| counter 3 | vi membalas: when the management came up with a proposal, the Union ~ed with one of their own, semasa pihak pengurusan mengemukakan cadangan, pihak kesatuan membalas dgn cadangan mereka sendiri; my opponent ~ed with his left, lawan saya membalas dgn penumbuk kiri; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hit | ~ back (at), a. return a blow, membalas: he ~ back with all his might, dia membalas dgn sepenuh kekuatannya; b. counter-attack, menyerang balas: enemy planes ~ back at our stronghold, kapal terbang lawan menyerang balas benteng pertahanan kami; c. answer back, menjawab balik: he ~ back at his critics, dia menjawab balik pengkritiknya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| avenge | vt membela, menuntut bela thdp; (insult etc) membalas: he vowed to ~ his father’s death, dia bersumpah akan membela kematian bapanya; she was determined to ~ her lover, dia bertekad utk menuntut bela thdp kematian kekasihnya; I will ~ the insult to my family, saya akan membalas penghinaan yg dilakukan thdp keluarga saya; ~ os on so., membalas dendam thdp sso: he ~d himself on his critics in the next issue of the magazine, dia membalas dendam thdp pengkritik-pengkritiknya dlm majalah keluaran yg berikutnya; ~ st on so., menuntut bela thdp sso: he ~d his brother’s murder on the conspirators, dia menuntut bela thdp pembelot-pembelot itu krn membunuh abangnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| counter 3 | vt 1. retaliate, membalas: he ~ed the charge by claiming that he had been framed, dia membalas tuduhan itu dgn mendakwa bahawa dia telah dianiaya; 2. act in retaliation to, bertindak balas thdp: to ~ the rise in street crime, the police made more regular patrols, utk bertindak balas thdp meningkatnya jenayah di jalan raya, pihak polis membuat rondaan yg lebih kerap. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| knock | ~ back, (sl) a. knock in answer, membalas ketukan: I ~ed on his window three times but he did not ~ back, saya mengetuk tingkapnya tiga kali tetapi dia tdk membalas ketukan saya; b. drink (usu large amou | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| give | ~ as good as one gets, membalas sebagaimana yg + pass. v: she has strong convictions and in any argument about women’s rights, she will give as good as she gets, dia mempunyai pendirian yg tegas dan dlm sebarang perdebatan ttg hak-hak wanita, dia akan membalas sebagaimana yg dihujahkan kepadanya; ~ it to so. (straight), (colloq) cakap dgn sso /depan-depan, terus-terang/; ~ me, (colloq) saya lebih suka: ~ me local coffee any day!, saya lebih suka kopi tempatan; ~ or take, a. more or less, campur tolak: | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| answer | vt 1. reply, menjawab; (by letter) menjawab, membalas: he ~ed every question, dia menjawab setiap soalan; have you ~ed the invitation?, sudahkah kamu menjawab undangan itu?; letters to be ~ed, surat-surat yg perlu dibalas; 2. react, respond to, a. (by doing st in return for) membalas: he ~ed blows with blows, dia membalas pukulan dgn pukulan; the signal was not ~ed, isyarat itu tdk dibalas; b. (by obeying, succumbing) mengikut: the listing ship would not ~ the helm, kapal yg senget itu tdk mahu mengikut kemudinya; the horse ~ed the spur, kuda itu mengikut apabila dipacu; c. (by fulfilling a need, request, etc) menyambut: many people ~ed the appeal for donations, banyak orang yg menyambut rayuan meminta derma itu; d. (by acknowledging o’s name) menyahut: to ~ a roll-call, menyahut apabila nama dipanggil; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| answer | vi 1. reply, menjawab; (by letter) menjawab, membalas: he ~ed without thinking, dia menjawab dgn tdk berfikir; she did not ~ well in the last examination, dia tdk menjawab dgn baik dlm peperiksaan yg lalu; although I have written him three letters he still hasn’t ~ed, walaupun saya telah menulis tiga pucuk surat dia masih belum membalas; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fight | ~ back, a. return (an attack etc) melawan balik, membalas: if he slaps you why don’t you ~ back?, kalau dia menampar kamu kenapa kamu tdk melawan balik; b. resist, melawan: if the council tries to evict us we shall ~ back, jika majlis perbandaran mencuba mengusir kami, kami akan melawan; ~ st back, suppress st, menahan sst: she had difficulty in ~ing back her tears, sukar baginya menahan air matanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| answer | give an ~, menjawab, memberikan jawapan; in ~ to, a. (letter) sbg /menjawab, membalas/; b. (question etc) sbg menjawab; c. (request) sbg memenuhi; d. (shout, telephone call, etc) sbg menyahut: the fire brigade came in ~ to my telephone call, bomba datang sbg menyahut panggilan telefon saya; know all the ~s, (colloq) tahu akan /segala-galanya, semuanya/, serba tahu; be the ~ to o’s prayer, orang yg /diharap-harapkan, dicari-cari/; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |