| nature | 3. temperament, character, sifat (semula jadi): she has a generous ~, sifatnya pemurah; it’s against human ~, hal itu berlawanan dgn sifat manusia; the two dogs have entirely different ~s, kedua-dua ekor anjing itu mempunyai sifat semula jadi yg sangat berbeza; by ~, memang sifat (semula jadi) sso: children are optimistic by ~, memang sifat semula jadi kanak-kanak optimis; it’s not (in) so’s ~ to, bukan sifat sso: he will rise again, it’s not in his ~ to give up easily, dia akan bangun berjuang semula, bukanlah sifatnya mudah mengalah; 4. essential property, characteristic, sifat: to study the ~ of gases, mengkaji sifat-sifat gas; 5. sort, kind, jenis: the ~ of his work enabled him to go abroad frequently, jenis pekerjaannya membolehkan dia selalu ke luar negeri; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| denaturalize, denaturalise | vt 1. make unnatural, mengubah sifat semula jadi; ( tech) menyahaslikan; 2. deprive of citizenship, menyerahkan kewarganegaraan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| denaturalization, denaturalisation | n 1. making unnatural, pengubahan sifat semula jadi; (tech) penyahaslian; 2. depriving of citizenship, penyerahan kewarganegaraan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| romanticize | vi hold romantic ideas, berkhayal dgn idea-idea romantik: it is natural for an imaginative child to ~, memang sifat semula jadi kanak-kanak berkhayal dgn idea-idea romantik; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| curious | adj 1. eager, interested (to learn, know) ingin tahu; (foll by infin) ingin (sekali): children are by nature, ~, memang sifat semula jadi kanak-kanak ingin tahu; she was ~ to see what he looked like, dia ingin sekali melihat rupa lelaki itu; 2. inquisitive, prying, suka ambil tahu: she is always ~ about her neighbours, dia suka ambil tahu ttg jirannya; 3. odd, aneh: a ~ thing happened, suatu perkara yg aneh terjadi; it is ~ how two very different people can live together, adalah aneh dua orang yg sangat berbeza dapat tinggal bersama. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| natural | adj 1. of, connected with the external physical world, alam semula jadi: ~ scenery, pemandangan alam semula jadi; ~ landscape, landskap alam semula jadi; a ~ phenomenon, fenomena alam semula jadi; 2. not caused or produced by man, semula jadi: ~ vegetation, tumbuh-tumbuhan semula jadi; a ~ harbour, pelabuhan semula jadi; ~ antibodies, antibodi semula jadi; in its ~ state, dlm keadaan semula jadi; an animal’s ~ instincts, naluri semula jadi binatang; ~ sentiments, perasaan semula jadi; growth is a ~ process, pertumbuhan ialah proses semula jadi; die /a ~ death, from ~ causes/, mati biasa; 3. in accordance with individual nature, a. (of person) sifat semula jadi: she bore the ordeal with the patience that was ~ to her, dia menanggung pengalaman pahit itu dgn kesabaran yg merupakan sifat semula jadinya; b. (phys) tabii: ~ convection, olakan tabii; ~ oscillation, ayunan tabii; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| innate | adj inherent, semula jadi: an ~ talent for art, bakat semula jadi dlm bidang seni lukis; ~ generosity, sifat pemurah yg semula jadi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| uncommunicative | adj berat mulut: she is ~ by nature, sifat berat mulutnya memang semula jadi. | 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 |