| interval | after a long ~, lama selepas itu: after a long ~, he finally replied my letter, lama selepas itu, barulah dia menjawab surat saya; at ~s, a. occasionally, sekali-sekali: the machine would stop making its whirring sound at ~s, sekali-sekali jentera itu berhenti mengeluarkan bunyi yg bergetar; b. happening regularly after particular periods of time, pd waktu-waktu tertentu: the bell rang at ~s, loceng berbunyi pd waktu-waktu tertentu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| for | ~ a long time, sudah lama: I haven’t met him ~ a long time, lama saya tdk berjumpa dengannya; ~ /days, months, years, etc /, /berhari-hari, berbulan-bulan, bertahun-tahun/ (lamanya); ~ life, seumur hidup; (liter.) seumur hidup, sepanjang hayat; ~ miles and miles, berbatu-batu jauhnya; ~ once, buat pertama kali: ~ once she did not object, buat pertama kali dia tdk membantah; ~ os, sendiri: she wanted to see it ~ herself, dia ingin melihatnya sendiri; ~ the present, buat masa /ini, sekarang/; be (in) ~ it, (colloq) kena engkau: you’ll be in ~ it if your sister catches you wearing her new shoes, kena engkau, jika kakak engkau nampak engkau memakai kasut barunya; /but, were it not, except /~, kalau tdk krn: but ~ her, Salleh would have died, kalau tdk krn dia, Salleh tentu mati; word ~ word, perkataan demi perkataan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| boom2 | n 1. long pole to which sail is fastened, joran, bum; 2. long pole, usu extensible, supporting microphone, camera, etc, joran; 3. floating barrier of timber across waterway, bum. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| chalk | n kapur; not by a long ~, jauh sekali: this job is not what I would have chosen for myself, not by a long ~, kerja ini bukanlah kerja yg akan saya pilih, jauh sekali; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| broad | ~ in the beam, punggung [sso] lebar; be as ~ as it is long, (colloq) tdk ada bezanya: financially it is as ~ as it is long – whether you buy a two bedroom flat or a terrace house, dr segi kewangan, tdk ada bezanya – sama ada kamu membeli rumah pangsa dua bilik atau rumah deret, rumah teres; in ~ outline, secara kasar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| arm1 | ~ in ~, berganding(an) tangan; as long as /my, your/ ~, (colloq) panjang berjela-jela, berjela-jela panjangnya: she gave me a shopping list as long as my ~, dia memberi saya senarai beli-belah yg panjang berjela-jela; /babe, child, etc/ in ~s, masih bayi; carry etc st under o’s ~, mengepit sst; have so. on o’s ~, berganding(an) tangan dgn sso; have st on o’s ~, ada [n ] di lengan sso: she had a basket on her ~, ada bakul di lengannya; be in so’s ~s, dlm pelukan sso; be in the ~s of Morpheus, sedang tidur; keep so. at ~’s length, menjauhi sso; linked ~s, berganding(an) tangan; put o’s ~ around so., memeluk sso; within ~’s reach, sepejangkauan, sepercapaian; with open ~s, dgn tangan terbuka: the family welcomed him back with open ~s, keluarganya menyambutnya kembali dgn tangan terbuka; would give o’s right ~, (colloq) rela membuat apa sahaja. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hour-long | adj & adv selama sejam. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| day-long | adj & adv sepanjang hari: a ~ discussion, perbincangan sepanjang hari; waves that beat ~ against the rocks, ombak yg memukul batu sepanjang hari. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| daddy-long-legs | n ayak-ayak. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ago | adv yg /lalu, lepas/, dahulu; (ref to a longer period) dahulu, yg /lampau, lalu/: a few minutes ~, beberapa minit yg lalu; some weeks ~, beberapa minggu yg lalu; about seven or eight years ~, kira-kira tujuh atau lapan tahun yg lampau; /a moment, a short while/ ~, sebentar tadi; long ~, a. long since, pd suatu masa /yg lampau, dahulu/: it happened long ~, peristiwa itu berlaku pd suatu masa yg lampau; b. in bygone days, pd zaman dahulu, dahulu kala; not long ~, tdk berapa lama dahulu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |