| conclave | n private meeting, sidang sulit; sit in ~, bersidang secara sulit. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| closed-door | adj (fig.) tertutup: a ~ meeting of the party leaders, sidang tertutup pemimpin-pemimpin parti itu; the ~ policy towards foreign investment, dasar tertutup thdp pelaburan asing. | 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 |
| break | e. fail, gagal: organized resistance broke down as a result of the government’s firm action, tentangan secara terancang gagal akibat tindakan tegas kerajaan; the summit talks broke down, sidang kemuncak itu gagal; f. (suffer physical collapse) jatuh sakit; (suffer nervous illness) mengalami gangguan jiwa: after a few years working on the project, he broke down, setelah beberapa tahun mengusahakan projek itu, dia jatuh sakit; his health broke down under the strain, dia jatuh sakit akibat tekanan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| interview | n 1. formal discussion (between applicant for a job, scholarship, etc and employer etc) temu duga: 60 applicants turned up for the ~, 60 pemohon datang utk menghadiri temu duga itu; 2. conversation between journalist and person whose views are sought, temu bual, temu ramah, wawancara; (in published form) wawancara; (press conference) sidang akhbar: The Vice-Chancellor said in an ~ that..., dlm temu bual itu, Naib Canselor berkata bahawa...; the President invited the press to an ~, Presiden tersebut menjemput para wartawan menghadiri sidang akhbar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gain | n 1. profit, laba, keuntungan: love of ~, suka mencari keuntungan; to invest a lot of money in property with the hope of ~, melaburkan wang yg banyak dgn membeli harta utk mendapatkan keuntungan; 2. advantage, improvement, [various translations]: his loss is our ~, kerugiannya ialah keuntungan kita; the compromises reached and the ~s achieved at the summit, tolak ansur dan kemajuan yg dicapai di sidang kemuncak itu; the Labour Party’s ~s in the election surprised many people, pertambahan kerusi bagi Parti Buruh dlm pilihan raya itu memeranjatkan ramai orang; a ~ in confidence, bertambah yakin; 3. act of gaining, acquisition, pemerolehan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |