| act | n 1. dramatic art, seni /lakon, drama/; 2. performance, lakonan: poor ~, lakonan yg lemah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| applaud | vt 1. express approval by clapping hands, memberikan tepukan kpd, memberi [sso, sst] tepukan: the play was loudly ~ed, lakonan itu diberi tepukan gemuruh; 2. show approval of, praise, memuji: his persistence must be ~ed, kegigihannya patut dipuji. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| latter | adj 1. the second mentioned of two, kedua: of the two plays, Hamlet and Macbeth, I prefer the ~, antara dua lakonan itu, Hamlet dan Macbeth, saya lebih menyukai yg kedua;2. belonging to a later time or period, akhir: the ~ part of the novel is set in Greece, bahagian akhir novel itu berlatarkan Greece; he did a lot of travelling in the ~ part of last year, dia banyak berjalan pd akhir tahun lepas; the ~ years of his life, pd tahun-tahun akhir hayatnya; the ~ part of the year, setengah tahun kedua; 3. recent, present, /akhir-akhir, kebelakangan/ ini: life has changed considerably for her in these ~ days, hidupnya banyak berubah akhir-akhir ini; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| adverse | adj 1. hostile, memburuk-burukkan (+ approp n): there were many ~ comments about the play, terdapat banyak ulasan yg memburuk-burukkan lakonan itu; 2. unfavourable, a. (of condition) buruk: ~ weather conditions, keadaan cuaca yg buruk; b. (of circumstance) menyukarkan, tak menyenangkan; c. (of decision, verdict, etc) /bertentangan, berlawanan/ dgn kepentingan (sso), merugikan (sso): an ~ decision, keputusan yg bertentangan dgn kepentingan sso; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lead 1 | 3. see LEASH; 4. principal role in a play, film, etc, peranan utama; (attrib) utama: he is playing the ~ in the play, dia memegang peranan utama dlm lakonan itu; he was the ~ singer in the band, dia penyanyi utama dlm pancaragam itu; 5. principal news story, berita utama: the story was the ~ in every newspaper, cerita itu telah menjadi berita utama dlm semua surat khabar; ~ article, rencana utama; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| act | n 1. deed, perbuatan: a criminal ~, perbuatan jenayah; a foolish ~, perbuatan bodoh; ~ of kindness, perbuatan baik; ~ of vengeance, perbuatan membalas dendam; ~ of mercy, perbuatan ihsan; 2. statute, akta: Land A~, Akta Tanah; ~ of Parliament, akta Parlimen; 3. (of play, opera) babak: a three -~ play, lakonan tiga babak; 4. one of a series of short performances, (acara) persembahan: a song and dance ~, sebuah persembahan nyanyian dan tarian; 5. pretence, kepura-puraan, pura-pura: his grief was only an ~, kesedihannya hanya pura-pura; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dismal | adj 1. gloomy, sombre, muram, suram; (of voice, song, sound) sayu, sedih; (of news) menyedihkan: ~ weather, cuaca muram; his face looked so ~, wajahnya kelihatan begitu muram; the future seemed ~, masa depan kelihatan muram; in a ~ voice, dgn suara yg sayu; ~ news, berita yg menyedihkan; 2. (colloq) very poor, teruk: a ~ performance by inexperienced actors, lakonan yg teruk oleh pelakon-pelakon yg tdk berpengalaman. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| central | adj 1. pertaining to the middle point or part, tengah: the ~ parts of Australia are mostly desert, sebahagian besar bahagian tengah Australia adalah padang pasir; 2. at a point or position in the middle, di tengah-tengah: a ~ location in the district, kedudukan di tengah-tengah daerah itu; 3. leading, chief, utama: the ~ characters in the play, watak-watak utama dlm lakonan itu; the ~ aim of the new government, tujuan utama kerajaan baru itu; 4. dominant, pokok: the ~ theme, tema pokok; 5. controlling, directing, pusat: ~ curriculum committee, jawatankuasa kurikulum pusat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| barren | adj 1. sterile, a. (of female) mandul; b. (of plant) jantan; c. (of land) tandus, gersang; 2. unproductive, tandus: a ~ period in a writer’s life, masa yg tandus dlm kehidupan penulis; 3. unprofitable, sia-sia, tdk /bermanfaat, berfaedah, mendatangkan hasil/: a ~ argument, perdebatan yg sia-sia; 4. dull, membosankan: a ~ play, lakonan yg membosankan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |