| extra | adv 1. more than usual, especially, lebih drpd biasa: this is ~ fine quality paper, mutu kertas ini lebih baik drpd biasa; he bought an ~ large saucepan, dia membeli periuk yg besarnya lebih drpd biasa; we arrived ~ late for work, kami tiba di pejabat lebih lewat drpd biasa; he is ~ generous today, dia lebih murah hati drpd biasa hari ini; 2. more than the normal amount, lebih: you must pay ~ for a private bathroom, kamu mesti membayar lebih utk mendapat bilik air persendirian; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| craftsmanship | n 1. skill of a craftsman, ketukangan; 2. quality of the work of a craftsman, mutu ketukangan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lapse | vi 1. fall short, a. (of high standards) berkurang, menurun: standards in performance have ~d in recent years, mutu persembahan berkurang sejak tahun-tahun kebelakangan ini; b. (in o’s moral life) menyeleweng: don’t adopt such a holier-than-thou attitude for occassionally you too can ~ from it, jangan ambil sikap yg kamu lebih suci drpd orang lain krn kadang kala kamu boleh menyeleweng juga; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| derogate | vi; ~ from, (fml) detract from, menjejaskan, mengurangkan: the vulgarisms ~ from the quality of the book, kata-kata yg tdk sopan menjejaskan mutu buku itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| debasement | n 1. rendering base,a. (gen), /menjatuhkan, menurunkan/ nilai; b. (person), /merosakkan, menjatuhkan/ maruah; c. (style) merendahkan mutu; d. (word, language, etc) pencemaran; 2. (of coin) penurunan nilai. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| debase | vt 1. render base, a. (gen), (act.), /menjatuhkan, menurunkan/ nilai; (pass.) nilai [sst] /jatuh, turun/: the old way of life has been ~d by growing materialism, nilai hidup cara lama telah turun disebabkan sikap mementingkan kebendaan yg bertambah; b. (os), /merosakkan, menjatuhkan/ maruah: to ~ os by accepting bribes, merosakkan maruah diri dgn menerima rasuah; c. (style) merendahkan mutu: he ~d his style by including too many details, dia merendahkan mutu gaya penulisannya dgn memasukkan butir-butir yg terlalu banyak; d. (word, language, etc) mencemarkan; 2. (coin) menurunkan nilai; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| calibre | n 1. internal diameter, kaliber: the ~ of a bullet, kaliber peluru; 2. quality, a. (of person) berkaliber: a leader of exceptional ~, pemimpin yg berkaliber luar biasa; b. (of st) mutu: a work of very high ~, karya yg sangat tinggi mutunya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lax | adj 1. negligent, not strict, a. (of rules etc) tdk /ketat, longgar/: ~ security, kawalan tdk ketat; the regulations were ~ and supervision minimal, peraturan tdk ketat dan pengawasannya sangat sedikit; b. of a person’s, i. (performance) tdk tegas: lately, the teacher has been ~ and standards have slipped, kebelakangan ini, guru itu tdk tegas dan mutu pelajaran telah menurun; ii. (attitude towards looks) cuai menjaga: she has become ~ about her appearance, dia cuai menjaga rupanya; iii. morals, rendah; 2. (of bowels) lawas. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |