| grape-vine | n 1. pokok anggur; 2. (fig.) khabar-khabar angin: the ~ carried the story about his resignation even before the papers got hold of it, khabar-khabar angin membawa cerita ttg peletakan jawatannya sebelum pihak akhbar sempat mendapat cerita tersebut; she heard it on the ~, dia mendengar hal itu melalui khabar-khabar angin. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| disservice | n [various translations]: the spreading of such rumours would be a ~ to the country, penyebaran khabar-khabar angin spt itu akan merugikan negara; you will be doing him a ~ if you write that article, kamu akan menganiaya dia jika kamu menulis rencana itu: he did us a great ~ by setting up a flower shop just next to ours, dia merugikan kami krn membuka kedai bunga bersebelahan dgn kedai kami. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| falsity | n 1. quality of being not true or correct, tdk benarnya: the ~ of the rumours, tdk benarnya khabar-khabar angin itu; 2. faithlessness, kepalsuan; 3. see FALSEHOOD (sense 1.); 4. see FALSEHOOD (sense 2.). | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| buzz | vi 1. (of bees, machinery) make a humming or vibrating sound, berdengung: the bees ~ed in the garden, lebah-lebah berdengung di taman, 2. be filled with, berdesas-desus: the town is ~ing with the news, bandar itu berdesas-desus dgn khabar-khabar tersebut; the room ~ed with voices, bilik itu berdesas-desus dgn suara manusia; 3. make a signal with a buzzer, menekan pembaz memanggil sso: he ~ed for his secretary, dia menekan pembaz memanggil setiausahanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ask | ~ after, a. (so.) /bertanyakan, menanyakan/ khabar, bertanya ttg kesihatan: if you meet him, remember to ~ after his mother, jika kamu menemuinya, jangan lupa bertanyakan khabar ibunya; b. (so’s health ) bertanya ttg; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| abroad | /be, get, spread/ ~, be, become widespread, tersebar (luas): when the news got ~, apabila khabar itu tersebar luas; a rumour is ~ that..., khabar angin tersebar luas kononnya...; from ~, dr luar negeri. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hurt | vt 1. injure, (act.) mencederakan; (accidentally ), (ter)cedera; (pass.) (ter)cedera: he ~ himself badly when he fell, dia cedera parah ketika jatuh; it was a bad accident but no one was ~, tdk sesiapa pun tercedera walaupun kemalangan itu teruk; 2. cause to feel physical pain, menyakitkan, menyakiti: I won’t ~ you, saya tdk akan menyakitimu; 3. distress, melukai hati; (feelings) melukai: I don’t want to ~ anyone’s feelings, saya tdk mahu melukai perasaan sesiapa pun; 4. spoil, impair, menjejaskan: these rumours could ~ his reputation, khabar-khabar angin ini boleh menjejaskan nama baiknya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| confirm | vt 1. finalize, ratify, mengesahkan: I wish to ~ my booking on MH 655, saya ingin mengesahkan tempahan saya bagi penerbangan MH 655; your appointment has been ~ed by the board, pelantikan kamu telah disahkan oleh pihak lembaga; 2. show that (o’s fear, suspicion, etc) is true, verify, menunjukkan [sst] betul: the letter ~ed my suspicion, surat itu menunjukkan apa yg saya syaki itu betul; 3. say that [st] is true, corroborate, mengesahkan: she asked me if I had heard the rumour and I ~ed that I had, dia menanyai saya kalau-kalau saya telah mendengar khabar-khabar angin itu, dan saya mengesahkan bahawa saya telah mendengarnya; 4. formally admit (so.) as member of the Church, menerima [sso] sbg ahli; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| idle | ~ rumours, khabar angin; ~ threats, gertak-gerantang, gertak sambal; (to ask) out of ~ curiosity, bertanya krn ingin tahu sahaja; the ~ rich, orang kaya yg hidup senang-lenang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hearsay | n khabar angin; (leg.) dengar cakap. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |