| dim | vt 1. cause to lose brightness, (lit. & fig.) memalapkan, menyuramkan, mengelamkan: they ~med the lights when the dancing started, mereka memalapkan lampu apabila tari-menari dimulakan; the passing years could not ~ his love, masa yg berlalu tdk dapat memalapkan cintanya; 2. outshine, (act.) menjadikan kurang terang; (pass.) menjadi kurang terang: the candlelight was ~d by the sunlight, cahaya lilin menjadi kurang terang dgn adanya cahaya matahari; 3. cause to become faint, obscure, menyamarkan, mengaburkan, menjadikan tdk jelas; 4. blur, mengaburkan, menjadikan tdk jelas: steam from the kettle ~med the mirror, wap drpd cerek mengaburkan cermin itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| indiscreet | adj (of person) kurang /hemat, hati-hati/, tdk bijaksana; (of behaviour) tdk bijaksana; (of remark, comment, etc), (dibuat secara) tdk hati-hati; (of affair) terang-terangan: I have never known her to be ~, setahu saya dia tdk berlaku kurang hemat; he made a number of ~ remarks about the incident, dia membuat beberapa komen yg tdk hati-hati ttg peristiwa tersebut. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| broad | 6. general, umum: in its ~est sense..., dlm pengertiannya yg paling umum...; a ~ rule of grammar, peraturan tatabahasa yg umum; a ~ distinction, perbezaan yg umum; 7. main, essential, umum: the ~ facts are as follows,<.i> fakta yg umum adalah spt yg berikut; 8. plain, clear, jelas, nyata: a ~ hint, sindiran yg jelas; 9. outspoken, terus terang: a ~ manner, caranya yg terus terang; 10. coarse, indelicate, kurang senonoh: ~ jokes, jenaka yg kurang senonoh; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| effect | b. also come into ~, come into operation, mulai berkuat kuasa: his appointment takes ~ on the first of August, pelantikannya mulai berkuat kuasa pd satu hari bulan Ogos; to good ~, a. usefully, (dgn) sebaik-baiknya: his skills can be used to good ~, kemahirannya dapat digunakan dgn sebaik-baiknya; b. with good result(s) dgn berkesan: in this artist’s work, vivid colours are used to good ~, dlm karya pelukis ini warna-warna yg terang digunakan dgn berkesan; to /this, that/ ~,lebih kurang /begitulah, demikianlah/ (maksudnya): he said he was fed up with the project or something to this ~, katanya dia sudah bosan dgn projek itu, atau lebih kurang begitulah maksudnya; with ~ from, bermula pd; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |