| defend | vt 1. guard from attack, danger, etc, mempertahankan: to ~ the country against its belligerent neighbours, mempertahankan negara drpd jiran-jirannya yg suka berperang; she carried a knife to ~ herself, dia membawa pisau utk mempertahankan dirinya; 2. justify, mempertahankan: to ~ a theory, mempertahankan teori; he tried to ~ his actions but failed, dia mencuba mempertahankan tindakannya tetapi gagal; 3. (leg.) membela: the accused will be ~ed by one of the country’s best lawyers, yg tertuduh akan dibela oleh salah seorang peguam yg terbaik di negara ini; 4. (sport) protect o’s goal, championship title, etc, mempertahankan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| defence | n 1. action to protect against attack, danger, etc, mempertahankan; (os) mempertahankan diri sso: the old couple had no ~ against such a brutal attack, pasangan tua itu tdk dapat mempertahankan diri drpd serangan yg begitu kejam; 2. system, organization of military etc, pertahanan: national ~, pertahanan negara; ~ expenditure, perbelanjaan pertahanan; civil ~, pertahanan awam; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hold 1 | 9. not be beaten by, mempertahankan diri drpd: the soldiers could not ~ the enemy, askar-askar itu tdk dapat mempertahankan diri drpd musuh; 10. detain, menahan: he was being held for questioning, dia ditahan utk disoal siasat; six civilians were held hostage, enam orang awam telah ditahan sbg tebusan; 11. possess, memegang, memiliki: he ~s shares in the company, dia memegang syer dlm syarikat itu; he ~s a degree in Science, dia memegang ijazah Sains; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hold 1 | d. keep at a distance, menjauhkan diri: she will always ~ off if men approach her, dia sentiasa menjauhkan diri apabila didekati lelaki; ~ /so., st/ off, a. ward off so., st, mempertahankan diri drpd /sso, sst/: our soldiers were able to ~ off the attack, askar-askar kami dapat mempertahankan diri drpd serangan itu; b. delay st, menangguhkan sst: the committee decided to ~ off their decision, jawatankuasa itu memutuskan utk menangguhkan keputusan mereka; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| defensive | adj 1. serving, made, formed, etc for defence, pertahanan: a ~ weapon, senjata pertahanan; a ~ strategy, strategi pertahanan; a ~ alliance, perikatan pertahanan; ~ policy, dasar pertahanan; 2. (of person), (bersikap) mempertahankan diri: she became very ~ when I asked her if she had seen my purse, dia bersikap mempertahankan diri apabila saya bertanya sama ada dia ternampak dompet saya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hold 1 | 6. have capacity for, muat: the car will ~ six people, kereta itu boleh muat enam orang; the cask ~s twenty litres of beer, tong kayu ini muat dua puluh liter bir; 7. contain, berisi: this bag ~s my jewellery, beg ini berisi barang kemas saya; 8. defend, mempertahankan: the troops were unable to ~ their position, askar-askar itu tdk dapat mempertahankan kedudukan mereka; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dispute | vt 1. argue, quarrel over, /bertikai, berbalah/ ttg: for years they ~d the ownership of the land, bertahun-tahun mereka bertikai ttg pemilikan tanah itu; 2. question (the truth, validity of) mempertikaikan, mempersoalkan: to ~ a claim, mempertikaikan tuntutan; to ~ a decision, mempersoalkan sst keputusan; 3. try to prevent possession of, mempertahankan: our troops ~d every inch of the ground, tentera kita mempertahankan setiap inci tanah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| flag1 | ~ of convenience, bendera kemudahan; ~ of truce, bendera putih; keep the ~ flying, keep up tradition (under difficult circumstances), /mempertahankan, meneruskan/ tradisi /sso, sst/: the Dutch artists and poets who went underground and kept the ~ flying during the occupation, seniman | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ability | n 1. Power to do st a. (mental, physical) kebolehan, kemampuan, keupayaan: his ~ to solve the problem, kebolehannya menyelesaikan masalah itu; the armed forces have the ~ to defend the nation, angkatan bersenjata mempunyai kebolehan utk mempertahankan negara; mental ~, kemampuan mental; b. (financial) kemampuan, keupayaan; c. (legal) hak; 2. (usu in pl) mental power, talent, kebolehan, kemampuan: a man of many abilities, seorang yg banyak kebolehannya; have the ~ to (do st), see ABLE (be able to); to the best of o’s ~, sedaya upaya, dgn segala daya upaya, sedapat-dapatnya, seboleh-bolehnya, seberapa boleh. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| justice | n 1. a. just conduct, fairness, keadilan: to demand ~ for all, menuntut keadilan utk semua; a man who possessed a keen sense of ~, lelaki yg amat mementingkan keadilan; b. quality of being reasonable, legitimate, berasas; (rel to person) layak: he defended the ~ of their cause, dia mempertahankan bahawa perjuangan mereka berasas; there was no one in that whole building who could with any ~ be called an expert, tdk ada seorang pun di bangunan itu yg layak dipanggil pakar; 2. action, administration of law, keadilan: court of ~, mahkamah keadilan; system of ~, sistem keadilan; 3. (UK) judge of the supreme court, hakim: the Chief J~ of England, Hakim Besar England; Mr J~ Brown, Yg Arif Tuan Hakim Brown; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |