| independent | adj 1. self-governing, merdeka: Malaya became ~ in 1957, Malaya merdeka pd tahun 1957; 2. not associated (with each other) berasingan: the two ~ studies came to almost the same conclusion, kedua-dua kajian yg berasingan itu mencapai kesimpulan yg hampir sama; ~ research projects, projek penyelidikan yg berasingan; 3. done, conducted or given fairly and without bias, bebas: an ~ investigation, siasatan bebas; to get an ~ opinion, mendapatkan buah fikiran yg bebas; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| free-born | adj lahir /merdeka, bebas/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| freeman | n non-slave,orang /merdeka, bebas/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| emergent | adj coming into being or notice, baru /muncul, berkembang/; (of nations) baru /muncul, merdeka/: an ~ political structure, struktur politik yg baru berkembang; the ~ countries of Africa, negara-negara Afrika yg baru muncul. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| corner | cut /(off) a, the/ ~, cut across a corner, mengambil jalan pintas; cut ~s, a. take the simplest way, mengambil (jalan) mudah: if you cut ~s your work will not be satisfactory, kalau kamu mengambil mudah, hasil kerja kamu tdk akan memuaskan; b. reduce expenses, mengurangkan kos: to cut ~s on labour, mengurangkan kos buruh; /drive, force/ so. into a ~, (fig.) membuat sso tersepit: in the debate he was able to drive his opponent into a ~, dlm perdebatan itu dia dapat membuat lawannya tersepit; just (a)round the ~, dekat saja; (rel to time) sudah hampir: the bus-stop is just around the ~, perhentian bas itu dekat sahaja; Independence Day is just around the ~, Hari Merdeka sudah hampir; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |