| court | vt 1. woo, mencuba memikat: he ~ed her secretly, dia mencuba memikat gadis itu secara diam-diam; 2. try to win favour of, mencuba /mengambil hati, memujuk/: to ~ wealthy clients, mencuba mengambil hati klien-klien yg kaya; 3. solicit, memancing: to ~ praise, memancing pujian; ~ so’s favour, mencuba mengambil hati sso; 4. invite, menempah: you are ~ing disaster by your actions, kamu menempah bala dgn tindak-tandukmu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| allure | cvt (act.) memikat, menggoda; (pass.) terpikat, tergoda, tertawan: fables of mermaids alluring sailors to destruction, cerita-cerita dongeng yg mengisahkan bagaimana ikan duyung memikat pelaut ke arah kemusnahan; to be ~d by promises, terpikat dgn janji-janji; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| advance | b. make amorous approach to, mencuba /memikat, bermesra dgn/: he makes ~s to every pretty woman he meets, dia mencuba memikat setiap wanita cantik yg ditemuinya; make the first ~s, /mengorak, membuka/ langkah pertama; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| courtship | n 1. act of courting, percubaan utk memikat: his ~ of her was ardent, dia bersungguh-sungguh dlm percubaannya utk memikat gadis itu; 2. period of courting, masa bercinta-cintaan: a brief ~, masa bercinta-cintaan yg singkat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| court | be presented at ~, datang menghadap raja; go to ~, membawa (sst perkara) ke mahkamah; pay ~ to, mencuba memikat: to pay ~ to a pretty woman, mencuba memikat seorang perempuan yg cantik; settle out of ~, menyelesaikan [sst] di luar mahkamah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| capture | b. get control of, menguasai: the Proton Saga is all set to ~ the market, kereta Proton Saga sudah bersiap sedia utk menguasai pasaran; 5. captivate, /menawan, memikat, menambat/ hati; (imagination) memikat; (interest) menarik: words to ~ his heart, kata-kata utk menawan hatinya; to ~ so’s interest, menarik minat sso; 6. catch and preserve, mengabadikan: he ~d the beauty of nature in his painting, dia mengabadikan keindahan alam semula jadi dlm lukisannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| decoy | vt mengumpan, memikat: the bird was ~ed into the trap, burung itu dipikat masuk ke dlm perangkap; he was ~ed away from the party and abducted, dia diumpan dr parti itu dan dilarikan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| beguiling | adj menawan (hati), memikat hati: a ~ smile, senyuman yg menawan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| beguile | vt charm (act.), /menawan, memikat/ hati; (pass.), (hati) /tertawan, terpikat/: her eyes ~d him, matanya menawan hati lelaki itu; 2. deceive (act.) memperdaya; (pass.) terpedaya, diperdaya: she was ~d by the salesman’s glib talk, dia teperdaya oleh kepetahan jurujual itu; 3. cause (time etc) to pass pleasantly, mengisi /waktu, masa/: we ~d the hours by playing cards, kami mengisi waktu dgn bermain terup; 4. amuse, menghibur(kan) (hati): their uncle ~d them with stories and riddles, bapa saudara mereka menghiburkan hati mereka dgn bercerita dan berteka-teki; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| alluringly | adv sangat menarik; (smile, look, etc) menawan, memikat, menggoda: the proposition was worded very ~, cadangan itu disusun dgn kata-kata yg amat menarik; to look ~ at so., memberikan pandangan yg menawan kpd sso. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |