; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |