| background | n (lit. & fig.) latar belakang: family ~,latar belakang keluarga; the ~ of a problem, latar belakang masalah; a ~ in mechanical engineering, latar belakang dlm bidang kejuruteraan mekanik; ~ information, maklumat latar belakang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| backdrop | n 1. tirai latar; 2. (fig.) latar belakang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| foreground | n 1. latar depan: I am in the ~ of the photograph, saya berada di latar depan gambar itu; 2. (fig.) a. position of importance, tempat yg utama: the question of peace is in the ~ of our minds, persoalan perdamaian mendapat tempat yg utama dlm fikiran kami; b. centre of attention, pusat perhatian: the tax reforms are still in ~ of public attention, pembaruan cukai masih merupakan pusat perhatian umum. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| background | ~ music, muzik latar; against a ~ of, a. (when in contact with the background) dgn berlatarbelakangkan: the diamond glittered against the ~ of black velvet, berlian itu berkilauan dgn berlatarbelakangkan baldu hitam; b. (when not in contact with the background), (dgn) berlatarbelakangkan sst: a house built against a ~ of mountains, rumah yg berlatarbelakangkan gunung-ganang; c. (fig.) dgn [sst] sbg latar belakangnya, dgn berlatarbelakangkan: the elections took place against a ~ of inflation and unemployment, pilihan raya itu berlangsung dgn inflasi dan pengangguran sbg latar belakangnya; /be, keep, remain, stay/ in the ~, /menyisihkan, memencilkan/ diri; push /so., st/ into the ~, /mengetepikan, mengesampingkan/ /sso, sst/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| case history | n /latar, perihal, sejarah/ kes. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ground bass | n bes latar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| back | 4. make a backing for, melapik, melapisi: to ~ silk with stiffened cotton, melapik kain sutera dgn kain kapas yg telah dikeraskan; b. form the background of, /merupakan, menjadi/ latar belakang: the hills that ~ed the village, bukit-bukau yg merupakan latar belakang kampung itu; 6. endorse, mengesahkan: to ~ a bill, mengesahkan bil; 7. bet on, bertaruh pd, memasang taruh pd, menaruhi: they were fortunate to have ~ed the winning horse in the race, mereka beruntung krn telah bertaruh pd kuda yg menang dlm perlumbaan itu; ~ the /right, wrong/ horse, menyokong + approp n yg /menang, kalah/; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| disadvantage | put so. at a ~, /merugikan, tdk menguntungkan /sso: his background puts him at a ~ in these social circles, latar belakangnya merugikan dia di kalangan kumpulan sosial ini; to so’s ~, /merugikan, tdk menguntungkan/ sso; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| genteel | adj (fml or liter.) 1. of the upper class, kelas atasan; (formerly) bangsawan: a family with a ~ background, keluarga yg mempunyai latar belakang bangsawan; 2. polished, well-bred, halus budi pekerti: a poor but ~ old man, orang tua yg miskin tetapi halus budi pekertinya; 3. affectedly polite, terlalu /tertib, sopan santun/: her ~ manner drives me crazy, caranya yg terlalu tertib itu membuat saya bagai nak gila; ~ expressions, ungkapan-ungkapan yg terlalu tertib. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hedge | vi 1. (finance) melindung nilai; 2. avoid committing os, berdolak-dalik: whenever we ask him about his background he always ~s, setiap kali kita bertanya ttg latar belakangnya, dia selalu berdolak-dalik; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |