| ameliorate | vt memperbaiki: to ~ conditions in the industry, memperbaiki keadaan dlm industri itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| amend | vt 1. improve, memperbaiki: to ~ o’s style of living, memperbaiki cara hidup sso; 2. correct, membetulkan: to ~ a text, membetulkan teks; to ~ the error, membetulkan kesalahan itu; 3. revise, alter (legislation etc) meminda: the bill was ~ed before it was passed, rang undang-undang itu telah dipinda sebelum diluluskan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| afoot | adj & adv in operation, sedang berlaku; (of plan, scheme, etc) sedang dijalankan: there is trouble ~, ada kekacauan yg sedang berlaku; there is a plan ~ to improve working conditions, ada rancangan yg sedang dijalankan utk memperbaiki keadaan kerja. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| house | on the ~, percuma: drinks are on the ~, minuman adalah percuma; /set, put/ o’s ~ (own) in order, [various translations]: by replacing the chairman they hope they could put their ~ in order, dgn menggantikan pengerusi, mereka berharap dapat memperbaiki keadaan syarikat itu; you must set your own ~ in order before criticizing others, kamu mestilah membetulkan diri sendiri sebelum mengkritik orang lain; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| establishment | n 1. act of, a. (founding) penubuhan, mendirikan; (business) penubuhan: since its ~, the organization has done much to improve the living conditions of these hill tribes, sejak penubuhannya, pertubuhan ini telah banyak berusaha utk memperbaiki keadaan kehidupan suku kaum bukit ini; b.(bringing about, creating) pewujudan, mewujudkan: the ~ of a just, ordered society, pewujudan masyarakat yg adil dan teratur; 2. (business organization) syarikat; (institution) institusi; (shop) kedai: a well-known financial ~ in the city, syarikat kewangan yg terkemuka di bandar raya ini; he works for a research ~, dia bekerja di sebuah institusi penyelidikan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| aim | vt 1. direct at target, a. (gun, pistol, etc) membidikkan, mengacukan; b. (blow, kick, missile) mengarahkan: he picked up a stone and ~ed it at the dog, dia mengambil seketul batu lalu mengarahkannya kpd anjing itu; c. (camera) mengarahkan, menghalakan; 2. direct, a. (efforts, study, work, etc), (act.) menujukan; (pass.) bertujuan: his efforts were ~ed at improving their working conditions, usaha-usahanya bertujuan utk memperbaiki keadaan bekerja mereka; b. (remark, criticism, satire, etc) menujukan: a satire ~ed at the nouveau riche, satira yg ditujukan kpd orang kaya baru; 3. intend, menujukan: these educational television programmes are ~ed at young audiences, rancangan televisyen pendidikan ini ditujukan kpd penonton muda; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |