purdah | n purdah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
veiled | 3. (specifically in Muslim countries) memakai purdah: a ~ Muslim woman, wanita Islam yg memakai purdah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
veil | vi (specifically in Muslim countries) wear a veil, memakai purdah: Muslim women should ~ in the presence of men, wanita Islam harus memakai purdah di hadapan khalayak lelaki; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
veil | vt 1. (specifically in Muslim countries) cover with a veil, memakai purdah: Muslim women ~ themselves in public, wanita Islam memakai purdah di khalayak ramai; 2. conceal, mask, menyembunyikan: he ~ed his nervousness with an air of arrogance, dia menyembunyikan rasa gementarnya dgn keangkuhan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
veil | n 1. transparent material attached to a woman’s hat or head-dress, vel: a hat with a ~, topi yg ada vel; the bride looked pretty in a white ~, pengantin perempuan itu kelihatan cantik memakai vel putih; 2. piece of cloth worn by women over the head or shoulders, tudung; (specifically in Muslim countries) purdah; 3. part of a nun’s head-dress, purdah; 4. the life of a nun, kehidupan sbg biarawati: to make a choice between the world and the ~, membuat pilihan antara kehidupan duniawi dan kehidupan sbg biarawati; 5. film or haze, selubung, kelubung: the mountains could be seen dimly through a ~ of mist, gunung itu dapat dilihat dgn samar-samar menerusi selubung itu; 6. st that conceals, separates or screens, selubung: the facts are hidden under a ~ of mystery, fakta-fakta itu tersembunyi di sebalik selubung misteri; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
curiosity | n 1. eagerness to learn, sifat ingin tahu; (derog), (sikap) suka ambil tahu: children have a natural ~ about the human body, kanak-kanak mempunyai sifat ingin tahu yg semula jadi ttg tubuh badan manusia; your ~ may lead you into trouble, sikap suka ambil tahu kamu itu nanti akan menyusahkan kamu; be burning with ~, ingin tahu sangat: we were burning with ~ as to what was being said in the next room, kami ingin tahu sangat ttg apa yg diperkatakan di bilik sebelah; 2. so. or st strange, keanehan, keganjilan: a veiled woman would be a ~ in that country, wanita yg memakai purdah merupakan suatu keanehan di negara itu; that old wing chair is quite a ~, kerusi lama yg bersayap itu merupakan suatu keanehan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |