| commoner | n orang /kebanyakan, biasa/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| commons | n; the ~, (old use) orang kebanyakan, rakyat /biasa, jelata/; be on short ~, tdk dapat makanan yg cukup; /keep, put/ so. on short ~, tdk memberi sso makanan yg cukup. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| forfeit | vt 1. lose as a penalty, kehilangan: he had ~ed all right to the inheritance when he married a commoner, dia telah kehilangan segala hak atas warisannya apabila dia mengahwini orang kebanyakan; if you commit another violation you will ~ a point, kalau saudara melanggar peraturan sekali lagi, saudara akan kehilangan satu mata; 2. sacrifice, mengorbankan: I have ~ed much free time to make a success of this project, saya telah banyak mengorbankan masa lapang utk menjayakan projek ini; some of the scientists present at the tests ~ed their lives for science, beberapa ahli sains yg hadir semasa ujian-ujian itu telah mengorbankan nyawa mereka demi sains. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| birth | at ~, /semasa, sewaktu/ lahir: the baby weighed 3.5 kg at ~, bayi itu beratnya 3.5 kg semasa lahir; at a ~, sekali lahir: five young at a ~, lima ekor anak sekali lahir; a /man, woman/ of humble ~, orang kebanyakan; by ~, a. by descent, berketurunan: a Russian by ~, berketurunan Rusia; b. by natural talent, berbakat: a musician by ~, pemuzik yg berbakat; from ~, sejak lahir: she has been deaf from ~, dia pekak sejak lahir; give ~ to, a. bear (child) melahirkan; b. produce (idea etc) melahirkan: his experiment gave ~ to new discoveries, uji kajinya melahirkan penemuan-penemuan baru; of /high, noble/ ~, /drpd keturunan, berketurunan/ bangsawan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fire | 3. (instance of) destructive burning, kebakaran: the house was destroyed by ~, rumah itu musnah akibat kebakaran; forest ~, kebakaran hutan; most people died not in the earthquake but in the ensuing ~, kebanyakan orang mati bukan akibat gempa bumi tetapi dlm kebakaran yg terjadi kemudiannya; fire! fire!, (exclamatory), (warning that a building is burning) api !api!: I heard someone shout “~! ~!”, saya terdengar orang menjerit “api! api!”; 4. device for heating a room etc, (fixed) perapian; (portable) alat pemanas: the dining room felt cold, so I fetched the electric ~ from the sitting room and switched it on, terasa sejuk di bilik makan jadi saya mengambil alat pemanas elektrik dr bilik tamu dan menghidupkannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| escape | 2. means of escaping from a place, [various translations]: the police later found the ~ vehicle near an abandoned house, polis kemudian menjumpai kenderaan yg digunakan utk melarikan diri berhampiran dgn sebuah rumah tinggal; an ~ route, jalan [sso] melarikan diri; ~ valve, injap lepas; 3. (st that provides)temporary distraction, melepaskan diri drpd: television is for many a means of ~, televisyen bagi kebanyakan orang adalah cara utk melepaskan diri; 4. seepage or leakage of gas, liquid, etc, keluar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| few | n 1. several, beberapa + approp n: most of his friends deserted him but a faithful ~ remained, kebanyakan kawannya meninggalkannya tetapi beberapa orang yg setia masih berada di sisinya; I threw away some of my old shoes but kept a ~, saya membuang beberapa pasang kasut lama saya tetapi menyimpan beberapa pasang lagi; 2. not many, tdk banyak, sedikit saja; (of persons) tdk /banyak, ramai/, sedikit saja: in this area there used to be hundreds of windmills, but ~ remain today, dahulu di kawasan ini terdapat beratus-ratus kincir angin, tetapi sekarang tinggal sedikit saja; ~ are prepared to believe him, tdk banyak yg bersedia utk mempercayainya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hang | ~ back, hesitate (to do st) teragak-agak (membuat sst): most of the children dashed across the road but two hung back, kebanyakan budak itu meluru menyeberang jalan tetapi dua orang daripadanya teragak-agak; when the call for volunteers came, no one hung back, apabila ada panggilan utk berkhidmat secara suka rela tiada siapa pun yg teragak-agak utk menyertainya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| body | 4. main part, a. (of vehicle, aircraft, etc) badan; b. (of building) bahagian tengah; (specif of house) induk rumah: the delegates occupied the ~ of the hall, leaving only the side galleries for the press and the public, para perwakilan memenuhi bahagian tengah ruang dewan itu, sehingga serambi sampingan sahaja yg dapat digunakan utk wartawan dan orang ramai; c. (of book, document, etc) bahagian utama, isi, badan: it’s better to put this in the introduction, rather than in the ~ of your thesis, ini lebih baik dimasukkan dlm prakata drpd dlm isi tesis kamu; 5. largest portion, majority, sebahagian besar, kebanyakan: the ~ of the audience applauded his statement, kebanyakan penonton bertepuk tangan mendengar kenyataannya; the ~ of troops remained loyal to the king, sebahagian besar tentera tetap setia kpd raja; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| antiquity | n 1. ancientness, kepurbaan; (of family) telah wujud berzaman-zaman; of great ~, purba(kala); (of family) yg berzaman-zaman susur galurnya: a coin of great ~, duit syiling purba; a family of great ~, keluarga yg berzaman-zaman susur galurnya; 2. ancient times, zaman purba(kala): many of our customs spring from ~, kebanyakan adat resam kita berasal dr zaman purba; 3. people of ancient times, orang zaman purba(kala); 4. (in pl) building, works of art, etc of ancient times, bangunan dan barang-barang purba. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |