| laconic | adj (fml) 1. using few words, ringkas: that one ~ remark revealed his attitude to the suggestion, kata-katanya yg ringkas itu menunjukkan sikapnya thdp cadangan tersebut; 2. given to using few words, tdk banyak cakap: a ~ young man, pemuda yg tdk banyak cakap. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| briefly | adv 1. in a brief way, secara ringkas: an attempt to survey ~ the effects of pollution, usaha utk meninjau kesan-kesan pencemaran secara ringkas; 2. in brief, pendeknya, ringkasnya, pendek kata: ~, the procedure adopted consisted of..., pendeknya, prosedur yg digunakan terdiri drpd...; 3. for a short time, dlm masa yg /singkat, pendek/; (for an instance) sebentar, sekejap: he served as Prime Minister ~ in the fifties, dia menjadi Perdana Menteri utk masa yg singkat dlm tahun 50-an; she came in ~ to greet me, dia masuk sebentar utk menyapa saya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| assimilate | vi 1. become absorbed incorporated, a. berasimilasi, mesra: simple sugar ~s easily, gula ringkas berasimilasi dgn mudah or gula ringkas mudah mesra; b. (fig.) berasimilasi: Newman stated that he could not ~ with the Church of England, Newman mengatakan bahawa dia tdk dapat berasimilasi dgn Gereja England; 2. usu ~ into, ~ with, become part of (group) berasimilasi: some immigrants ~ readily into our way of life, setengah-setengah pendatang mudah berasimilasi dgn cara hidup kita; 3. (phon) berasimilasi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| brief | adj 1. short (of time) singkat, pendek; (of event) singkat; (of garment, writing) pendek: he was president for a ~ period during the war, dia menjadi presiden utk waktu yg singkat semasa perang; the King is on a ~ visit to Italy, Raja sedang dlm lawatan singkat ke Itali; a ~ paragraph, perenggan yg pendek; life is ~, hidup ini tdk /lama, kekal/; 2. momentary, sejenak, sekejap, sebentar, sepintas lalu: he took a ~ look at his watch, dia memandang jam tangannya sejenak; 3. concise, ringkas, pendek, singkat: she made a ~ statement, dia membuat kenyataan ringkas; 4. curt, ringkas; (of person) tdk banyak /kata, cakap/: a cold and ~ welcome, sambutan yg dingin dan ringkas; he was ~ with me this morning, dia tdk banyak kata dgn saya pagi tadi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gloss 2 | n 1. short definition of word in dictionary, glos: this word has only got four ~es, perkataan ini mempunyai hanya empat glos; 2. explanatory comment inserted in a text, /penjelasan, keterangan/ ringkas: the ~es in the margin are a great help to the reader, penjelasan ringkas dlm margin sangat membantu pembaca; 3. see GLOSSARY; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| half-title | n 1. (of book) judul /pengenal, ringkas/; 2. (of section of book) tajuk bab. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bulletin | n 1. official statement of news, pengumuman khas, buletin; 2. short programme of news items on radio or television, berita ringkas, buletin; 3. periodical publication of institution, association, etc, buletin. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| abridg(e)ment | n 1. act of condensing (book etc) /kerja, usaha/ /meringkaskan, menyingkatkan/, peringkasan, penyingkatan; 2. abridged version, ringkasan, singkatan, versi ringkas. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gloss 2 | vt 1. give definition of word, /memberikan, membubuh/ glos bagi; 2. add an explanation to a text, memberikan /penjelasan, keterangan/ ringkas bagi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| au naturel | adj & adv 1. (euphem)naked, tdk ada seurat benang pun pd badan sso; 2. uncooked, dgn tdk dimasak; 3. cooked plainly, dimasak secara /ringkas, sederhana/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |