| hair’s breadth | n hampir-hampir; (adversely) nyaris-nyaris: she lost the race by a ~, dia hampir-hampir menang dlm perlumbaan itu; the beam missed him by a ~, alang itu nyaris-nyaris menimpanya; to escape by a ~, nyaris-nyaris tdk dapat lari. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| shave | a close ~, (colloq), /nyaris-nyaris, hampir-hampir/ /nahas, mati dll [as appropriate]/: that was a close ~. That car nearly hit me, nyaris-nyaris nahas. Kereta itu hampir-hampir melanggar saya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| skin | by the ~ of o’s teeth, /nyaris-nyaris, terlambat sedikit saja/ sso tdk: we managed to catch the bus by the skin of our teeth, nyaris-nyaris kami tdk dapat naik bas; get under o’s ~, (colloq) menjengkelkan: remarks that got under his ~, kata-kata yg menjengkelkannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| near | a ~ thing, nyaris-nyaris: the train and the bus didn’t actually touch, but it was a very ~ thing, kereta api dan bas itu sebenarnya tdk bergesel tetapi sudah nyaris-nyaris; ~ to each other, berdekatan, berdekat-dekatan: the fire station, the post office and the TV studios are all ~ to each other, balai bomba, pejabat pos dan studio TV semuanya berdekat-dekatan; the ~est thing to, (approp n +) paling /mirip, serupa/ dgn: Mr Venkat’s sundry shop was the ~est thing to a supermarket in the whole district, kedai runcit En. Venkat paling mirip dgn pasar raya di seluruh daerah itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| almost | c. (rel to condition, situation, action) hampir(-hampir); (rel to adverse situation) nyaris(-nyaris), hampir(-hampir), cemas-cemas: he is ~ bankrupt, dia hampir-hampir bankrap; he was ~ knocked down by a car, dia nyaris-nyaris dilanggar kereta; she ~ blurted out the secret, dia nyaris-nyaris membocorkan rahsia itu; d. what would essentially approximate, (usu with negative) boleh dikatakan: during that one hour she said ~ nothing, selama satu jam itu, dia boleh dikatakan tdk berkata sepatah pun; they ~ always fail agree, mereka boleh dikatakan tdk pernah bersetuju; an ~ watertight argument, suatu alasan yg boleh dikatakan tdk dapat disangkal lagi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ace | within an ~ of, hampir-hampir; (st unfavourable ) hampir-hampir, nyaris-nyaris: within an ~ of victory , hampir-hampir berjaya; within an ~ of collapse , nyaris-nyaris musnah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| squeak | (have) a narrow ~, (colloq),, /nyaris(-nyaris), cemas-cemas, hampir(-hampir)/ + approp v: the escapees had a narrow ~ when they turned a corner and saw three policemen approaching,, banduan yg terlepas lari itu nyaris-nyaris tertangkap apabila ternampak tiga orang polis berjalan ke arah mereka semasa mereka melewati selekoh; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| come | b. almost, be very near, hampir-hampir; (to adverse situation) hampir-hampir, nyaris-nyaris, cemas-cemas: she came close to losing her job, dia nyaris-nyaris dibuang kerja; ~ it (too, a bit, rather) strong, (colloq) keterlaluan; walau apa pun yg terjadi; as [adj] as they ~, betul-betul [adj]; have it coming, (colloq) memang patutlah begitu; how /bv (that), fasal apa; not know whether one is coming or going, benar-benar bingung; to ~, akan datang: in the years to ~, dlm tahun-tahun akan datang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| close | ~ - cropped, /digunting, dipotong/ pendek; ~ - set, rapat: ~ - set eyes, mata rapat; a ~ /shave, call, thing/, nyaris-nyaris + approp v : he survived the operation, but it was a ~ shave, dia selamat menjalani pembedahan walaupun dia nyaris-nyaris mati; ~ to so’s heart, sangat diminati sso: wild life preservation is a subject ~ to her heart, pemeliharaan hidupan liar adalah perkara yg sangat diminatinya; at ~ quarters, dr dekat, dekat-dekat: she was even more beautiful at ~ quarters, malah dia kelihatan lebih cantik dr dekat; in ~ proximity, dekat-dekat, rapat-rapat: they were sitting in ~ proximity, mereka duduk rapat-rapat; /keep, lie/ ~, bersembunyi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| inch | within an ~ of, hampir(-hampir), sedikit lagi; (st that results in harm, injury, etc) nyaris(-nyaris), cemas(-cemas), hampir(-hampir): he came within an ~ of beating the champion, dia hampir-hampir dapat mengalahkan juara itu; she came within an ~ of being struck by a falling branch, dia nyaris-nyaris ditimpa dahan yg patah itu; be within an ~ of death, nyaris maut; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |