| will 1 | would rather + v or clause, lebih suka: I’d rather read a book than watch television, saya lebih suka membaca buku drpd menonton televisyen; would you rather I didn’t talk about his letter?, apakah kamu lebih suka (kalau) saya tdk membincangkan ttg suratnya?; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| rather | 3. more willingly, by preference, lebih suka: he would ~ die than renounce his principles, dia lebih suka mati drpd menolak prinsip-prinsipnya; would you ~ I came tomorrow?, adakah tuan lebih suka saya datang esok?; I’d take this one ~ than that, saya lebih suka yg ini drpd yg itu; 4. (colloq), (used as emphatic affirmative answer) certainly, tentulah: “Would you like to come with us?” “R~!”, “Kamu hendak pergi dgn kami?” “Tentulah!” | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| rather | adv 1. somewhat, to some extent, agak: it was ~ cold yesterday, hari agak sejuk semalam; the show was ~ a failure, pertunjukan itu agak gagal; I feel ~ better today, saya rasa agak sihat hari ini; 2. with better reason, logic, lebih: you should pity ~ than despise him, kamu sepatutnya lebih menaruh belas kasihan kepadanya drpd menghinanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sparse | his hair is getting rather ~ on top, rambutnya sudah tumbuh jarang di kepalanya; a ~ population, mainly engaged in farming, penduduk yg tdk padat, yg kebanyakannya bertani; the information on the case is rather ~, maklumat ttg kes itu agak sedikit. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| serve | 6. be enough for, cukup utk: this tin of soup is rather small. It will only ~ two, tin sup ini agak kecil– cukup utk dua orang saja; 7. attend to, melayan: the girl who ~d us was rather rude, gadis yg melayan kami agak kurang sopan; who is serving this customer?, siapa yg melayan pelanggan ini?; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lengthy | adj 1. lasting a long time, lama: he comes home after a rather ~ stay abroad, dia kembali setelah tinggal agak lama di luar negeri; 2. (of speech, writing, etc) panjang: he makes rather ~ speeches, dia cenderung membuat ucapan yg terlalu panjang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lengthy | adj 1. lasting a long time, lama: he comes home after a rather ~ stay abroad, dia kembali setelah tinggal agak lama di luar negeri; 2. (of speech, writing, etc) panjang: he makes rather ~ speeches, dia cenderung membuat ucapan yg terlalu panjang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| slow | 8. not brisk, lembap: business is ~ this week, perniagaan lembap minggu ini; the conversation during dinner was rather ~, perbualan semasa makan malam agak lembap; I do watch the late night movies though they tend to be rather ~, saya menonton tayangan larut malam walaupun jalan ceritanya agak lembap; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lie 1 | n untrue statement, bohong; (rather fml) dusta: that’s a ~, itu bohong; a pack of ~s, cerita-cerita bohong semata-mata; act a ~, berpura-pura; give the ~ to, expose st as untrue, menidakkan: his failure gives the ~ to his claims of hard work, kegagalannya menidakkan dakwaannya bahawa dia bekerja keras; tell a ~, berbohong; (rather fml) berdusta; white ~, bohong sunat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lie 1 | n untrue statement, bohong; (rather fml) dusta: that’s a ~, itu bohong; a pack of ~s, cerita-cerita bohong semata-mata; act a ~, berpura-pura; give the ~ to, expose st as untrue, menidakkan: his failure gives the ~ to his claims of hard work, kegagalannya menidakkan dakwaannya bahawa dia bekerja keras; tell a ~, berbohong; (rather fml) berdusta; white ~, bohong sunat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |