| backfire | vi 1. meletup(-letup), tersedak(-sedak): what is causing the motorcycle to ~?, apa yg menyebabkan motosikal ini meletup-letup saja?; 2. (fig.) menimbulkan /kesan, akibat/ yg bertentangan dgn yg /dirancang, dijangka/, berkesudahan sebaliknya: the conspiracy ~d, komplot itu berkesudahan sebaliknya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fireworks | n 1. fireworks display, pertunjukan bunga api; 2. (colloq) meletup-letup: you’d better get home – there’ll be ~ if you don’t go now, baik kamu balik sekarang – kalau tidak, meletup-letup nanti. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| crack | vi 1. split into fissures, merekah: the dry ground ~ed during the long summer, tanah yg kontang merekah pd musim panas yg panjang; 2. split into thin lines, meretak: the glass ~ed when she poured hot water into it, gelas itu meretak apabila air panas dituang ke dalamnya; 3. (of skin, lips) pecah-pecah; 4. make sudden, sharp noise, [various translations]: rifles ~ed simultaneously, senapang meletup serentak; the children shouted when the fireworks ~ed, kanak-kanak bersorak apabila bunga api meletup-letup; when whips ~, apabila cemeti melecut; 5. (of voice), (menjadi) serak; (approaching puberty, adolescence) pecah: his voice ~ed with grief, suaranya serak krn sedih; at adolescence, a boy’s voice ~s, suara budak lelaki pecah sewaktu mulai meningkat remaja; 6. break down, menyerah: he ~ed under the continual questioning, dia menyerah setelah disoal bertalu-talu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |