| dialectal | adj dialek, loghat, bahasa daerah: ~ studies, kajian dialek. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dialect | n dialek, loghat, bahasa daerah: local ~s, dialek tempatan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| idiom | n 1. (ling) idiom, ungkapan, simpulan bahasa; 2. dialect, loghat, dialek; 3. (art & mus) idiom. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| cockney | n 1. (often C~) native of the East End of London, orang Cockney; 2. (dialect) loghat cockney. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| affect2 | vt 1. pretend to feel, have, etc, berpura-pura: he ~ed not to hear, dia berpura-pura tdk mendengar; to ~ innocence, berpura-pura tdk tahu; to ~ illness, berpura-pura sakit; 2. imitate, meniru: he ~ed the American accent, dia meniru loghat orang Amerika; 3. like, prefer to use, suka menggunakan; (clothing) suka memakai: he ~s long complicated sentences, dia suka menggunakan ayat-ayat yg panjang dan rumit; a woman who ~s very unusual clothes, seorang wanita yg suka memakai pakaian yg luar biasa; 4. assume character etc of, berlagak /sbg, spt/: he likes to ~ the great philosopher, dia suka berlagak spt ahli falsafah agung; 5. live, grow in, /terdapat, hidup/ di: polar bears that ~ the coastal regions of the Arctic, beruang kutub yg terdapat di kawasan pinggir laut Artik; 6. tend to assume, mengambil bentuk: cells ~ing hexagonal form, sel-sel yg mengambil bentuk heksagon; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| accent | n 1. prominence given to syllable, tekanan (bunyi), aksen: in the word "remark" the ~ is on the second syllable, bagi perkataan "remark" aksennya (ialah) pd suku kata yg kedua; 2. mark indic stress or change of pronunciation, tanda /aksen, tekanan (bunyi)/; 3. characteristic pronunciation, pelat, telor, loghat: to speak English with a French ~, bercakap bahasa Inggeris dgn pelat orang Perancis; 4. (in verse, prose) tekanan; 5. emphasis, tumpuan: at the fashion show the ~ was on casual wear, tumpuan di pertunjukan fesyen itu ialah pd pakaian bersahaja; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lapse | ~ into, a. sink, pass into, [various translations]: after quite a lively discussion we ~d into our own thoughts, selepas perbincangan yg begitu hidup kami diam utk berfikir; she’d been tossing and turning for most of the night but at last ~d into sleep, dia menggelisah sepanjang malam tetapi akhirnya tertidur; he has ~d back into his old ways, dia telah berbalik semula kpd tabiat lamanya; b. (of language etc) slip into certain style, bertukar kpd: every now and then he would ~ into the local dialect, sekali sekala dia bertukar kpd loghat daerahnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| give | ~ so. away, a. betray so.,/membocorkan rahsia, memecahkan tembelang/ sso, memberitahu [sso] ttg /sso, sst/; (by treachery) /mengkhianati, belot thdp/ sso dgn memberikan maklumat: it was your sister who gave us away, not me, adik kamulah yg membocorkan rahsia kita, bukan saya; he gave his own people away to the Gestapo, dia mengkhianati bangsanya dgn memberikan maklumat kpd pihak Gestapo; b. reveal st about so., [no specif translation]: “How did you know I was English?” “Your accent gave you away”, “Bagaimana saudara tahu bahawa saya orang Inggeris?” “Daripada loghat saudari, saya tahu saudari orang Inggeris”; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |