| power | b. (in pl) all the faculties of o’s body i. (of body) badan: as he grows older his ~s are slowly failing, semakin dia meningkat tua badannya bertambah lemah; ii. (of mind) kuasa: a man of great intellectual ~, seorang yg mempunyai kuasa intelek yg begitu kuat; 3. strength, force, behind st, kekuatan; (fig.) kehebatan: the power of the blow knocked his opponent off his feet, kekuatan pukulannya menyebabkan lawannya jatuh; they were defeated by the ~ of her speech, mereka telah dikalahkan oleh kehebatan ucapannya; 4. ability to control others, | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| credit | ~ st to, a. see vt (sense 2.); b. attribute to, i. (of a quality) menganggap [sst] terdapat pd: magical powers were ~ed to the idols, kuasa ghaib dianggap terdapat pd patung-patung itu; ii. (of an action, deed) menganggap [sst] dilakukan oleh. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| cut | ~ no ice, (colloq) tak termakan, tak ada kesan: his clever talk ~ no ice with her, kepetahannya bercakap tdk termakan oleh gadis itu; ~ o’s teeth on st, (fig.) mencari pengalaman dlm sst; ~ slits in, mengelar; ~ so. dead, buat tdk kenal pd sso; ~ so. to the /heart, quick/, melukakan /hati,perasaan/ sso; ~ so. short, memotong cakap sso: I tried to explain it to him but he ~ me short, saya mencuba menerangkan hal itu kepadanya tetapi dia memotong cakap saya; ~ st short, i. (of so.) memendekkan, menyingkatkan: the prime minister ~ short his holiday on learning of the attempted coup, perdana menteri itu terpaksa memendekkan cutinya selepas mengetahui ttg percubaan rampasan kuasa tersebut; ii. (of st), (act.) menyebabkan sst terhenti; (pass.) terhenti: a career ~ short by illness, kerjaya yg terhenti disebabkan penyakit; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |