| approbation | n (fml) 1. approval, commendation, (mem)perkenan; (preceded by “nod”, “smile”, etc) tanda berkenan: we hope our efforts meet with your ~, kami harap usaha kami akan tuan perkenan; his quick action earned him the ~ of his superior, tindakannya yg cepat itu diperkenan oleh ketuanya; a nod of ~, mengangguk tanda berkenan; 2. official approval, kebenaran, keizinan; (of royalty) perkenan(an): we must first obtain the ~ of the authorities, kita harus terlebih dahulu mendapat kebenaran pihak berkuasa; the legislation received the royal ~, undang-undang itu mendapat perkenan diraja. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| acquiesce | vi bersetuju, akur: he ~d with a nod, dia bersetuju dgn menganggukkan kepalanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| expressive | adj 1. full of expression, penuh perasaan: he answered with an ~ nod, dia menjawab dgn anggukan yg penuh perasaan; 2. (fml) indicative, suggestive, menunjukkan: a cry ~ of pain, tangisan yg menunjukkan rasa sakit. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| affirmative | adj 1. asserting as true, /mengiakan, mengakui/ + approp n: the tests produced ~ results, ujian-ujian itu menghasilkan keputusan yg mengiakan hipotesis; 2. indic agreement, mengiakan: he gave an ~ nod, dia mengangguk mengiakan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| acknowledge | 4. take notice of, indicate recognition, awareness of, a. (person), (through verbal response) menyapa, menegur; (by gesturing), [no specif translation]: the next time we met she refused to ~ me, apabila kami bertemu lagi dia tdk mahu menyapa saya; to ~ so. with a /nod, smile, wave, etc/, /mengangguk, tersenyum, melambai dll/ kpd sso; b. (greeting) membalas, menyambut: to ~ so’s greeting with a nod, membalas sapaan sso dgn menganggukkan kepala; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| approval | n 1. act of sanctioning, kelulusan, kebenaran, izin, meluluskan: ~ for subletting shall not be arbitrarily withheld by the landlord, kebenaran utk menyewa tumpang tdk boleh ditahan dgn sewenang-wenangnya oleh tuan tanah; a letter notifying them of the Council’s ~ of the scheme, sepucuk surat yg memberitahu mereka bahawa Majlis Bandaran telah meluluskan rancangan itu; 2. formal sanction, kelulusan: the board gave its ~ to the proposal, lembaga memberikan kelulusannya thdp cadangan itu; 3. agreement, persetujuan, kebenaran, izin, keizinan: she married without her father’s ~, dia berkahwin tanpa persetujuan bapanya; 4. favourable opinion, suka, berkenan; (preceded by “nod”, “smile”, etc) sbg tanda berkenan: the teacher’s obvious ~ of his behaviour was a boost to his confidence, gurunya yg terang-terang berkenan dgn tingkah lakunya menambahkan lagi keyakinannya; he gave a nod of ~, dia mengangguk sbg tanda berkenan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| greeting | n 1. salutation, a. (in words) tegur sapa, sapaan: her friendly ~ put everyone at ease, tegur sapanya yg mesra menyenangkan hati setiap orang; b. (by gesture or action), /bentuk, cara/ /alu-aluan, menyambut sso/: a smile, bow, nod of the head and wave of the hand are all ~s, senyum, membongkokkan badan, menundukkan kepala dan melambai, semuanya ialah cara alu-aluan; c. (in writing) salam: please convey my ~s to the family, tolong sampaikan salam saya kpd keluarga; 2. good wishes, ucapan selamat: birthday ~s, ucapan selamat hari jadi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| assent | n 1. sanction, official consent, persetujuan; (of royalty) perkenan(an): royal ~, perkenanan raja; by common ~, dgn persetujuan ramai; (as a result of unspoken agreement) seolah-olah telah dipersetujui: appointment is by common ~, pelantikan dibuat dgn persetujuan ramai; by common ~ the audience rose and gave her a rousing ovation, seolah-olah telah di persetujui, para penonton bangun dan memberinya tepuk sorak yg bergemuruh; with one ~ (fml) sebulat suara; 2. hesitant agreement, acquiescence, persetujuan: to give o’s ~, memberikan persetujuan sso; give a nod of ~, mengangguk tanda bersetuju; 3. (mental) acceptance, penerimaan: his ~ to the doctrine, penerimaannya akan doktrin itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |