| erection | n 1. act of, a. (building) pembinaan, pendirian: the ~ of the new hospital, pembinaan hospital baru; b. (putting up) pendirian, mendirikan; (tent, flagstaff, etc) pendirian, penegakan, mendirikan, menegakkan; 2. st erected, binaan; 3. (physiol) ereksi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| argue | ~ so. out of, a. (a position, belief) mempengaruhi sso supaya mengubah [pendirian, kepercayaan]: it is impossible to ~ him out of the position he has taken up on the issue, dia sukar dipengaruhi supaya mengubah pendiriannya thdp isu itu; b. (doing st) memujuk sso supaya tdk: his wife finally ~d him out of resigning, isterinya akhirnya dapat memujuknya supaya dia tdk meletakkan jawatan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| country | 2. the population of a country, rakyat /negeri, negara/: the ~ supported the government in its stand, rakyat negeri itu menyokong pendirian kerajaan; 3. rural area, desa, kampung: life in the ~ bored her, hidup di desa membosankannya; /cut, go/ across ~, merentas desa; 4. terrain, kawasan: they drove for miles through flat, barren ~, mereka memandu berbatu-batu melalui kawasan yg rata dan tandus; this is good sheep-raising ~, ini kawasan yg baik utk menternak biri-biri; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| adamant | adj 1. (in character) /keras, tegar/ hati (sifatnya), (bersifat) tegar: I wish she were less ~, kalaulah dia tdk begitu keras hati; 2. (in resolution) tetap /berpendapat, berpendirian/, /tetap dgn, tdk berganjak drpd/ pendirian sso: he was ~ that he was fit to work, dia tetap berpendapat bahawa dia sudah sihat dan dapat bekerja; on this issue, I am ~, saya tetap dgn pendirian saya ttg perkara itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| adherence | n 1. see ADHESION (sense 1.); 2. adhering, state of adhering, a. (to idea, decision, demand) /sikap, pendirian/ /tdk berganjak, berpegang (teguh)/: his uncompromising ~ to what he believes is right, sikapnya yg tdk berganjak drpd sst yg dipercayainya benar; b. (to cause, doctrine, etc) pegangan yg teguh: ~ to o’s principles, pegangan sso yg teguh pd prinsip-prinsip sso; ~ to Buddhism, pegangan yg teguh pd agama Buddha; c. (to religion) pegangan yg teguh, ketaatan; d. (to rule, instruction, plan, etc) kepatuhan, pegangan yg teguh: strict ~ to the law, kepatuhan sepenuhnya kpd undang-undang; e. (to agreement, promise, treaty, etc) kepatuhan, pegangan yg teguh; f. (to person, organization) kesetiaan, ketaatan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gun | big ~s, (sl) orang atas-atas; give it the ~, (colloq) pecut; going great ~s, sedang maju; jump the ~, (colloq) bertindak sebelum masanya; stick to o’s ~s, (fig.) berpegang teguh pd pendirian: you’ve got to stick to your ~s whatever the outcome, kamu mesti berpegang teguh pd pendirian kamu walau apa pun yg terjadi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| firm1 | do we have a ~ date for the president’s arrival?, sudahkah ada tarikh yg muktamad bagi ketibaan presiden itu?; she has very ~ views on sex before marriage, dia mempunyai pendirian yg tegas ttg hubungan seks sebelum berkahwin; there is no ~ evidence that the inhabitants spoke Latin, tdk ada bukti yg kukuh bahawa penduduknya berbahasa Latin; 6. (econ) steady, teguh, kukuh: the mark remains ~ against the yen, mata wang mark kukuh dibandingkan dgn yen; 7. resolute, decisive, tegas: you have to be ~ with that boy, he’s a troublemaker, kamu mesti tegas dgn budak itu, dia suka membuat kacau; the government is to take, ~ measures against drug pushers, kerajaan hendaklah mengambil langkah tegas thdp pengedar-pengedar dadah; “Don’t!” he said in a ~ voice, “Jangan!” katanya dlm nada yg tegas; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| give | ~ as good as one gets, membalas sebagaimana yg + pass. v: she has strong convictions and in any argument about women’s rights, she will give as good as she gets, dia mempunyai pendirian yg tegas dan dlm sebarang perdebatan ttg hak-hak wanita, dia akan membalas sebagaimana yg dihujahkan kepadanya; ~ it to so. (straight), (colloq) cakap dgn sso /depan-depan, terus-terang/; ~ me, (colloq) saya lebih suka: ~ me local coffee any day!, saya lebih suka kopi tempatan; ~ or take, a. more or less, campur tolak: | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| courage | n keberanian, berani: she did not have the ~ to face him, dia tdk berani bersua muka dengannya; he displayed great ~ in the battle, dia menunjukkan keberanian yg cemerlang dlm pertempuran itu; have the ~ of o’s convictions, teguh dgn pendirian sso; lose ~, hilang semangat; take o’s ~ in both hands, memberanikan /diri, hati/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bias | n 1. inclination, leaning (towards or against) kecenderungan, kecondongan: he has a strong ~ towards an academic career, dia mempunyai kecenderungan yg kuat thdp kerjaya akademik; a ~ against socialism, kecenderungan menentang sosialisme; 2. prejudice, preconceived opinion, /sikap, pendirian/ berat sebelah: he is without ~, dia tdk bersikap berat sebelah; a ~ /against, towards/ st, sikap berat sebelah /menentang, menyokong/ sst; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |