| 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 |
| dig | vt 1. turn over (ground) using spade etc, menggali, mengorek: they dug the ground while it was still soft, mereka menggali tanah itu ketika tanah itu masih lembut; 2. make by digging, menggali, mengorek: to ~ a well, menggali perigi; 3. obtain by digging, menggali, mengorek: to ~ potatoes, menggali ubi kentang; 4. (sl & old-fashioned) appreciate, suka: he doesn’t ~ jazz, dia tak suka jaz; | 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 |
| All | ~ and sundry, /siapa-siapa, sesiapa/ saja: I don’t send invitations to ~ and sundry, saya tdk mengirimkan undangan kpd sesiapa saja; ~ at once, a. suddenly, tiba-tiba, sekonyong-konyong; b. simultaneously, serentak, serempak; ~ being well, kalau tak ada halangan; (for Muslims) insya-Allah; ~ but, a. every (thing) except,i semua... kecuali: in ~ but the most remote areas, di semua daerah kecuali yg paling terpencil; he wrote ~ but the final chapter, dia menulis semua bab kecuali yg akhir; ~ for, a. in full agreement with, setuju /benar, sekali/ dgn: I’m ~ for such a step, saya setuju benar dgn tindakan demikian; b. fully intending to, betul-betul hendak: the manager was ~ for sacking the strikers on the spot, pengurus itu betul-betul hendak memecat pemogok-pemogok pd ketika itu juga; ~ in, (colloq) a. exhausted, /penat, letih/ /betul, sangat/; | 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 |
| indrawn | adj; ~ breath, menarik nafas: there were one or two ~ breaths as the contestant prepared to dive into the sea, beberapa orang menarik nafas ketika peserta itu bersedia utk menjunam ke laut. | 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 |
| 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 |
| bluff 1 | ~ it out, menemberang, temberang: the thieves were caught red-handed but they tried to ~ it out, pencuri-pencuri itu tertangkap ketika mereka mencuri tetapi mereka cuba temberang; ~ o’s way out, temberang utk melepaskan diri: he tried to ~ his way out of the difficult situation, dia cuba temberang utk melepaskan dirinya drpd keadaan yg kusut itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| advance | ~ towards, a. go in the direction of (so., st) /mara, menuju/ke arah: b. begin to become or reach, /bergerak, menuju/ ke arah: as the country ~d towards independence..., ketika negara itu sedang menuju ke arah kemerdekaan...; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |