| fallow | adj (of land) rang; lie ~, a. tinggal sbg tanah rang; b. (fig.) terpendam: he let the idea lie ~ for a number of years, dia membiarkan gagasan itu terpendam selama beberapa tahun; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fallow | n tanah rang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| inquire | vi bertanya: he rang up to ~ about the books he had ordered, dia menelefon utk bertanya ttg buku-buku yg dipesannya; have you ~ed about the trains to the city?, sudahkah kamu bertanya ttg kereta api ke bandar?; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| barely | adv 1. only just, baru (sahaja): he had ~ sat down when the telephone rang, dia baru sahaja duduk apabila telefon itu berdering; he died when he was ~ thirty, dia meninggal dunia sewaktu baru berusia 30 tahun; ~ enough, cukup-cukup (sahaja): there is ~ enough food for a week, bekalan makanan cukup-cukup sahaja utk seminggu; there is ~ enough time to get to the airport, masa cukup-cukup sahaja utk sampai ke lapangan terbang; 2. hardly, scarcely, hampir tdk: the old man was so shocked that he could ~ speak, orang tua itu begitu terkejut sehingga hampir tdk dapat berkata-kata; the room was ~ furnished, bilik itu hampir tdk ada perabotnya; ~ alive, hampir-hampir mati, tinggal nyawa-nyawa ikan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| break | ~ an appointment, a. (by cancelling) mengatakan tdk dapat datang; (fml) membatalkan janji temu: he rang up to ~ his appointment, dia menelefon utk mengatakan dia tdk dapat datang; b. (by not arriving) tdk menepati janji temu; ~ the back of, (fig.) a. (resistance) mematahkan: the attack broke the back of the enemy’s resistance, serangan itu mematahkan tentangan musuh; b. (problem) memecahkan; c. (a particular job) mengatasi kerumitan: if we start early, we might be able to ~ the back of digging the trenches before dusk, jika kita mula awal, kita mungkin dapat menyelesaikan kerja yg paling sukar dlm menggali kubu-kubu parit itu sebelum senja; ~ bread, makan bersama-sama; ~ the bank, a. win all the money, mengaut semua wang; b. (colloq) cost a very large sum of money, habis wang sso: $2.00! Well, that certainly won’t ~ the bank!, $2.00! | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| contest | vt 1. dispute, challenge, mempertikaikan: every clause in the bill was ~ed by the opposition, setiap fasal dlm rang undang-undang itu dipertikaikan oleh pihak pembangkang; the shareholders ~ed the accuracy of the report, para pemegang saham mempertikaikan ketepatan laporan itu; to ~ a will, mempertikaikan wasiat; 2. compete, a. (for st) bertanding utk merebut: to ~ a parliamentary seat, bertanding utk merebut kerusi parlimen; b. (in competition, election) bertanding dlm: ~ the race, bertanding dlm perlumbaan itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| forthcoming | adj 1. a. approaching in time, akan datang: the amendments to the bill will be tabled in the ~ parliamentary session, pindaan rang undang-undang itu akan dibahaskan dlm sidang parlimen yg akan datang; b. about to appear, akan terbit: a list of ~ books, senarai buku yg akan terbit; 2. ready, available when required, diberikan: the promised help was not ~, pertolongan yg dijanjikan tdk diberikan; the money will be ~ when the agreement is signed, wang akan diberikan setelah perjanjian ditandatangani; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dive | ~ for, a. see vi (sense 2.); b. jump forwards, to one side, suddenly, menerpa ke arah: when the phone rang, both of them ~d for it, apabila telefon berdering, mereka berdua menerpa ke arahnya; ~ for cover, [no specif translation]: the men ~d for cover when the bombs started exploding, askar-askar itu berkejar mencari perlindungan apabila bom-bom mula meletup; when I saw her coming I felt like diving for cover, apabila saya nampak dia datang, saya terasa spt hendak menyorok; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| astonishing | adj (sangat) menghairankan: an ~ sight, pemandangan yg sangat menghairankan; the results were truly ~, keputusan itu benar-benar menghairankan; it is ~ to me, saya hairan: it is ~ to me that nobody rang the police, saya hairan tiada seorang pun yg menelefon polis; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| just | ~ before reaching adolescence, sebelum mencapai peringkat umur remaja; the parcel ~ arrived before Saint Valentine’s Day, bungkusan itu sampai menjelang Hari Valentine; ~ as, a. at exactly the same time as, sebaik saja: the door bell rang ~ as we were about to go to bed, loceng pintu berbunyi sebaik saja kami hendak masuk tidur; b. exactly as, seperti (mana): they left everything ~ as they found it, mereka membiarkan barang-barang itu seperti yg dijumpai oleh mereka; ~ as...as, seperti, [sometimes se + approp adj]: he’s ~ as good-looking as I imagined him to be, dia tampan seperti or setampan yg saya bayangkan; ~ a /minute, moment, second/, a. (said when asking so. to wait a short while), (tuan, encik, dll boleh) tunggu /sebentar, sekejap/: “what room is Mr Jumaat in?” “J ~ a minute, please...er...room 208, sir”, “berapakah nombor bilik Encik Jumaat?” “Encik boleh tunggu sebentar...er...bilik 208, encik”; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |